Peja Stojakovic
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Čarolija said:
Hehe. Good point.
A couple of days ago people wanted him gone. Now everyone loves him. If he has a stinker on saturday, everyone wants him gone again. Funny how opinions change
A couple of days ago people wanted him gone. Now everyone loves him. If he has a stinker on saturday, everyone wants him gone again. Funny how opinions change
Can't you just let us all enjoy the resurrection of a player we haven't seen in a long time without getting so smug about it?
Those of us who have been on this board a long time, US and Serbian alike, know what each of us is talking about.
Twix said:
I actually think Pedja's being playing well since he came back from his injuried. There were a few off games for him. But of course, this is THE BEST game so far this season for Pedja. I'm glad he showed up when we need him too. That's what MVPs do!
What blew my mind was that he got upset with Skinner for missing a pass underneath. Since when does Peja get upset about crappy b-ball?!!! I'll eat my words all day long if I continue to see this kind of passion for the kings on his part!!!! Maybe he wants to stay in Sac afterall!!! I'll love to have him if he's willing!!! We all know there's an all star underneath that hood!!!!
Now this is what I was talking about in that other (Peja) thread! I remember saying that I haven't quite given up on him yet and that despite the disappointment for much of the season, there's hope for him and that good things are bound to happen. I'm so glad that it happened tonight and I got to see it as it did. I missed that Peja and I'm extremely glad he was back tonight. Hopefully he can at least sustain that kind of intensity and effort.
38 pts on 13 shots?!?!?!? HOLY COW!
That has got to be the most efficient stat line I've seen in a while - means he got his while leaving plenty of touches for Mobley, Bibby, etc.
Awesome game from him tonight! I was wondering when he'd finally forget about the hammy and back and just go ballin like he did last year. I think his injuries were more limiting than anyone let on....
Good to see this kind of game from him.
That has got to be the most efficient stat line I've seen in a while - means he got his while leaving plenty of touches for Mobley, Bibby, etc.
Awesome game from him tonight! I was wondering when he'd finally forget about the hammy and back and just go ballin like he did last year. I think his injuries were more limiting than anyone let on....
Good to see this kind of game from him.
Nothing like a Peja Wallpaper to appreciate his game.
http://img114.exs.cx/img114/6928/pejawallpaper21aj.th.jpg
http://img114.exs.cx/img114/6928/pejawallpaper21aj.th.jpg
We all know Peja can score points, but what really impressed me tonight about his game was the aggressive defense (5PF's used, for the most part, wisely, and yes, I was hoping he'd do a hard foul on Nowitzski after Dirk FF'ed Thomas), rebounding ( his board against Daniels intentional miss with enough time left for the Mavs to catch us was pivotal) and intensity (barking at teammates lapses) was a welcome sight to these tired eyes who know he can do this more if he sets his mind to it.Excellence means doing it night in and night out but tonight, for a tantalizingly full game, we saw the Peja of last year and, if we're lucky, the rest of this one.
Absolutely no complaints possible over this performance.
My overall opinion has not changed however -- it wasn't formed by one game, and its not changed by one game. He's been soft for 7 years, and likely a lifetime before that, and he's got to do this on a semi-consistent basis before I stop invoking the blind squirrel theory. But it is definitely the roadmap to what he might be, perhaps could be. He's not always going to shoot like this, and top defenders will probably still cause him to struggle, but he damn well could always bust his *** out there. Even if he had shot poorly, tonight he still would have mattered on effort alone. That's what he needs to do -- he needs to matter even when his shot isn't falling. He can't be just a shooter, or he's just a roleplayer. Now if we could just bottle this game...
My overall opinion has not changed however -- it wasn't formed by one game, and its not changed by one game. He's been soft for 7 years, and likely a lifetime before that, and he's got to do this on a semi-consistent basis before I stop invoking the blind squirrel theory. But it is definitely the roadmap to what he might be, perhaps could be. He's not always going to shoot like this, and top defenders will probably still cause him to struggle, but he damn well could always bust his *** out there. Even if he had shot poorly, tonight he still would have mattered on effort alone. That's what he needs to do -- he needs to matter even when his shot isn't falling. He can't be just a shooter, or he's just a roleplayer. Now if we could just bottle this game...
Whoa. That's not right.
Bricklayer is a huge fan of this team. He's also a realist and that's why his grades are so very popular. He sets high standards for his Kings, and most of the people around here have no problem with that because we all should set high standards. This is an elite team, not the Kings of yesteryear.
He doesn't sugar-coat his impressions. There's a big difference between honest criticism and negativity.
Bricklayer is a huge fan of this team. He's also a realist and that's why his grades are so very popular. He sets high standards for his Kings, and most of the people around here have no problem with that because we all should set high standards. This is an elite team, not the Kings of yesteryear.
He doesn't sugar-coat his impressions. There's a big difference between honest criticism and negativity.