Linas Kleiza -41 Points-

[Don_eMOCION#31]

i know how some of you feel but i really think this deserves it's own thread. doesn't happen every day that your bench player starts a game and pours in 41 points.

what i want to hear? your thoughts about it. reason why linas exploded for 41 and finally what do you think future holds for linas on this team...

[2poor]

Linas is a true warrior and he really had to overcome the Jazz's lock-down D en route to his new career high in points.

[Don_eMOCION#31]

and what about linas against the wolves on saturday?

[blue steel]

haha great pics 2poor. you think AK cried again? i do.

[L-Burna89]

Definitely....I mean, he cries after guys like McGrady, Pierce, Kobe, etc drop 40-50 pts on him. He must really be buggin' now that a guy like LK lit his ass up.

I really like what Kleiza has been doing this past month or so. After last year and his great success with the long ball, he was really starting to just settle for that anytime he had a decent look. Now though, he is starting to utilize his freakish athleticism more and take the ball to the hole. He's becoming a really polished and dynamic offensive player. Hes a fairly good long range shooter, to the point teams have to respect his shot out there.....and he has recently really developed into a good penetrator. Still needs work on his decision making, as well as a few other things......but then again, he just turned 23 a couple weeks ago, so there is still a lot of room for improvement.


I really believe he could start for many teams in this league.....and even right now, given the minutes, he could be a 15/6 type player. It's too bad he plays the one position we are set at for the next 10 years.

[denvers_finest]

I loved his hustle last night. He got two or three baskets in a row by just out running everyone on the Jazz. Fast break points off made baskets is really just out working the other team, and I think thats a big part of why Klieza scored so much last night, getting the easy points helps build your confidence.

Any way, great game by Klieza. With some of the injuries to our front court, we are gonna need him to step it up for the next few weeks.

[Don_eMOCION#31]

@ L-Burna89

he could play SG like he did yesterday in many stretches of the game when we played small ball.
a lineup of:

Iverson
Kleiza
Anthony
Martin/Nene
Camby

is worth an experiment when our roster gains full health again. in my eyes more dangerous than the

Carter
Iverson
Anthony
Martin/Nene
Camby

lineup. kleiza is a big guy and could defend SG better than A.I. or AC. but that's just an idea and maybe just a dream to play this lineup

[The Rebel]

The Jazz defense focused on Melo and AI for most of the game, he was left alone, and for the first time in a while he took advantage of it. A few days ago many on here where calling for the guys benching, so who knows.

As for the statement of he should playing "Sg like he did yesterday", it just shows you did not even watch the game, he played at forward the whole game where he could take advantage of Okur and boozer with their great defensive abilities.

As for his future here, I would love to see him traded for something good today before he has a couple of bad games, as I have a feeling he will be getting a good contract next season, that the Nuggets will have a hard time matching especially considering his best position is the same position as our franchise player.

[L-Burna89]

@ L-Burna89

he could play SG like he did yesterday in many stretches of the game when we played small ball.

Not only did that not happen, it doesn't even make sense. If we're playing 'small ball', why would Kleiza be our SG? Small ball would be something like Carter/AI/JR/Melo/Kleiza(with LK being the 'big man', not the guard).

We did play small ball most of the night, because we only had two true bigs suited up, and one of them was playing hurt. Which is why Kleiza started at power forward and played over 40 minutes. Last night I really don't think there was any stretch where LK played anything other than PF(I don't remember him, Eddie, and Camby being on the court at the same time.....if they were, it was only for a couple minutes).


Regardless, LK is not a two guard. Playing him there would create a horrible matchup in almost every game. Hes nowhere near quick enough to guard most shooting guards.....and he isn't big or strong enough to guard most PFs, especially in the west.

[2poor]

Oh yeah, and great work on that Linas graphic. I imagine you threw that together yourself?

[el loco]

He had a great game. 2 more points and he would of matched his jersey.

We tried him at the 2 spot quite a bit last season and it never worked because he isn't quick enough to stay with 2's. I think if anything he showed that he can play the 4 spot as well as the 3.

