Game against that Minnesota team or whatever.

Post #1 » by **Gremz** » Thu Feb 2, 2012 1:35 am

Poor Lance off to a rough start. I blame Collison.

frizzledizzle · Post #2 » by **frizzledizzle** » Thu Feb 2, 2012 1:45 am

lol

Missed the first quarter, what happened? Shows Stephenson has 3 turnovers in 2 minutes and no other stats. Did he turn it over every possession or something?

Post #3 » by **Gremz** » Thu Feb 2, 2012 1:45 am

I guess Paul George is gonna have to do it all by himself tonight.

Post #4 » by **Gremz** » Thu Feb 2, 2012 1:48 am

Step back jumper looks money for George.

Indy2thaWindy · Post #5 » by **Indy2thaWindy** » Thu Feb 2, 2012 2:14 am

Granger needs to give some of his attempts up to Paul. They should average the same amount of attempts per game at least. Paul is also a much better passer, dribbler, and defender than Danny is.

frizzledizzle · Post #6 » by **frizzledizzle** » Thu Feb 2, 2012 2:22 am

I don't know about that. I'd take Granger's passing and dribbling over George. He has way more touches and turns it over less. That stat alone would indicate he's better. I feel that way just by watching them too.

And I haven't been that impressed by George's defense this year. It's been about as good as Granger's shooting, not very. I think both will step it up come playoffs but seems like George's guy has lit him up more often than not.

frizzledizzle · Post #7 » by **frizzledizzle** » Thu Feb 2, 2012 3:13 am

Ooooooooh!!!!!

Granger is a bad man! That 3 was dirty

frizzledizzle · Post #8 » by **frizzledizzle** » Thu Feb 2, 2012 3:16 am

Good thing the game is well in hand because Hibbert looks gassed again.

frizzledizzle · Post #9 » by **frizzledizzle** » Thu Feb 2, 2012 3:21 am

Hibs hook shot is nice. Love it

Boneman2 · Post #10 » by **Boneman2** » Thu Feb 2, 2012 5:20 am

To be honest frizzle, Granger is in his prime and Paul should be a senior in college, compared to Granger he wouldn't even be in the league yet. Watch the two of them handle the ball, there is no comparison. PG's main problem is he has quick guards down low swiping at the ball. Put him at his natural position and he'll dribble circles around most threes, save Deng, Iggy, & Danny. Also, PG's vision seems to be a lot more instinctive, which leads to better set ups. I put these intangibles in Paul's favor. After that, both players can stroke it, play supreme D, and finish at the rim, what's not to love.

Kahn looked like he had been violated when they showed his face in the 4th. I cherished the moment. The Wolves are likeable, but I don't care for him.

Indy2thaWindy · Post #11 » by **Indy2thaWindy** » Thu Feb 2, 2012 5:58 am

Boneman2 wrote:Kahn looked like he had been violated when they showed his face in the 4th. I cherished the moment. The Wolves are likeable, but I don't care for him.

YES!!! It was right when Granger was draining 3 after 3 after 3 in the 4th. It was a BEAUTIFUL moment.

Post #12 » by **Miller4ever** » Thu Feb 2, 2012 6:56 am

The worst starting point guard in the league got 20 (7-12), 9, and 6 and 2 steals on only 2 turnovers.

Indy2thaWindy · Post #13 » by **Indy2thaWindy** » Thu Feb 2, 2012 7:03 am

Miller4ever wrote:The worst starting point guard in the league got 20 (7-12), 9, and 6 and 2 steals on only 2 turnovers.

Oh no. I mentioned this would happen in T'Wolves gamethread.

frizzledizzle · Post #14 » by **frizzledizzle** » Thu Feb 2, 2012 7:35 am

Miller4ever wrote:The worst starting point guard in the league got 20 (7-12), 9, and 6 and 2 steals on only 2 turnovers.

Nah. Toney Douglas/Iman Shumpert, Derek Fisher, Jason Kidd, Devin Harris, Jameer Nelson, Raymond Felton and Brandon Knight are all worse. Chalmers is too but that's covered up James, Wade and Bosh. Collison is 22nd on CBS player rankings so they think 8 are worse(actually more than 8 since Denver and Minnesota have two PG's in the top 24). I'm questioning the rankings though because Lowry is 6th on 38.7% shooting. Ellis 7th on 40.4% shooting. Evans 9th 41.8%. Wall 11th 39.6%. Plus, Nash is ranked 17th and Rondo 19th. That alone makes the rankings pointless I guess.

Collison isn't great by any stretch of the imagination but a lot of point guards around the league really aren't any better. I'll take him over what the Knicks, Lakers and Magic are putting on the floor for sure. The Mavs too if we're talking about Kidd, they have Terry also. Kidd - 4.1pts 5.1asts 28.2fg%

In the end, meh. I'm just happy the team is winning games. I was already worried with Hill out and when George/West got in foul trouble, I was really worried. It was good to see Granger, Collison and Hibbert carry the load in that situation. I'm still not sure what to make of this team though. One second they're beating the Bulls and winning games down multiple players, the next second they're losing to the Kings/Piston and run out of the building by the Celtics/Magic. The same teams they've beaten. Other than winning more than they lose, this team is pretty inconsistent everywhere else. I can't complain since they find ways to win. That's really all that matters.

Also, I'm sure most of you know but the Pacers are now tied for fewest losses in the East. The playoffs in the East are going to be extreme this year with the Bulls, Heat, Hawks, Sixers, Magic, Celtics and us of course. Assuming the Magic and Celtics make it that us. They haven't been overly impressive but still better than the bottom dwellers. I guess it also depends if the Magic keep Howard or trade him. Who knows if that will make them better or worse. Will be interesting to see if the Hawks can maintain their level of play without Horford also. And if the Knicks get the 8th seed, the playoffs are going to be ridiculous. As worthless as they have been, Melo, Amare and Chandler isn't exactly a wet dream for the #1 seed team. Especially going to MSG.

Starkiller · Post #15 » by **Starkiller** » Thu Feb 2, 2012 2:02 pm

We need to get Danny pissed off before every game. Good lord, bad move Kevin Love.