Ballings7 wrote:Automatic loss because it's against Miami
But seriously, I lean to a loss because I think they'll be too athletic for us
And so it continues, Miami simply owns us
Over the past several years, they've either been too quick and athletic, or too well-rounded (during most of the Shaq-era), as well as tougher.
And hey, no way for anybody to put any blame on Ron Artest for the loss this time (let alone any time now
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Really thought it'd be more competitive in the loss, good lord...
joeyowwee wrote:I can't understand why he'd look more passive this year than last year though. He doesn't have to worry about Ron hogging the ball anymore, he looked great in the preseason, and he definitely worked on his game this summer. I understand that players go through shooting slumps, but this seems like something more than that. Kevin usually takes the ball inside and tries to get to the line when his shot is off. He didn't even look to do that tonight.
Ron didn't hog the ball, he was who we ran our offense through along with Miller on a consistent basis. That was by design by Theus, because of Ron's versatile and above-average offensive ability. Especially in the post, scoring and passing. But sure, Ron at times would go away from what was originally intended, but it's not like that happened as much as what went relatively right.
I also doubt Kevin worried about Ron hogging the ball when he respected and understood what Ron's significance was to the team (as well as relating to Theus and Musselman). Which, if you can remember, or if you go back over quotes/interviews over the last few years, that is displayed from Kevin.
