Blaze it up: Portland in the Town.... 3/27 TNT

[thetrueth]

Watched the game from start to finish.

They have been making it a focus to feed Biedrins, but its been unsuccessful the last several games. I've been saying his hands haven't been the same as last year, and neither has his shot blocking. I still love the kid, and think he's perfect for this team. Doesn't need the ball, in fact is better playing opportunistically. Just like BWright, let the game come to them don't force it on them. That's why they've been so successful.

Bwright and Beans together in the first quarter. 510 probably changed his pants when he found out.

Unfortunately, they weren't successful. But i don't think that will continue in the future, i just think its best not to force the issue now. Let the game come to them, lets not force it. Maybe its why they've been successful, and not the obstacle for why they haven't been more successful.

Biedrins and Bwright next year, let the game grow for them slowly. They are still real young, and without a go-to move yet. Let them be opportunistic and get theirs that way. We have enough players who can dominate the ball like Baron/Jack/Monta. I think Bwright and Biedrins following up that first wave is perfect on offense.

Nellie's been playing Bwright alot more, in important minutes. Where's the hate brigade giving their due?

[Sleepy51]

anyone take notice when Baron bullied his way to an offensive rebound against Martell Webster??

if Al starts heating up again thats a positive sign. Barnes found his stroke as well.

good to see Webber talking good about us after Charles was hating.

Jack should be on an all defensive team...hes earned it.

Monta with 10 boards is a positive.

Bookie is solid. He plays within himself and plays hard. Hes a low risk player.

Bells has a really nice jumper.

Croshere with the baseline jam caught me off guard. (ie: the red wine spill on my carpet)

Definitely saw Baron hustle for that board. Great determined play. That's the BAron that you just can't hate on. I especially liked that after he grabbed the board for the put back, he chewed out Al for heading back on defense and not hitting the glass. Coach on the floor when he's focused.

Al and Barnes returning to form would be huge for us. They are big parts of the chemistry. The other guys love them and everyone's spirit goes up when they play well. Their offense encourages sharing the ball, and when they are hitting shots thier defense is 1000X better.

Good to see Webber in a suit.

Jack should be a lock for all defense. If he gets snubbed it's again about our style of play. F the league.

Monta is a Monster on the glass.

Bukie is returning to being solid. He does work hard, and he doesn't try to do more than he's capable of. When his shot comes back I'll be much happier.

I'm not sure what to say about Beli's jumper. The misses were catastrophically bad misses, but you can't complain about made shots. I think he really has to learn a repeatable stroke. The scissor kick thing is all style/no substance.

Cro probably hurt his back on that dunk, but it was pretty sweet.

Overall, I give your takes a B+ today. Substantial improvement, not much lunacy. If you keep this up, I'll have to pick someone else as my Costanza-meter.

[Sleepy51]

Watched the game from start to finish.

They have been making it a focus to feed Biedrins, but its been unsuccessful the last several games. I've been saying his hands haven't been the same as last year, and neither has his shot blocking. I still love the kid, and think he's perfect for this team. Doesn't need the ball, in fact is better playing opportunistically. Just like BWright, let the game come to them don't force it on them. That's why they've been so successful.

Bwright and Beans together in the first quarter. 510 probably changed his pants when he found out.

Unfortunately, they weren't successful. But i don't think that will continue in the future, i just think its best not to force the issue now. Let the game come to them, lets not force it. Maybe its why they've been successful, and not the obstacle for why they haven't been more successful.

Biedrins and Bwright next year, let the game grow for them slowly. They are still real young, and without a go-to move yet. Let them be opportunistic and get theirs that way. We have enough players who can dominate the ball like Baron/Jack/Monta. I think Bwright and Biedrins following up that first wave is perfect on offense.

Nellie's been playing Bwright alot more, in important minutes. Where's the hate brigade giving their due?

I think he, the guards and even Nellie want to keep him on the floor, but Nelliball mandates that you be scoring to stay on the floor . . . so everyone is forcing him touches to try and get him going. Same for Al. I'd like to see Dre just allowed to play opportunistically for a while. Give him his minutes without trying to force scores, and just let him get comfortable.

He knows everyone wants him to succeed and he's pressing.

[thetrueth]

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I think he, the guards and even Nellie want to keep him on the floor, but Nelliball mandates that you be scoring to stay on the floor . . . so everyone is forcing him touches to try and get him going. Same for Al. I'd like to see Dre just allowed to play opportunistically for a while. Give him his minutes without trying to force scores, and just let him get comfortable.

He knows everyone wants him to succeed and he's pressing.

right. i actually used opportunistic from your earlier post because it's perfect for the current situation for them.

When we do run a play for Beans, it catches the other team by surprise. I think that's good.

I'd like to see the front line consist of Al/Bwright/Beans. For the wing bench, i'd like them to give Baron/monta/Jax a rest, but i think since those three are so vital to our offense, the bench usually takes away from Al/Bwright/Beans.

With Al/Bwright/Beans, just let them clean up and finish (AL will spread).