Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
An interesting thing just occured to me. We just got smashed on back to back nights of course, but I was considering our complete defensive collpase, and the last tiem we saw a series of games like this where we did not even try to defend. Anybody remember when that was? I think I do -- Eastern Confernce road trip right back around the New Year. The last time Reke was out.
To flesh that out statistically, take a look at these eye-popping stats. Tyreke Evans has missed 7 games this year. In those 7 games we are 1-6 and have given up:
116 (Wolves)
118 (Rockets)
118 (Raptors)
136 (Wizards)
119 (Celtics)
126 (Thunder)
116 (Mavericks)
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121.3ppg!!!!
I mean, holy crap. That's a startling statistic.
Of course the real question is what i do here for theme. My poor body modifcation theme has been lingering in limbo since the weekend, but normally a blowout = girls...except we just had girls, and I do strive to keep these threads from becoming entirely estrogen-proof. I'll ponder and figure something.
Decided to go with the Bad Body Art theme.
Official Boxscore
Casspi ( C ) -- well finally came up with an efficent statline. But it was kind of efficient nothingness. Being generally outplayed by Peja in the early going, and Peja is practially a parapalegic at this point. Nothing in the first half, but got set up by Taylor early in the third, and it sent him off racing on one of those miniruns of his -- seems to happen a lot, where he'll suddenly get inspired and score almost all of his points in a 4-5 minute span, then be very quiet for the remainder of games. This time he raced out to three straight hits and started scooping up steals as we made our last serious run at actually trying to win this thing. Then he disappeared again and minutes were limited by the long minutes of blowout in this one. Never did throw up any missed shots. Just didn't shoot much at all. Pretty much irrelevant.
I'm not sure if this thing was a man or a woman once. Now its just a freak.
Cousins ( D+ ) -- I did not hear why Thompson did not start in this one, unless it was mainly a way to get Cousins back in the starting lineup despite the promise that Dalembert would be starting he final two games before the break? Also makes you wonder a bit with Daly starting here if he could be being showcased for a trade. Anyway, Cousins was back in as a starter, but his time it was us finally trying the Daly/Cousins starting frontcourt rather than with him as a straight center. Was out of rhythm offensively in the early going, and it quickly turned into one of those sloppy sloppy games where he just did not look focused. Took a ton of low percentage shots against strong interior defeders. Had some moments here and there. Made some nice passes, including a nice one from up top to Donte of all people for a +1 in the final minute before half. Used his power to run through Chandler a few times. And eventually wobbled his way to a double double late in the garbagetime. But this wasn't a helping game. 6-19 shotoing and 7TO and there was no stability there, nothing to build around.
Whatever. How would you like to have this guy/gal ahead of you in the security checkpoint at the airport?
Dalembert ( C ) -- quickly into early foul trouble, and no factor at all before half as he didn't exactly follow up the Phoenix fun with two of his stronger games heading into the break. Was having much more effect in the early third with defense and rebounding, made a few solid passes again, while offensively the Mavs seemed deterimned to foul him everytime rather than let him embarrass them with the Haitian Dream Shake. Missed a pair of those FTs late in the garbagetime but it was long past the point where stats meant little. Finished with the decent statline, but never realy mattered, and never able to control the game.
Here's the 101 on how to make yourself completely unemployable forever! Adn to guarantee that every police car that drives by you for the rest of your life stops to see if you are carrying any decapitated heads.
Taylor ( A- ) -- hey, a bright point! We had a bright point! Really kind of our lone point in amusement in this one, as Jermaine turned in what had to be his career game. You may, or may not (it was pretty forgettable) remember our first attempt to start Jermaine,back aroudn the New Year the last time Tyreke was out. Lasted one game, he looked terrbile and overmatched, and he has rarely been seen since. But this time he put any memories of that game, or of a struggle just the night before against OKC, to rest almost immediately in this one. Sprinted off to the huge start looking like a young Jordan, making athletic finishes, using his length to poke balls away on defense, and even knocking down threes, which he isn't supposed to be able to do. In fact gunned up 6 of those without hesitation, and hit half of them. Of course used his athleticism out on the break for several spectacular plays. In fact probably had his career game by the end of the first quarter. Made a nice pass to Daly for a layup too, and maybe the most surprising part of this game was not the 3pt shooting, it was that he racked up 5 assists -- see? Living proof that in fact anyone can do what Reke can do. You would expect a guy likw this to fall off after half after playing over his head for a half, and to some degree he did. After 15 first half points there were only 2 second half points. But really the other things he was doing he kept doing to some degree. He was moving the ball well, seemed conscious of trying to avoid urnovers, and notched 4 steals by night's end. Should be noted however on that last point that while he was notching steals and spectacular plays, the number of times when he lost contact wiht his man on defnese resulting in open perimeter shots was not good. Cramped up by the end of this one, I guess from not being used to the activity. Last time we had a young athelte come out, run around, do special stuff, then cramp up, Rick Adelman refused to play Gerald Wallace for months.
