dude played good tonite, maybe even great..his shots were dropping...i was getting so frustrated when they wouldnt get him the ball when he was hot.....especially in the 3rd quarter, he didnt get a lot of shots up...he coulda easily had 35+ tonite i think if he kept getting the ball...this team has a lot of shooters though.......
Can we show Peja some love finally ?
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I'm sick and tired of people saying Peja needs to create his own shots. What do they think, that he's just standing there waiting for the ball to come??? Tonight he was doubled on several occasions but stil managed to pull up some tough shots. He even dished some usable assists while being doubled. He moved well, and the only thing I'd lay on him is his lack of aggressiveness when going for lay-ups. Give him some break, he was injured for some time and with so many new people around he's not getting the balls he should at the right time!
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It may not be perfect, but it's certainly a step back in the right direction. I'm surprised to see only 1 asst, because I'm almost positive he passed to Darius twice for jumpers.
Considering how tough some of us - including me - have been on Peja, I think it's only fair to be appreciative of what was an honest effort out there and not a phone-in.
Considering how tough some of us - including me - have been on Peja, I think it's only fair to be appreciative of what was an honest effort out there and not a phone-in.
maybe we just need to reconsider what we expect from peja. he may easily be the best shooter in the nba, but he's still not a superstar in the traditional sense. watching how houston uses their shooters, we should employ something like that- concentrating on the people for scoring, guys like brad, mike, thomas, etc. and dish out to peja for open shots. basically, how he's always been used here. people just seem to think now that he's got a larger burden he'll start doing things that he's never done, like creating his own shots. that's just not his game. he can still be extremely valuable, we just need to get the right pieces around him. having brad and bobby back would be a huge step towards that.
Depends what you think Peja is. And you're right. If Peja is just another good player, then very good game for a good player. On the ther hand if he's a franchise cornerstone than a shrug at best. Our standards for Peja have sunk ridiculously low if all he has to do is move to open spots and convert against a sucky defense on his home court for the love to flow. 2rebs, 1 ast + his man matches him across the board. Peja did do his job tonight. But that should be expected. Nudge me when he does it against a tough opponent, throws in 4 assists and 7-8 rebounds. Nudge me when he does something special, and THEN the love will flow. For right now, just glad he did not suck it up again. He needed a strong performance at some point before his struggles became a major issue (well more of a major issue). Tonight he did what he had to, and so its impossible to tell if he could have done more if called upon. But he didn't creat for his teammates nearly as much as he has in the last few games, I can distinctly recall both his rebounds, and his man was carrying the Magic on the other side of the floor. It was enough, and I thought an "A-" sort of effort for him. But it answered none of the questions about him.
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Peja was the Peja of old tonight in the sense that you looked up and would have never guessed he had that # of points. I knew someone was hitting shots, I heard his name over the load speaker but was a bit surprised to see the points next to his #....Not necessarily a bad thing, just is what it is. :/
