We need Head to be either consistently good or at least close not hurt us with turnovers. We know he isn't going to start chucking the ball so if he is a no show we can still be effective, but I hope to God Rafer doesn't start throwing up bricks because he can't find anyone else open. We know he's a good ball handler and does not have very good court vision, so its vital he is efficient offensively or....we're screwed.
Landry just proved that hes the x factor tnoight..notice when he plays like that everyone seemingly plays better on the bench. I REALLY liked the brooks, Landry connection today. Both will be Key pieces to our team in the future. Scola i cant really say is the x factor. Hes shows he can be consistent, and the dude is a BEAST. Outside of Carl, this dude was a major steal i still cant believe we got him!
Why not? He's proving pretty valuable off the bench lately. I think Slick Rick is less stubborn about playing rookies than Van Grumpy was.
Yeah, this was a big game and I was surprised to see a fresh lineup to start the 2nd quarter. Novak?? Brooks?? And that unit just came in and extended the lead. Was impressive.
Chemistry is X-Factor. If we play like what we did against Phoenix, we win all games. Ra's rotation genius is also X-Factor. Tonight, he was able to maximize everyone's efficiency. The +/- today (even though it doesn't mean alot) is all positive except for novak. Who is only -1. Novak was 2-3 in just 10 mins of action. Scola was 9-15 in just 28 mins of action. Landry was insane. 14 points, 6-8 shooting, 7 rebounds (5 of which is Offensive) and 3 assist in just 18 minutes of action (more like 19 cause it was 18.54). If you guys read the boxscore and watched the game (which I did), it was amazing how RA's rotation went. Every player in the game played semi-fresh and never was really tired (except for t-mac maybe). He plays Deke for 4 mins and lets him rest for 2, then puts him up again. The rotation was so fast, so consistent, and the lead never demolished in these rotations. RA is a true genius, I think he deserves the COTY award more than by Byron Scott and Doc rivers. Byron Scott took hella time to get his team going, and its only because paul is developing. Doc Rivers..... not even 70+ wins in the eastern conference.... RA is playing in the toughest division in the league, with an completely different lineup, different offense, and was able to pull off 53+ wins and a 22 game win streak, and at the same time playing with an injured Yao Ming? This coach is underrated.
I agree. Landry is the dude that has found a way to exploit the attention Tmac and Scola receive. It's one thing to find the open seams (I think Chuck does this too to a lesser degree) but when you can get into that open spot, catch the ball and explode for the dunk you now force the defense to either stay with you or get dunked on as they try to recover. If the defense forgets about him for even a second the other guys are looking for him at the rim. Pick your poison.
