Comments on: Fast Break Thoughts

By: Kurt

Kurt — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:55:46 +0000

new post up

By: Darius

Darius — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:12:51 +0000

wondahbap,
I agree with that as well. I do think that we can win if our bench does get extended minutes. I just don’t see the point in issuing those minutes if the game is close or at the expense of trying to win. We’ve had plenty of games this season (when everyone was healthy) where Powell got extended minutes or Mbenga saw time or Ammo got some run…but the latter of those examples came because we had big leads and there was no reason for the starters to play extended minutes. What I don’t want is for the coaches to use this game as some sort of pre-season game…I think we should play it straight and if the bench gets extra burn because of circumstance, cool. But don’t do it because the game is meaningless – when in fact the game does have meaning, just more for the Jazz than for us.

By: wondahbap

wondahbap — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:05:57 +0000

* I mean “still beat these guys” with our bench playing more minutes.

By: wondahbap

wondahbap — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:05:29 +0000

darius,

I kind of agree with you, but I just think we’d be better served trying to get certain players some time to get in the “groove.”

We can still beat these guys. Our regular rotations could still whip the Jazz for 2 quarters, and the message can still get sent.

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:04:00 +0000

#53 – Hollinger is insufferable. Every stinking chat…we get it, Lebron is the most glorious athlete there ever was and he that walks ABOVE the water, Kobe is the farthest thing from Jordan with poopy stats, blah blah blah. the best stats guys are manipulators…I learned that well in grad school. Kurt is right on, though…everyone has a right to express his or her opinion, just like we have a right to disagree.

Am I alone in thinking that Orlando matches up well with the Cavs? They are 8-3 in their last 11 against them. Their loss in Cleveland this year was only by 4. Stranger things have happened.

By: magic

magic — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:59:02 +0000

I agree with Darius (no. 82). It would be great to have the mental/psychological edge going into the playoffs, not just for our team but so send a message to the Jazz. We don’t want to give them any hopes or momentum going into the series. We should win this. It would be even better if we can do it with our bench getting a good amount of the minutes. Imagine the message that would send. Our bench beat the Jazz on their must win game going into the playoffs. That would be awesome psychologically.

By: lil' pau

lil' pau — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:46:34 +0000

86, re: his hands, there was a play in the grizz game in which the ball was whistled dead and someone threw the ball to shannon who caught it on a shorthop one handed, palming the ball as it rose. incredible.

By: Bandwagon L.A.

Bandwagon L.A. — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:39:50 +0000

Shannon “Not Tierre” Brown

“Mitts” or “Banana Hands” also works for me. Have you seen this dude’s hands?

I like the UPS one but the one drawback to me is that it’s been used on Kwame Brown numerous times.

By: E-ROC

E-ROC — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:32:27 +0000

Shannon Brown looks like the bigger version of Chris Brown. I don’t know if that’s good thing or bad thing for either of them.

Adam Morrison is going to destroy the Jazz tonight along with a big game from DJ Mbenga.

By: Xavier

Xavier — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:25:56 +0000

1) Oh, longtime readers might remember that guy we nicknamed UPS too…

What can Brown do for you?