Barnes ( B ) -- another hustling game from Matt, and he showed that extra ability he has to be a passer as well. At one point there looked like he might have an outside shot at his first career triple double. On the other hand, was just a bit off tongiht, and looked a tad wild at times. Put into an uncomfortable position of being a scorer, and missed nearly everything. Blew layups, missed open jumpers. Still made a hustling contribution in huge minutes.
Songaila ( B+ ) -- started slow, but came on strong in the third quarter and was a factor therafter. Clearly a peripheral player for us tonight, but provided general support for Brad and Mike both by hitting his jumper consistently in the second half and competing on the boards. Not an exciting game by Darius, but a solid one in support.
Miller ( A+ ) -- huge comeback game for Brad, and maybe we can just write off that mess last night at least until the next time we run into the Sonics. But almost got his A without a "+" because of what he did NOT do. Odd as it may sound to say such a thing, Brad tried to lose this game for us by NOT shooting enough. Too unselfish. And actually showing poor recognition of the team around him. With Bibby's shooting off Brad was easily the best shooter on the team for us, but didn't always seem aware of that and kept passing the ball off to guys who can't score and putting them in tough situations for them. But now onto what he DID do. Which was pretty much everything. We would have been lost without him. Mike was off with the shot, the rest of the guys are bench players and scrubs unused and unable to sustain offensive bursts. Had to be Brad, and he delivered. A monster game. Career night. And if he'd taken the extra shots he really should have, could easily have been a 40+ pt night.
Evans ( C+ ) -- looked more rusty than only 5 games off would indicate. Fumbled balls, really got his butt handed to him by JRich. Was better in the second half than the first, and began to give us some decent scoring punch. Hit a big three in OT when we looked like we danger of falling out of it.
Bibby ( B+ ) -- with basically the whole team sitting over on the sidelines in street clothes, all Mike did was come within 1 rebound of a triple double. Had one great offensive burst in the third quarter, but otherwise was a struggle with the shot. Directed things nicely down the stretch, but made a couple of mistakes in the final minutes of regulation which hurt us. Solid in OT though. For much of the night functioned as Brad's personal passing assistant, giving him the ball and encouraging him to shoot.
Martin ( D+ ) -- had me scratching my head again. Took another three, and missed it again. Did draw a foul inside and hit the FTs. Had trouble on the defensive side of the ball this time too.
Bradley ( B- ) -- earned him a spot in the shortened rotation with that good stint yesterday. Again showed some nice post ability.
House ( C+ ) -- came on late and gave us a little boost, but this being Eddie House, doesn't stop shooting even when he should.
Ostertag ( INC ) -- short first half stint, but generally had his minutes taken by Bradley, because Bradley can shoot a little no doubt.
Hit a FT which alone might be worth an "A" for him if he had gotten enough minutes.
Adleman ( A ) -- not sure what else to give him on this night. Now down 4 of the top 6 players, we STILL come out and win. Mentioned before, there is one constant through all of the winning -- the guy who just had his option picked up. Really turned this game in the third quarter with the decision to switch to a zone defense against the crappy shooters on Golden State. Better to risk being beaten by Derek Fisher and Mike Dunleavy than for Richardson to drop 50 on you. Shaky execution down the stretch, but again, really only Brad and Mike had probably ever played that portion of an NBA game before.
Songaila ( B+ ) -- started slow, but came on strong in the third quarter and was a factor therafter. Clearly a peripheral player for us tonight, but provided general support for Brad and Mike both by hitting his jumper consistently in the second half and competing on the boards. Not an exciting game by Darius, but a solid one in support.
Miller ( A+ ) -- huge comeback game for Brad, and maybe we can just write off that mess last night at least until the next time we run into the Sonics. But almost got his A without a "+" because of what he did NOT do. Odd as it may sound to say such a thing, Brad tried to lose this game for us by NOT shooting enough. Too unselfish. And actually showing poor recognition of the team around him. With Bibby's shooting off Brad was easily the best shooter on the team for us, but didn't always seem aware of that and kept passing the ball off to guys who can't score and putting them in tough situations for them. But now onto what he DID do. Which was pretty much everything. We would have been lost without him. Mike was off with the shot, the rest of the guys are bench players and scrubs unused and unable to sustain offensive bursts. Had to be Brad, and he delivered. A monster game. Career night. And if he'd taken the extra shots he really should have, could easily have been a 40+ pt night.
Evans ( C+ ) -- looked more rusty than only 5 games off would indicate. Fumbled balls, really got his butt handed to him by JRich. Was better in the second half than the first, and began to give us some decent scoring punch. Hit a big three in OT when we looked like we danger of falling out of it.
Bibby ( B+ ) -- with basically the whole team sitting over on the sidelines in street clothes, all Mike did was come within 1 rebound of a triple double. Had one great offensive burst in the third quarter, but otherwise was a struggle with the shot. Directed things nicely down the stretch, but made a couple of mistakes in the final minutes of regulation which hurt us. Solid in OT though. For much of the night functioned as Brad's personal passing assistant, giving him the ball and encouraging him to shoot.
Martin ( D+ ) -- had me scratching my head again. Took another three, and missed it again. Did draw a foul inside and hit the FTs. Had trouble on the defensive side of the ball this time too.
Bradley ( B- ) -- earned him a spot in the shortened rotation with that good stint yesterday. Again showed some nice post ability.
House ( C+ ) -- came on late and gave us a little boost, but this being Eddie House, doesn't stop shooting even when he should.
Ostertag ( INC ) -- short first half stint, but generally had his minutes taken by Bradley, because Bradley can shoot a little no doubt.
Hit a FT which alone might be worth an "A" for him if he had gotten enough minutes.Adleman ( A ) -- not sure what else to give him on this night. Now down 4 of the top 6 players, we STILL come out and win. Mentioned before, there is one constant through all of the winning -- the guy who just had his option picked up. Really turned this game in the third quarter with the decision to switch to a zone defense against the crappy shooters on Golden State. Better to risk being beaten by Derek Fisher and Mike Dunleavy than for Richardson to drop 50 on you. Shaky execution down the stretch, but again, really only Brad and Mike had probably ever played that portion of an NBA game before.
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