What’s up gents.
Yesterday’s action was awful. The
first half of the Memphis/Charlotte game was one of the worst 24 minutes of basketball
I have seen in about 2 years...Memphis barely got over 29 points for the half
and ended up hitting a 3 to surpass that historic low. Little did I know that later that night I
would witness a 27 point 2nd half by the Detroit Pistons. D Town I can understand due to their
consistent lack of effort, but Memphis was just not themselves at all and their
lack of heart was inexcusable last night.
Aaron Brooks returned to his headline ways of 2009/2010 with his first
start of the season. He rocked the
Garden and led his team to victory.
Patrick Patterson is one of many rookies I have been impressed with, he
along with Gordan Hayward, Evan Turner and Greg Monroe, although they are not
superstars and in my opinion never will be, their careers in the NBA will be
long.
Tonight we have a nice slate of games. I am going to be busy until about 5-6 pm
tonight. Want to get some thoughts in
early. Will drop by early afternoon or
early evening to finalize the card and respond to thoughts. As always fellas I wish you nothing but the
best of luck. Peace - - - MAK
INDIANA PACERS (14-20) @ PHILADELPHIA 76ERS (15-22)
I give a lot of credit to Doug Collins. I always enjoyed his skills as an analyst. He reminds me a lot of a Raptors commentator
I respect highly named Jack Armstrong.
Whenever late game situations arise they can always map out exactly what
the respective coaches are thinking, they are usually spot on. Doug Collins is doing something better than
any coach in the league this year...he is adapting to a 9 man rotation with relative
ease. That can be very difficult but he
assigns his players roles, shot distribution and they listen. I was a doubter of Jrue Holiday, I thought he
was too young to lead a team, needed Andre Miller to mentor him, some type of
vet...incorrect. Holiday is just fine,
progressing faster than I thought. In
his last 5 games, in terms of efficiency Jrue is the 4th best PG in
the NBA, only Rondo, Paul and Rose have done more than him. Averaging 19 points and 9 assists with
minimal turnovers, this youngster is going to be a great general in this
league. The addition of Iggy tonight
should not disrupt the flow of the Sixers.
If he comes off the bench to begin with, it would allow Jodie Meeks to
remain as a starting two. He never
really forces shots and rarely has a bad shooting game. He can also easily explode from beyond the
arc. Iggy or Meeks relegated to the
bench, adds even more offensive depth to a stellar 2nd unit. Philly’s bench is #2 in the NBA in terms of
points scoring about 38 a game. Evan
Turner, Young and Williams are potent, Speights has been helping out as a big
and the addition of either Iggy, Meeks or Nocioni to an already potent 2nd unit will be killer. Indiana’s success early on was due to Roy
Hibbert an Danny Granger. Roy is now
seeking professional help to get his game back on track, he admittedly states it is
all mental and is scheduled to see a shrink. Granger is not stepping up
and being the star he is, he seems to be lost in the flow of offense at
times, his scree cuts are lazy and he seems disinterested at times. Philly plays tough at home and
should take this one. Strongly
considering a small play although I do not like the line where it is at the
moment.