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Is it just me, or are these officials calling very different games at each end of the court?

Alright, so I looked at the boxscore and seen the Wolves within four, much to close for lottery comfort. I'll have you all know I do my part around here, I immediately tuned into the game because that is typically when the bad guys (the other team in this case :shock: ) go on a big run and put the game away!

So, what do you do to help carry the load?

Edit: and just like that the Raps have a 6 point lead with less than 2 minutes to go! I have the magic touch I tell ya!!

Camden wrote:K-Mart gets buckets goddammit.

Yeah, he's just a joy to watch when he's in a zone like this. And I'm glad Jim Pete mentioned his solid defense tonight. He and Bud are having really good games.

These turnovers are ridiculous. Can't win like that. Too many wasted possessions.

Fun 3 1/2 quarters of basketball. We lost.

And the 76ers win.....good night.

Well, at least we were competitive.

- Despite all the 3-pointers in the first quarter, we were STILL outgunned by Toronto by a fairly wide margin from beyond the arc.

- Remember the play in the 4th quarter off of a pin down screen that freed up Budinger for an open jumper just beyond the free throw line? It worked to perfection. That play is also precisely what's wrong with Flip's offense. Yes, it yielded an open shot and Bud sank it. But no modern-day coach runs plays purposely looking for 18-footers. Those shots should only be taken because it's all the defense gives you. Meanwhile, Flip is actually running plays for those shots. He seeks them out!

- Payne makes a lot of dumb mistakes out there. He puts the ball on the floor when he should just shoot it and he often over-commits on defense. That being said, man, he's getting hazed by the officials. Typical rookie big-man treatment I guess.

- Budinger might be the best power forward we have! Seriously though, I wonder if may be, just may be, his trade value might go from "Get outta here with that shit Flip!" to "Mmmm, I have a prospect stashed in the Iranian league I'd give you for him".

- Lorenzo Brown looked solid again.

- Rubio's shot.....oof. He is actually going backwards. Yet despite this, we're just a different team when he plays. We defend better. We compete.

- Wiggins is becoming less enjoyable to watch as the season progresses. He's all but given up on the 3-point shot. He's increasingly getting beat on defense. And he continues to labor to get points. Tonight he was more efficient than usual, but still, the 3 rebounds, 0 assists, foul problems. and poor ball handling made for a tepid outing in front of his hometown crowd. Disappointing.

Well, Philly won, so for all of you that are placing your hopes and dreams on lottery balls, rejoice!

I suspect we'll only have 7 tomorrow night, with Rubio sitting out... TANK!

BizarroJerry wrote:"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me:
I lift my lamp beside the golden door."


- Emma Lazarus (or was it Flip Saunders?)

Apropos.

Q12543 wrote:Well, at least we were competitive.

- Rubio's shot.....oof. He is actually going backwards. Yet despite this, we're just a different team when he plays. We defend better. We compete.

Well, Philly won, so for all of you that are placing your hopes and dreams on lottery balls, rejoice!

The part in bold is simply not true. Remember that time in warmups a couple weeks back when he looked better? Did you forget that?