Charlotte Bobcats at Indiana Pacers 12/16

[spectre]

^ Bonnell's Blog:

-- It says too much about D.J. Augustin's lost season that he missed his first six shots, yet finished with nine points and six assists, and this is considered progress

I thought he did ok in the 2nd half, but compared to the other games hopefully this is progression.

In the timeout before that last possession, coach Larry Brown emphasized that whoever caught the inbounds pass had to shoot it – there'd never be time for anything else. Forward Boris Diaw disregarded that when Pacers guard T.J. Ford jumped at him, swinging the ball to D.J. Augustin.
Augustin made the 3-pointer, but there was never a question the ball left his hands after the buzzer. And Diaw's brain cramp wasn't what bothered Brown most.
"We've got to set the tone defensively'' to win a road game, Brown said. "They just scripted plays. Mike Dunleavy had 12 points in the warmup!''

[Dcarnys]

Alright let's be honest I know about out interior problems, but can we defend the perimeter for a change? We gave up 3's all day long.

[spectre]

I didn't get a good look at the 1st half (no link and then a very draggy one) but if Felton was letting TJ dribble/drive into the paint like it appears then that's going to happen all day long. Guys are going to try and cover and their guy (like Murphy or Dung) will leak out to the 3 line...and they delivered.

[GoBobs]

Please tell me you are being sarcastic. If not, then that is one of the dumbest comments I have ever heard.

Jackson takes to many shots and not only that he mixes in to many bad shots. They are both turnover machines. Jackson is a little better as a 1 on 1 defender but he seems to commit stupid fouls at times. He is a talent for sure but he does not play like a vet which is disturbing because he is old enough to be a vet.

[WarioVsMooChicken]

I don't understand the Steven Graham hate. He usually falls right into the flow of the game, he makes few mistakes, and he's a pretty good defender and rebounder. I really don't mind giving him 5-15 minutes a night.

FLIP ON THE OTHER HAND...

[Keetch]

I don't understand the Steven Graham hate. He usually falls right into the flow of the game, he makes few mistakes, and he's a pretty good defender and rebounder. I really don't mind giving him 5-15 minutes a night.

FLIP ON THE OTHER HAND...

Stevie's a pretty marginal player, but you know you're probably right; he doesn't deserve the venom so much. It's more that I want to see Henderson and Brown.

...and Murray's giving me flashbacks of McInnis now. I know they're different players, but the situation has just brought up those memories anyway.

[polarcat]

Shocker --- short bench and we lose. Any reason why Hendo and Brown got DNP's last night? I have not seen the box score for every game this year nor do I recall every single game, but I do feel like when we use our bench we fare better. Not to say the rooks are studs, but they do their jobs and help the vets get some rest. This is where LB disappoints me... trying to out-think or over-coach a game.

[etothet]

I didn't get a good look at the 1st half (no link and then a very draggy one) but if Felton was letting TJ dribble/drive into the paint like it appears then that's going to happen all day long. Guys are going to try and cover and their guy (like Murphy or Dung) will leak out to the 3 line...and they delivered.

Ray didn't look good defensively or offensively. His ankle was bothering him pretty bad. He also got in early foul trouble and was not very agressive defensively. TJ knew Ray was ailing and took advantage of it. He also took DJ to the rack.