payitforward wrote:Terrific game from Martell Webster. He plays like this and, obviously, he's a great pick up.
Terrific game by Beal as well.
Very disappointing outings by Ariza, Vesely and Seraphin. Pargo was horrible.
They played Singleton exclusively at the 4, given the absence of Nene, Okafor and Booker. A little hard to judge his game. He needs to shoot efficiently to contribute, and he hasn't yet shown he can do that.
Right now, we are something of a mess.
This is the way I saw it too. Martell and Beal continue to shine. I like them both a lot...both are smart AND talented AND competitive. Beal just doesn't play like a rookie...he looks like he has been in the NBA for a couple of years.
Vesely looked a lot like the beginning of last year. Love his hustle, but dude is a complete self check on offense and is still way too weak. If I had to bet, I'd bet he wont be much of a contributor this year.
Seraphin had some good moments, but the bad surpassed the good. He was out of position a lot and did a poor job on the boards. Still love his touch around the basket though.
Ariza sucked. He almost seemend disinterested. Pargo was good in first half, sucked in second.
The starting five were pretty bad. Way too much dribbling and not enough ball movement.
On a good note, if Beal and Martell Webster can keep it up, we could have a very solid starting team when Wall, Nene and Okafor are back:
Wall
Beal
Webster
Okafor
Nene
I like the combo of offense and defense that that line-up provides.
In the end, while I agree that the team was a hot mess at times tonight, I came away more optimistic about this team with how well Martell and Beal are playing. Obviously, the key will be health. I think this could be a pretty good team IF Beal and Webster continue to shine, and Okafor, Nene, Wall, and Booker come back healthy and remain healthy for the rest of the year. We shall see.
