Grades v. Spurs 01/02
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I think Bricklayer is accurate with Webber's grade. He did play a good game, not a great one, but a good one. He didn't have his A game offensively and maybe not even his B game. But he came through when it counted as stars do.
He did play unusually strong defense tonight. Can't tell you why he played so much better than normal. maybe he got up for a tough opponent, maybe he made a New Year's resolution to play better defense, maybe he forgot that he was supposed to be aging and slowing down and hobbled by surgery, but tonight at least on the defensive side of the ball he backed up all that stuff he said at the beginning of the year that I thought was silly. Well tonight I will eat everything I thought and said about those comments. I thought it was BS and while he had been playing well I still didn't think he was living up to what he said.
With all that said, he didn't play well in the areas he normally does. and for those reasons I couldn't give him an A
He did play unusually strong defense tonight. Can't tell you why he played so much better than normal. maybe he got up for a tough opponent, maybe he made a New Year's resolution to play better defense, maybe he forgot that he was supposed to be aging and slowing down and hobbled by surgery, but tonight at least on the defensive side of the ball he backed up all that stuff he said at the beginning of the year that I thought was silly. Well tonight I will eat everything I thought and said about those comments. I thought it was BS and while he had been playing well I still didn't think he was living up to what he said.
With all that said, he didn't play well in the areas he normally does. and for those reasons I couldn't give him an A
<whispers> It was DC who passed behind himself to Webb. See my post in that thread
No Grant was reacting to Webb. Not really the crowd.
Nice grades Brick...
The Rook was awesome tonight. That pass between Barrys legs was unbelievable. That dunk was sweet also.
Was great to see Peja manhandle Bowen. Although Im not sure that wasn't Bowen just having a really bad night. I don't think he looked too good out there.
Webb was awesome. Nice to see him great in all facets of the game... excluding to's of course.
No Grant was reacting to Webb. Not really the crowd.
Nice grades Brick...
The Rook was awesome tonight. That pass between Barrys legs was unbelievable. That dunk was sweet also.
Was great to see Peja manhandle Bowen. Although Im not sure that wasn't Bowen just having a really bad night. I don't think he looked too good out there.
Webb was awesome. Nice to see him great in all facets of the game... excluding to's of course.
i took no offense your your remark about his health.
even before the injury, chris was either incapable or unwilling to deliver this type of performance on the defensive side night in and night out. IMO, with the injury he's going to have nights where his body just won't do the things his mind asks of it. last night was a night where he was clearly focused on his task, and physically up to it.
i'm not asking webber to do all this every night. i just care that come playoff time, he brings it. and there is a reasonable chance that we will see more games like this because there are no back-to-backs in the playoffs.
even before the injury, chris was either incapable or unwilling to deliver this type of performance on the defensive side night in and night out. IMO, with the injury he's going to have nights where his body just won't do the things his mind asks of it. last night was a night where he was clearly focused on his task, and physically up to it.
i'm not asking webber to do all this every night. i just care that come playoff time, he brings it. and there is a reasonable chance that we will see more games like this because there are no back-to-backs in the playoffs.
Webb's line.. 6/15 FG, 2/2 FT, 14 pts, 13 reb, 7 ast, 4 stl, 3 blk, 7 TO
Duncan's..... 6/17 FG, 2/6 FT, 14 pts, 11 reb, 4 ast, 3 stl, 1 blk, 3 TO
In times past we would hope for Webb and Duncan to cancel each other out, counting on the rest of our team to outperform the rest of theirs. It was amazing to see a post-surgery Webber outperform TD to this extent. And that clutch jumper AND free throws(!) down the stretch were great to see.
Watching Peja make Bowen look invisible just made me smile.
And has anyone ever made a behind the back, between the legs assist before? I can't wait to see what the kid does next, but that'll be hard to top!
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Duncan's..... 6/17 FG, 2/6 FT, 14 pts, 11 reb, 4 ast, 3 stl, 1 blk, 3 TO
In times past we would hope for Webb and Duncan to cancel each other out, counting on the rest of our team to outperform the rest of theirs. It was amazing to see a post-surgery Webber outperform TD to this extent. And that clutch jumper AND free throws(!) down the stretch were great to see.
Watching Peja make Bowen look invisible just made me smile.
And has anyone ever made a behind the back, between the legs assist before? I can't wait to see what the kid does next, but that'll be hard to top!
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Relatively speaking and under his circumstances, I guess he is healthy.
I guess I have to accept the fact that he likely won't have the same bounce in his step as he did even in 0102.
Sad, but I guess true. But there is a part of me that hopes he still finds that old energy and bounce in his step on a more consistent basis.
I am just going by Brick's grades and by the half a dozen or so Kings games I have seen this season. Obviously Webber is not the SAME as he was 2-3 years ago. And I am just saying thats mostly a function of injuries.
I guess I have to accept the fact that he likely won't have the same bounce in his step as he did even in 0102.
Sad, but I guess true. But there is a part of me that hopes he still finds that old energy and bounce in his step on a more consistent basis.
I am just going by Brick's grades and by the half a dozen or so Kings games I have seen this season. Obviously Webber is not the SAME as he was 2-3 years ago. And I am just saying thats mostly a function of injuries.
Of course he isn't the same, and if you are looking for him to be the same player he used to be, you will probably end up being disappointed. HOWEVER, he has recovered remarkably well, and, for the most part, is playing well within the new confines of his game. He's adapted his game, and is still able to put up numbers similiar to his career stats. He's had a few games and more individual plays where he looks a lot like the Webber of old
i really don't know how you could of missed her (league pass definetly did not cut her off)...everytime she jumped up you could probably spot her from any seat in the arena...if ya know what i mean..::shakes head::...i don't know her or who she was but she definetly wanted to be notice IMHO..and that she was....the camera guy cut to her once or twice
you GUYS are disgusting...::shakes head again::
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