Game 40: Nuggets @ Suns

[SiMan]

Wow 5 guys with 10 or more (and 1 with 9) points, excellent team effort

Leandro sharing some of the burden with Dragič.

[Blackification]

Yeah very important Dragic plays less minutes when our next game is Wednesday. Yeaaaah very important. Lol jk but seriously our bench was amazing.

Also, came to realize why Plumlee is sucking as of late... Eric Bledsoe.

I don't know if that is the case but he really did have good chemistry with bledsoe.

I think he is just missing shots and his confidence level is at a low right now, someone needs to pull him aside and help him lose some of the pressure he is feeling. Especially with Len back now he is probably thinking too much out there.

[Jdiddy701]

I've noticed Dragic is good feeding shooters and Bledsoe is good feeding big men. With the two together, everyone gets a little of everything. One thing I CAN'T STAND is Dragic doesn't know how to throw alley-oops.

It really frustrates me and I bet it does with Plumlee and Green. Bledsoe does it so well.

[Blackification]

I've noticed Dragic is good feeding shooters and Bledsoe is good feeding big men. With the two together, everyone gets a little of everything. One thing I CAN'T STAND is Dragic doesn't know how to throw alley-oops.

It really frustrates me and I bet it does with Plumlee and Green. Bledsoe does it so well.

dragic learned the drive in and dish out to the three point shooters from nash

bledsoe learned the alley oop pass from chris paul

(I know nash threw good alley oops before paul was even in the league but still it makes some sense)

[Jdiddy701]

It makes perfect sense because Nash didn't throw that many. Point is, you have to throw oops when it's there. Plumlee hasn't got one since Bledsoe went out.

[grumpysaddle]

It makes perfect sense because Nash didn't throw that many. Point is, you have to throw oops when it's there. Plumlee hasn't got one since Bledsoe went out.

This youtube clip begs to differ...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4uSIPJk2KU[/youtube]

And, honestly, who cares if Dragic rarely throws alley oop passes. It's worth the same as a regular assist when the other player scores (unless it's an assist to a 3, obviously). Alley oops are risky, and Dragic is less of a risk-taker than Bledsoe... but that also shows up in Bledsoe's turnover rate. I'm fine with Dragic being more cautious with the ball, but you can't say he never throws the oops.

[Beetlejuice]

GG

oh and every time Smith does something... Ish dishhhh.........Ish swishhh.

Please Steve go make a Ish Kissh and be done with it.

[Bogyo]

Dragic averaging 22 points (on 49,7% shooting), with 6,4 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 1,3 steals in january, and some ppl are complaining about throwing less lobs than they would fancy seeing? Mmmm okay

[Jdiddy701]

It's more about the lob, it's about getting Plumlee into the game. He lives off those lobs. That's like takin lobs away from Deandre Jordan. Granted Plumlee has better moves than Jordan, but both rely on those easy buckets.

Dragic does everything right but getting Plumlee involved to our offense.

[JDLAW]

I think you need a better understanding of the game with respect to how a guard and big man interact.

[Revived]

I've noticed Dragic is good feeding shooters and Bledsoe is good feeding big men. With the two together, everyone gets a little of everything. One thing I CAN'T STAND is Dragic doesn't know how to throw alley-oops.

It really frustrates me and I bet it does with Plumlee and Green. Bledsoe does it so well.

Yea but to be fair, look at their careers. Dragic started playing in Europe...highly doubtful that they threw many lobs there on his team. Then he played for the Suns as a part of the bench unit...nobody on that bench unit really had much hops to throw alley oops to. About the only one would have been Amare but again, Dragic didn't play with him much. Then he played for Houston....again not really anyone to throw alley oops to.

On the other side, Bledsoe played for Kentucky with guys like DeMarcus Cousins etc. Then he came to LAC and played with Griffin and Jordan, maybe the best in terms of throwing alley oops to.

So I think its understandable that Bledsoe is better at throwing lobs..its cause he's more experienced at it.

I also do wish Dragic would throw some because I feel like on plays where he doesn't throw the lob to an open guy, we end up taking a bad contested shot. It also discourages players at least a bit from cutting to the basket if they know that the only way they will get the ball is if they are open enough for a bounce or chest pass as opposed to the lob.

[RunDogGun]

Interesting, but MkMo is averaging 21/8 over the last three games.

[Respect21]

Any predictions for Pacers game?

I'll say Pacers 109-98

I'm hoping for a win as I will be at the game.