Umm the post you quoted I said up until tonight Artest had been ballstopping like T-mac. Up until tonight means He was ball stopping in the games before tonights game.
Artest is FARFARFAR from the problem... He played 22 solid minutes tonight and made some great passes.
it was a team failure that's for sure. Battier, Yao, T-mac, and Artest - all failed together. At least they did something as a team.
Well guess that means someone is trying to change up. Tmac thinks he is too good to have to change up because quite frankly he doesnt so for a while now. I am just gonna put this thought out. Compared to past, who had more ball and body movement in todays game. Tmac or Truwarier? I think you know where my vote lies. I am also (in reference to you next post after this one that I am replying to) laughing, with you or at you or with the rest of everyone else who seems to have noticed what I have been typing.
is the lack of our defensive identity - we are medicore. Look at the PA column YEAR W L PF PA 2008-2009 28 19 97.7 95.1 2007-2008 55 27 96.7 92.0 2006-2007 52 30 97.0 92.1
Some of you like to type quite a bit, I'm gonna make it short, sweet, and to the point..... Adelman is the problem.
Question: why aren't the guards drilling the ball inside? Yao had only 11 shots tonight? thats pretty bad
I don't care who is laughing. Tonight I saw T-mac moving around running the offense. Laugh at it if you want but I'm not the only who has said that tonight.
i find it hilarious how NO ONE was complaining when we won 7 out of 8 with wafer starting. now t-mac and artest are back and we've rewound the clock to a month ago. it's obvious who's the odd man out here, and its defintely not adelman. but if adelman is to blame for starting his 20 million dollar starter at the cost of the team's offense then so be it.
I don't have a problem with Artest in the lineups....but i have a problem with the way he play...and his recognition of his talent. He should realize his strength is bullying inside to try to draw foul...THAT SHOULD ALWAYS BE HIS #1 PRIORITY. So shooting the ball SHOULD ALWAYS BE HIS #2 priority. So when i see him start jacking up shots and trying to make a home run. He is just simply killing the team out there..not helping them!! Now he can shoot, no doubt. But his strength is driving to the basket and draw fouls. If he does that, he'll be fine. Do you remember one game at home when the team struggle and almost lost to a sorry azz team at home until Artest show up and decide to drive to the basket continually to draw foul after foul and getting back to the line in order to help propel the team over the hump and ultimately a narrow victory?? THAT IS THE ARTEST I AM TALKING ABOUT!!
lol, indiana has a winning record without granger (3-1). let's trade with indiana b/c i'm sure indy doesn't look better with him. remember when everyone said aaron brooks should start over alston when he was hot? wafers a role player. he'll have a good streak and he's on one now.
These emotional "after game" rookie posts are crazy....... Settle down rooks! LONG season........ Make no trades, we just need more floortime. This team is built for the playoffs!
The best place Ron Artest would fit probably would be the Warriors, he can teach them some defense. Who would you guys like from there?
No one, Artest is perfect here. Just watch,Rick, Yao, Ron and Tracy will make it work..... Ron plays like a winner, and will explode in the playoffs, we can not win big without him...
Bleh, okay okay, good game Shaud, cya next round. that was a good laugh, needed that after the game but back to real life.
one of your best posts in a while. these posters are so "impulsive." it's like they haven' been through life knowing that there are ups and downs. we haven't had ANY practice time with the big 3 together for a good stretch for them to develop timing and rhythm. we have a very good schedule in terms of home games that will allow us to put in a lot of practice and fix the kinks. for 3 quarters, we played pretty well. had it not for 6-7 baskets go in and out, it would have been a blow out. the consistency comes from practice and repetition. we haven't had that with all our stars together. you can't just put talent on the floor and expect for it to magically appear magical. it takes work. it takes time. tracy looked great today for 3 quarters moving swiftly. scola is consistent. yao is just rusty but he picked it up. ron is starting to shoot less and play less (which may be better). give it time. let this lineup play for 10-15 games then have a reasonable judgment.
Yes. You are right that it is almost impossible for us to be fluent with the amount of court time we have had. We just need more time! As for Ron playing less, I think they need to get Battier's down to about 25-28 and Rons to about 30-34....