Nice thread by the way.

[Don_eMOCION#31]

you did not even watch the game, he played at forward the whole game where he could take advantage of Okur and boozer with their great defensive abilities.

just because he was listed as PF in the lineup doesn't means that he didn't played the role of a SG. do you think a PF stands at the 3 point line and kicks 8 threes ? do you think a PF gets the ball at the threepointline and slashes like a guard into the zone?
and of course mr. almighty i DID watch the game. so please shut up if you don't even know what you are talking about. i don't want to make anybody on this board look stupid but the things you always say on this board THE REBEL are very veeery childish. but hey, very nice argument from your side you have to be bruce almighty if you can look through my eyes and tell me that i didn't watch the game.

[Don_eMOCION#31]

Oh yeah, and great work on that Linas graphic. I imagine you threw that together yourself?

yep i did it on my own

[Ascheier]

[2poor]

That schmuck Korver got what he deserved, flailing around like a damn fool. I think we're all glad that it was just a knee and Linas didn't go all KGB on Kyle's preppy ass.

[The Rebel]

you did not even watch the game, he played at forward the whole game where he could take advantage of Okur and boozer with their great defensive abilities.

just because he was listed as PF in the lineup doesn't means that he didn't played the role of a SG. do you think a PF stands at the 3 point line and kicks 8 threes ? do you think a PF gets the ball at the threepointline and slashes like a guard into the zone?

So Dirk Nowitzki, Al Harrington, Danny Granger, Shawn Marion, Troy Murphy, Rasheed Wallace, and Momet Okur are all playing the role of a SG? Are you dense? If a guy is guarded by the opposing teams PF, and is guarding the opposing teams PF, then that usually means that they are playing PF. Of course you know more then everybody else in the world, and are smarter then us all, because anybody in the world would not use that crap that you just tried to justify what position that a guy was playing. So I wish you had not watched the game, because you would have some kind of creditability left after your idiotic orignal post as opposed to making yourself look even worse.

and of course mr. almighty i DID watch the game. so please shut up if you don't even know what you are talking about. i don't want to make anybody on this board look stupid but the things you always say on this board THE REBEL are very veeery childish. but hey, very nice argument from your side you have to be bruce almighty if you can look through my eyes and tell me that i didn't watch the game.

I love how my posts are childish yet you are the one who resorts to name calling time after time. My problem is that I keep trying to argue reality against people who obviously do not watch basketball or are too dumb to understand what they are watching, I thought maybe it was the first with you, but since you claim that you watched the game, you must fit in with the 2nd group.

[Don_eMOCION#31]

yeah of course. you're the greatest. the greatest wiseacre

[almost famous]

LK just showed the world how deep this team really is.

[ambiglight]

@ L-Burna89

he could play SG like he did yesterday in many stretches of the game when we played small ball.
a lineup of:

Iverson
Kleiza
Anthony
Martin/Nene
Camby

is worth an experiment when our roster gains full health again. in my eyes more dangerous than the

Carter
Iverson
Anthony
Martin/Nene
Camby

lineup. kleiza is a big guy and could defend SG better than A.I. or AC. but that's just an idea and maybe just a dream to play this lineup

Actually i like that idea, especially when denver is playing zone. on offense with a combo guard like AI, its kind of redundant to have a little guard that cant create his own shot on the floor. that said, karl is using LK just fine. and they shouldnt let this game prompt them to make any major changes in his regard besides giving AI the green light to set up LK the way they do melo. what people should be thinking about is getting karl to use JR more often. He's a better defender and scorer than carter....

[pickaxe]

Kleiza's great. Glad he's no longer driving into an automatic charge and he's getting points off it.

He's definitely a slasher and doesn't do really anything off the dribble except explode up to the basket.

He's also untapped. When you have him untapped like that and the other talent that already exists on this team, it makes everyone else's job easier. Which, also, is like getting rest - I mean if Kleiza's going to go off like that everyone else can focus on defense.