When little holes in your face just aren't enough -- supersize them! Also nice job on the crap he had shoved under his skin on his head. More of that coming up probably. So if this is self expression -- what exactly is he expressing, and why would you want to?
To flesh that out statistically, take a look at these eye-popping stats. Tyreke Evans has missed 7 games this year. In those 7 games we are 1-6 and have given up:
116 (Wolves)
118 (Rockets)
118 (Raptors)
136 (Wizards)
119 (Celtics)
126 (Thunder)
116 (Mavericks)
-----
121.3ppg!!!!
I mean, holy crap. That's a startling statistic.
Of course the real question is what i do here for theme. My poor body modifcation theme has been lingering in limbo since the weekend, but normally a blowout = girls...except we just had girls, and I do strive to keep these threads from becoming entirely estrogen-proof. I'll ponder and figure something.
Decided to go with the Bad Body Art theme.
Official Boxscore
Casspi ( C ) -- well finally came up with an efficent statline. But it was kind of efficient nothingness. Being generally outplayed by Peja in the early going, and Peja is practially a parapalegic at this point. Nothing in the first half, but got set up by Taylor early in the third, and it sent him off racing on one of those miniruns of his -- seems to happen a lot, where he'll suddenly get inspired and score almost all of his points in a 4-5 minute span, then be very quiet for the remainder of games. This time he raced out to three straight hits and started scooping up steals as we made our last serious run at actually trying to win this thing. Then he disappeared again and minutes were limited by the long minutes of blowout in this one. Never did throw up any missed shots. Just didn't shoot much at all. Pretty much irrelevant.
I'm not sure if this thing was a man or a woman once. Now its just a freak.
Cousins ( D+ ) -- I did not hear why Thompson did not start in this one, unless it was mainly a way to get Cousins back in the starting lineup despite the promise that Dalembert would be starting he final two games before the break? Also makes you wonder a bit with Daly starting here if he could be being showcased for a trade. Anyway, Cousins was back in as a starter, but his time it was us finally trying the Daly/Cousins starting frontcourt rather than with him as a straight center. Was out of rhythm offensively in the early going, and it quickly turned into one of those sloppy sloppy games where he just did not look focused. Took a ton of low percentage shots against strong interior defeders. Had some moments here and there. Made some nice passes, including a nice one from up top to Donte of all people for a +1 in the final minute before half. Used his power to run through Chandler a few times. And eventually wobbled his way to a double double late in the garbagetime. But this wasn't a helping game. 6-19 shotoing and 7TO and there was no stability there, nothing to build around.
Whatever. How would you like to have this guy/gal ahead of you in the security checkpoint at the airport?
Dalembert ( C ) -- quickly into early foul trouble, and no factor at all before half as he didn't exactly follow up the Phoenix fun with two of his stronger games heading into the break. Was having much more effect in the early third with defense and rebounding, made a few solid passes again, while offensively the Mavs seemed deterimned to foul him everytime rather than let him embarrass them with the Haitian Dream Shake. Missed a pair of those FTs late in the garbagetime but it was long past the point where stats meant little. Finished with the decent statline, but never realy mattered, and never able to control the game.
Here's the 101 on how to make yourself completely unemployable forever! Adn to guarantee that every police car that drives by you for the rest of your life stops to see if you are carrying any decapitated heads.
Taylor ( A- ) -- hey, a bright point! We had a bright point! Really kind of our lone point in amusement in this one, as Jermaine turned in what had to be his career game. You may, or may not (it was pretty forgettable) remember our first attempt to start Jermaine,back aroudn the New Year the last time Tyreke was out. Lasted one game, he looked terrbile and overmatched, and he has rarely been seen since. But this time he put any memories of that game, or of a struggle just the night before against OKC, to rest almost immediately in this one. Sprinted off to the huge start looking like a young Jordan, making athletic finishes, using his length to poke balls away on defense, and even knocking down threes, which he isn't supposed to be able to do. In fact gunned up 6 of those without hesitation, and hit half of them. Of course used his athleticism out on the break for several spectacular plays. In fact probably had his career game by the end of the first quarter. Made a nice pass to Daly for a layup too, and maybe the most surprising part of this game was not the 3pt shooting, it was that he racked up 5 assists -- see? Living proof that in fact anyone can do what Reke can do. You would expect a guy likw this to fall off after half after playing over his head for a half, and to some degree he did. After 15 first half points there were only 2 second half points. But really the other things he was doing he kept doing to some degree. He was moving the ball well, seemed conscious of trying to avoid urnovers, and notched 4 steals by night's end. Should be noted however on that last point that while he was notching steals and spectacular plays, the number of times when he lost contact wiht his man on defnese resulting in open perimeter shots was not good. Cramped up by the end of this one, I guess from not being used to the activity. Last time we had a young athelte come out, run around, do special stuff, then cramp up, Rick Adelman refused to play Gerald Wallace for months.
When little holes in your face just aren't enough -- supersize them! Also nice job on the crap he had shoved under his skin on his head. More of that coming up probably. So if this is self expression -- what exactly is he expressing, and why would you want to?
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