K. Dallas Martin has made Traveler Ariza better, I think

03-15-2010, 10:14 PM	#1
Carl Herrera Contributing Member Since: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,665 Member: #22691
	Interesting how much better Ariza looks now that the team has Martin and he's playing more of a utilities guy role. He's still playing big minutes (while Budinger's minutes fell to the single digits) but trying to go one-on-one too much as made Ariza much less frustrating to watch and make the good part of his game easier to enjoy. __________________ RONDEMPTION!!!!!! Follow DD™ - on Twitter: DD's twitter extravaganza Kobe's rookie stats: 7.6ppg .417 FG% .375 3pt% 1.9rpg 1.3apg Mo Taylor's rookie stats: 11.5ppg .476FG% .000 3pt% 4.2 rpg 0.7apg Franchise's rookie stats: 18.0 ppg .445 FG% .345 3pt% 5.3 rpg 6.6 apg Chris Paul = Pie in Disguise Keeping AB and Chase = Blessing in the Skies!

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03-15-2010, 10:16 PM	#2
TracyMacAddidas Member Since: Jan 2009 Posts: 4,477 Member: #36136
	K. Dallas Martin JR. Get your ** straight! __________________ Go Rockets! Go Chargers! Call me TMA Moes bet.**

03-15-2010, 10:20 PM	#3
choujie Member Since: Sep 2002 Posts: 5,864 Member: #7139
	Ariza would look fine once Yao comes back. A Lowry/Martin/Ariza/Scola/Yao lineup is going to fun both offensively and defensively. Bench scoring wouldn't be a problem either with AB.

03-15-2010, 10:23 PM	#4
Old Man Rock Contributing Member Since: Oct 1999 Posts: 3,915 Member: #913
	WOW. a post of yours without some hidden, subliminal (or not so subliminal) sexual message and I agree with it. Yes Ariza looks better in his new role. The Rockets have many parts of a contender. Still as much as I like his game better now. I sure would like a more physical player on our team other than Lowry.

03-15-2010, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Old Man Rock

WOW. a post of yours without some hidden, subliminal (or not so subliminal) sexual message and I agree with it. Yes Ariza looks better in his new role. The Rockets have many parts of a contender. Still as much as I like his game better now. I sure would like a more physical player on our team other than Lowry.

Yao is quite physical. Hopefully Hill can develop into one as well.

03-15-2010, 10:26 PM	#6
mario_v Member Since: Jun 2008 Posts: 70 Member: #32456
	Not surprising to me at all. I've been saying it all along. Ariza's game flourishes with a good SG like Martin. A

03-15-2010, 10:26 PM	#7
rockets934life Contributing Member Since: Nov 2007 Posts: 7,881 Member: #28025
	Agree, he is free to roam around making plays while not having to worry about being an option. He should get tapes of S. Marion, study him and be his clone, that's his ideal role. __________________ “It’s my job to make this team as ready to win the title as possible." - Daryl Morey The challenge with Houston is to meet their level of intensity, posture, all those kinds of things," Carlisle said. "If you don't do that, they're going to kick your ass. That's what they've been doing to teams." - Rick Carlisle

03-15-2010, 10:31 PM	#8
larsv8 Contributing Member Since: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,100 Member: #28004
	Ariza is a fine player when he isnt shooting 15 shots a game and trying to be a facilitator. __________________ Bleeding Rockets red since 1992. I still believe in this team, so should you. If you can't deal with hard times and keep faith in your team, go be a Yankees fan. 12-16-09: Going on record, despite a decent game tonight in a loss to the Nuggets, that Trevor Ariza does not fit in here as the #1 option and will not improve.

03-15-2010, 10:35 PM	#9
mikol13 Contributing Member Since: May 2009 Posts: 1,366 Member: #42553
	This is exactly why I want Ariza starting over Battier. Ariza with the first unit can pick and choose his spots, it's not necessary for him to be a primary scorer. He's shown he can make the pass, play solid D and just concentrate on more of the things that don't show up in the box score(namely 1-17). I think having Martin has actually helped Ariza play like the world is no longer on his shoulders, so keep him in the starting lineup __________________ "Most people have the will to win, few people have the will to prepare to win". - Bobby Knight

03-15-2010, 10:37 PM	#10
the_hustler Member Since: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,424 Member: #35832
	that clutch three he made was still a bad shot. and he almost lost the ball before that shot. but i like the way he is playing now. i hope he keeps it up. __________________ "If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way." - Bertrand Russell

03-15-2010, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by choujie

Ariza would look fine once Yao comes back.

A Lowry/Martin/Ariza/Scola/Yao lineup is going to fun both offensively and defensively. Bench scoring wouldn't be a problem either with AB.

Keep dreaming bud.

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03-15-2010, 10:59 PM

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Keep dreaming bud.

heh...i like how he put it so matter of factly.

03-15-2010, 11:10 PM	#13
BEAT LA Rookie Since: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,192 Member: #43559
	Here are the minutes distribution for tonights game. T. Ariza 36:18 L. Scola 39:44 C. Hayes 18:54 K. Martin 42:18 A. Brooks 34:43 S. Battier 24:50 C. Budinger 04:03 K. Lowry 18:07 J. Hill 11:26 D. Andersen 09:37 I would cut down on Battier by 6 minutes, and Ariza by 4 minutes. Give them to Budinger so he can have at least 14 minutes. He needs to learn how to guard bigger forwards so he can get some more minutes.

03-15-2010, 11:12 PM	#14
Blake Contributing Member Since: Apr 2003 Posts: 6,126 Member: #11706
	Ariza has no business playing more than 20 minutes __________________ "John Stockton was a cheap-shot artist and a flopper." -Matt Bullard, 4/21/09

03-15-2010, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Blake

Ariza has no business playing more than 20 minutes

-this

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03-15-2010, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by BEAT LA

Here are the minutes distribution for tonights game.

T. Ariza 36:18
L. Scola 39:44
C. Hayes 18:54
K. Martin 42:18
A. Brooks 34:43
S. Battier 24:50
C. Budinger 04:03
K. Lowry 18:07
J. Hill 11:26
D. Andersen 09:37

I would cut down on Battier by 6 minutes, and Ariza by 4 minutes. Give them to Budinger so he can have at least 14 minutes. He needs to learn how to guard bigger forwards so he can get some more minutes.

Did you watch the damn game? Ariza or Battier haddddd to be on the court or we would have gotten smoked ever more by Melo as sad as that sounds. Chase was ineffective tonight. Adelman made the right call.

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03-15-2010, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by the_hustler

that clutch three he made was still a bad shot.

and he almost lost the ball before that shot.

but i like the way he is playing now. i hope he keeps it up.

yeah but he still made it

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03-15-2010, 11:33 PM	#18
fallenphoenix Member Since: Jun 2009 Posts: 699 Member: #42673
	when ariza isn't forced to be a playmaker he handles himself much better.

03-15-2010, 11:40 PM	#19
Hippieloser Contributing Member Since: Feb 2003 Posts: 5,754 Member: #11063
	He used that bizarre hesitation move to get inside a couple of times tonight. He looked really good on the break, too. That give and go with Martin was pretty sick. __________________ Serenity Now

03-15-2010, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by larsv8

-this

you forgot to add "was a stupid statement"

He played 25 minutes per contest with the Lakers last year in the regular season.

When it hit the playoffs, he lifted that number to 31.5 minutes per game. He played big minutes as an important piece of the championship team.

Yeah - fo sho Budddddddinger should get his minutes

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