So, with Peja out for possibly the rest of the Mavs-Kings series, does Sacto have much of a chance? Sure, Turky ill take his place and is good in his own right, but they have lost their most explosive offensive player and lose Turky's "extra" offense (since it is usually in addition to Peja's). As we have already seen in this series, offense = important. I, personally, do not have much confidence in Sacto winning if Peja really misses the rest of the series. Thoughts?
I don't give them much of a chance either without Peja. He is their best player, imo. They still have the talent to win, but I don't think they'll get the job done.
I wonder... has Peja done much in this series to begin with? Does the defense pay more attention to him than they will turkeygoo? I'm not sure Peja's absence will have much to do with Dallas winning.... I think it has much more to do with Dirk's shot.
It's going to be harder to win without Peja but they still have ablity to get through provided if Webber and Divac give consistent production in the low post.
During the last victory over the Mavs, PJ mentioned that the Kings were 9-2 during the season when Peja was out. The Kings are deep.
The Kings might be able to squeak by to win one more game this series, but they will need Peja to beat the Lakers/Spurs next round. They will not be able to count on 50 points from Jackson and Bibby every game.
I agree Peja is a main part of there offense theres no chance they can get by the Lakers/Spurs without him.
Sacramento says "I can't hear you" to all the naysayers with 23 from Bibby, 20 from Turkoglu 15 from Jackson to close out the Mavericks. They were winning (and playing as a team better than anyone else) without Webber for an extended period early in the season. Of course, Christie is playing on a bum ankle now and if Peja comes back, it will be on a bum wheel. Then they get to play LA. But they let Nowitzki get 32 and Finley 26 tonight and the Dallas big three had a big game last game, so who knows what will happen.
