Nashty and Cactus - Game 65 vs Lakers

[bwgood77]

Standings

How it works

+3 Warren - 13 rebounds? 3 blocks? That along with his 17 points and 3 assists...too bad most of the rest of the team couldn't join him
+2 Williams
+1 Chriss

HM Booker

-3 Bledsoe - good thing there is a max of 3 because 7 turnovers? 33% shooting? He had 6 turnovers in his last game and people were giving him a Nashty. He can't do that if he is going to be a PG for us and go anywhere

-2 Ulis - bad shooting, too many turnovers

-1 Dudley

[TheFire]

+3 Warren (Easily our best player on both sides of the floor tonight. He was everywhere and was rebounding and blocking shots. He looked like the Warren we saw from the beginning of the season. Josh Jackson who?)
+2 Chriss (Oh my...The strides he's made from the start of his rookie season to now should be lauded. His jumper was WET tonight, and he's looking a lot better on defense. He obviously needs to tone down the fouls, but we might have a Serge Ibaka-level player here!)
+1 Williams (Big Sauce is continuing to play great off the bench. He's a playing with incredible energy and is showing to be an elite-level rebounder in the NBA. I don't know if he has the ceiling to be a starting-calibre center in this league, but I think he can be a poor man's version of Tristian Thompson.)

-3 Bledsoe ( I have to admit - he hasn't looked good since the all star break. I just don't know if he can be a starting PG on a playoff team. He turns the ball over way too frequently to ever be elite, his has questionable vision and passing mechanics, and at times waits too long for the play to develop and ends up jacking up a contested 3 pointer. I think his strength is best suited off the ball, as he had his best season playing as a SG next to Dragic in 2013-14).
-2 Ulis (Abused on defense by the Lakers backcourt all night. Even though he tries very hard on defense, I just don't know if his lack of size will ever hold him back from being a non-liability on this end.)
-1 Dudley (He has been awful for some time now. He can't hit even hit a 3-pointer to save his life anymore. Barbosa hasn't been much better.)

Side note: DJJ continues to impress.

[Saberestar]

+3 Warren
+2 Chriss
+1 Williams

-3 Bledsoe
-3 Dudley

[batsmasher]

Awesome to see TJ firing back into form. A few had their doubts!

[bigfoot]

“The same way we played today is the way we practiced yesterday,” head coach Earl Watson said. “We didn’t lose this game today, we lost it yesterday. The older guys played against the younger guys, which is basically who sits and who doesn’t play, and those veterans kicked their butt, and it carried over into today.”

[darealjuice]

+3 Warren
+2 Chriss
+1 Booker

-1 Ulis: Bad match-ups for him against Russell and Clarkson got exploited. Even when he played tough defense on them they were too big for him and would get into the lane and go up over him every time.
-2 Dudley: Really frustrating game from him, he was a body on the court and that's about it. Couldn't shoot and couldn't defend anyone on the court.
-3 Bledsoe: He played with zero intensity on defense yesterday, even slow ass DLo was getting to his spots on the court whenever he wanted and had a bunch of barely contested 3s. He's been really careless with the ball lately too, at least once a game he tries to throw a lofty, lazy entry pass into the offense that ends up being stolen and taken for an easy layup.

Unhonorable Mention - Alex Len: Stone hands dropped multiple passes yesterday, if I were playing with him I'd be really hesitant to ever pass to him in traffic because it's a turnover 80% of the time. If only you could put together Alan Williams' intensity, soft hands, and touch around the rim into Alex Len's body...

[PackSuns]

+3 Warren. Couple uncharacteristic Turnovers and a few missed assignments on Defense. It was nice to hear some of the national guys praising his defense which I believe has been very good this year.
+2 Chriss reminds me of a player that just went through a growth spurt and is learning how to control his body. He has played very well.
+1 Williams. Production has been great.

-3 Bledsoe
-1 Duds
-1 Ulis
-1 Booker. How many times have I seen him put his hands down to his side while letting his opponent shoot over him. I don't get it. Even when it is clear he didn't foul the shooter he still does it. It's like he is telling the ref "look I didn't foul him".

[Zelaznyrules]

+3 Warren
+3 Chriss

-3 Bledsoe
-3 Dudley