longstrangetrip wrote:Figures that just when we have a chance to push the Knicks for the first seed, Cousins doesn't play. This one may go down to the wire, but I'm fearing a Kevin Martin-led meaningless win.
Anyone know what Payne did to piss off Flip again? He scored on a nice post move, and then Flip yanked him 2 minutes into the game. Jim Pete said it was because he wasn't rebounding, but there must have been more than that. Maybe he rolled his eyes at Flip again.
It might have been because Casspi was playing PF and that wasn't a good matchup.
Good call. monster. Casspi was lighting him up at the start of the game, and maybe it made more sense to put another SF (bud) on him. Bud has been playing surprisingly good defense of late too.
Peterson said again Payne went out because of lack of rebounding. I'm curious if That's something Flip has said it not.
He never did that with Thad. Just another example of Flip treating our young guys harsher than their vet counterparts making the same mistakes.
Payne has been horrible. Of course you give your vets a bit more rope. They are far less likely to respond to quick hooks than a rookie. That's just part of being a young player in this league.
I was gonna say I think Paybe being taking out was just matchups but then I watched Chase tip the ball out of the air in front of Payne and basically Payne looking almost allergic to the ball and falling to the floor like a rag doll dealing with Evans.
Hummel is one of my favorite "low cost/high value" guys, but he has been terrible since coming back from injury. Him and Payne have been making a mockery of the PF position tonight, getting repeatedly torched and pushed around like a couple of chumps. C'mon Robbie!
Man what a difference things can be when you have a guy who has some grit and isn't afraid to put their body into someone. Anuwaku (sp) has had a really nice run. Him, Jeff Adriean and guys like Reggie Evan, I do like in this league. Something Payne needs, some nastyness, not the highlight plays
kekgeek1 wrote:Man what a difference things can be when you have a guy who has some grit and isn't afraid to put their body into someone. Anuwaku (sp) has had a really nice run. Him, Jeff Adriean and guys like Reggie Evan, I do like in this league. Something Payne needs, some nastyness, not the highlight plays
Payne doesn't have the base to be nasty like those guys do.
