PetroNet wrote:
if avery was coaching we would lose this game by 20 points.
Agreed.
this same 4 -27 wizards team beat the Miami Heat. why? because the heat had an off night played horribly and couldnt make the plays we did down the stretch to win.
there are going to be 5-10 games a year you play against horrible teams where you play down to their level. being able to pull those out is the sign of a good team
Yeah, that is true, but at the same time we've already played down to most of our competition this season.
Should we chalk it up to the team jelling? Sure, we can do that.
But even if we do that, that doesn't mean that we don't have the right to criticize barely winning against a team that is 4-26.
You think the Heat were just like "We lost to the Wizards but it's no big deal. It just one more for our "playing below our standards against crap team for the season" quota.
No...they didn't take it as with a "it happens" type of attitude. They were embarrassed. They learned from it, saw what they did wrong, and fixed themselves.
Here's LBJ comments after that game:
"'Nah, man, there's not no lesson. This ain't a lesson for us. We just lost,'' James explained. ''We've seen and been through everything, so we don't need a loss to be like, `Oh, let's catch ourselves.' It happens.''
Wade:
''You move on,'' said Dwyane Wade, who scored 24 for Miami. ''You learn from it, but you don't become a good team by holding onto certain losses - or certain wins.'
http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/lebr ... rds-120412Teams criticize themselves in both wins and losses cuz they always want to get better. It's the same reason why fans bring up negative comments even in blowout wins. We want our team to get better.
Of course, we're going to complain...it comes with the nature of trying to be a good team.
Got there right when Lopez hit the two free throws. I called Beal hitting the game tying shot as well. 
