Peja ( A- ) -- boy the shot was really on tonight. But more than just the shot -- Peja also (*gasp*) was helping on the boards, made some solid passes to set up teammates, and looked involved and assertive from the last minute of the 1st quarter inward. This was a strong night in all respects, rather than one where you have to make excuses for something he wasn't doing. Faded a bit late (on both the boards and offense) to get the minus.
Webber ( A- ) -- strong all around game from Webber, but with slop around the edges. Looked lively out there -- a good knee game + maybe taking the night off last game helped. Was active on defense, and good on the boards, putting those great hands on display repeatedly. Made some great passes, and a couple of great ALMOST passes (including one would be spectacular spin pass on the break to Peja). But therein was the first part of the slop -- too many turnovers, although most were near miss passes. Scored on a variety of nifty inside moves, but the other part of the slop was that his outside shot looked terrible. It was just all over the place, and never once on target. Hit some big shots late to help seal the deal.
Miller ( B ) -- interesting game by Brad. Looked uncommonly strong scoring inside...but the jumper was just off. Then was having all sorts of problems defensive rebounding -- doing that thing where everyone 6'5" or taller was just going right over him. But turned around on the other side of the court and saved our bacon in the 4th quarter with a whole string of strong offensive boards off of Kings misses. Annoyed me by wasting a lot of time arguing with the refs, on one notable occasion hitting the floor after NOT getting fouled, not running back down the court, and getting a technical for arguing a foul that never occurred. So giveth and taketh away, but in the end was an integral part of our closing surge to win it.
Christie ( B ) -- played a good game tonight with one exception. Got involved offensively early in the game, was setting up teammates all night long with his passes, and got his hands on a number of balls on defense. But the one exception was that he continues to be plagued by just awful, inexplicable, dumb turnovers where he'll miss somebody by 10ft with a pass and singlehandedly break our momentum. He's always been a litle sloppy, but in the last couple of weeks some of the turnovers have just left you scratching your head -- you're susposed to get older and WISER, not older and careless. Nonetheless, came to play tonight, and with Bobby out had to play a LOT. As an aside, it appears that Matt barnes may have in fact played himself out of the roataion with his recent slump as Doug got the backup SF minutes in the second quarter tonight.
Bibby ( A- ) -- very good all around game by Mike. For once, not only on the offensive side of the floor, where the shot looked pure for most of the night, but with a solid defensive effort on Gilbert Arenas. Arenas eventually began to bust free late, but Mike at least made him work for it and matched him bucket for bucket. Continues to have off and on struggles from the free throw stripe. Odd, especially on a night when his shots from the field looked so good.
BJax ( B- ) -- had a couple of good finishes, but looked uncomfortable from the perimeter in his second quarter stint. Was not stupid about it though, passed willingly, and played solidly if not spectacularly. Injured his wrist near the end of the quarter, and did not return to the game. Did not look serious, but obviously if he is out for any length of time our bench problems become acute.
Tag ( B- ) -- nothing spectacular here tonight, but a solid middle-clogging effort.
Songaila ( C ) -- grabbed a couple of aggressive boards. Also made a couple of bad turnovers, and never returned to the game in the second half.
Evans ( B- ) -- got a long second half stint because of Bobby's injury and didn't do much statistically. But what he did do was play solid defense, and his one statistical contribution was a spectacular alley oop that helped energize the arena in the 4th. Did not hurt us.
Adelman ( A- ) -- not sure what to say. Everything looked good tonight EXCEPT us throwing the ball aall over the arena. After leading the league in fewest turnoves through our first 15 games or so, ever since the Minnesoata game we have just been making bad turnovers all over the court. And you can see from Rick's animation on the sidelines that that pisses him off perhaps more than anything else. Take away the turnovers though and we passed well, shot well, even rebounded pretty well. With Bobby hurt, Rick went with Maurice Evans in the second half who was solid. Overall bench priduction was anemic though -- 6 total points, and all 5 of our starters had to go at least 38min. They were all playing well, but obviously we cannot sustain that pace minutewise.
Webber ( A- ) -- strong all around game from Webber, but with slop around the edges. Looked lively out there -- a good knee game + maybe taking the night off last game helped. Was active on defense, and good on the boards, putting those great hands on display repeatedly. Made some great passes, and a couple of great ALMOST passes (including one would be spectacular spin pass on the break to Peja). But therein was the first part of the slop -- too many turnovers, although most were near miss passes. Scored on a variety of nifty inside moves, but the other part of the slop was that his outside shot looked terrible. It was just all over the place, and never once on target. Hit some big shots late to help seal the deal.
Miller ( B ) -- interesting game by Brad. Looked uncommonly strong scoring inside...but the jumper was just off. Then was having all sorts of problems defensive rebounding -- doing that thing where everyone 6'5" or taller was just going right over him. But turned around on the other side of the court and saved our bacon in the 4th quarter with a whole string of strong offensive boards off of Kings misses. Annoyed me by wasting a lot of time arguing with the refs, on one notable occasion hitting the floor after NOT getting fouled, not running back down the court, and getting a technical for arguing a foul that never occurred. So giveth and taketh away, but in the end was an integral part of our closing surge to win it.
Christie ( B ) -- played a good game tonight with one exception. Got involved offensively early in the game, was setting up teammates all night long with his passes, and got his hands on a number of balls on defense. But the one exception was that he continues to be plagued by just awful, inexplicable, dumb turnovers where he'll miss somebody by 10ft with a pass and singlehandedly break our momentum. He's always been a litle sloppy, but in the last couple of weeks some of the turnovers have just left you scratching your head -- you're susposed to get older and WISER, not older and careless. Nonetheless, came to play tonight, and with Bobby out had to play a LOT. As an aside, it appears that Matt barnes may have in fact played himself out of the roataion with his recent slump as Doug got the backup SF minutes in the second quarter tonight.
Bibby ( A- ) -- very good all around game by Mike. For once, not only on the offensive side of the floor, where the shot looked pure for most of the night, but with a solid defensive effort on Gilbert Arenas. Arenas eventually began to bust free late, but Mike at least made him work for it and matched him bucket for bucket. Continues to have off and on struggles from the free throw stripe. Odd, especially on a night when his shots from the field looked so good.
BJax ( B- ) -- had a couple of good finishes, but looked uncomfortable from the perimeter in his second quarter stint. Was not stupid about it though, passed willingly, and played solidly if not spectacularly. Injured his wrist near the end of the quarter, and did not return to the game. Did not look serious, but obviously if he is out for any length of time our bench problems become acute.
Tag ( B- ) -- nothing spectacular here tonight, but a solid middle-clogging effort.
Songaila ( C ) -- grabbed a couple of aggressive boards. Also made a couple of bad turnovers, and never returned to the game in the second half.
Evans ( B- ) -- got a long second half stint because of Bobby's injury and didn't do much statistically. But what he did do was play solid defense, and his one statistical contribution was a spectacular alley oop that helped energize the arena in the 4th. Did not hurt us.
Adelman ( A- ) -- not sure what to say. Everything looked good tonight EXCEPT us throwing the ball aall over the arena. After leading the league in fewest turnoves through our first 15 games or so, ever since the Minnesoata game we have just been making bad turnovers all over the court. And you can see from Rick's animation on the sidelines that that pisses him off perhaps more than anything else. Take away the turnovers though and we passed well, shot well, even rebounded pretty well. With Bobby hurt, Rick went with Maurice Evans in the second half who was solid. Overall bench priduction was anemic though -- 6 total points, and all 5 of our starters had to go at least 38min. They were all playing well, but obviously we cannot sustain that pace minutewise.
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