Marks vs Odom (Game Thread)

[IronMexican]

I guess I missed a good game. Oh well. I was tired.

[Pelicans78]

I guess I missed a good game. Oh well. I was tired.

Dude, you're only 18!!!! I'm 30 and I stayed up

[IronMexican]

Well I was tired. I was surprised that went to OT. I think I fell asleep a little bit after the 4th started with LA up double digits.

[boutons_]

I regret that I didn't watch the entire game, one of the 200 in 2400 games that were worth 2.5 hours. I did hear a commentator say something like "one of the big NOH stories is the decline of Peja". I remember Peja often hitting 5 3Gs in a quarter. So scary back then. He's done, or slumping?

[MambaJuice2408]

So why doesn't Tim Duncan get those same free throws? He's fouled just as much as Kobe. On a lot of the non calls if that was Kobe he would be at the free throw line almost every time.

Speaking of centers. They don't take too many in general unless your Howard cuz he's so athletic. Speaking of older players like Duncan. Sometimes I think they let some of it go because they expect a player of Duncans caliber to still make it if he gets a slight nudge.

It's definetely true tho that the slasher wing players get the most free throws in this league, which is really no surprise since they are always on the attack AT the basket.

[Pelicans78]

I regret that I didn't watch the entire game, one of the 200 in 2400 games that were worth 2.5 hours. I did hear a commentator say something like "one of the big NOH stories is the decline of Peja". I remember Peja often hitting 5 3Gs in a quarter. So scary back then. He's done, or slumping?

He seems to be too slow to play SF. He doesn't create his shot consistently against quicker defenders and doesn't have the strength to use his size. When West was out for 5 games, he averaged 23 pts per game on 54% shooting, and played really well when Julian Wright started for West. Also, with West in the lineup, our ball movement isn't quite as good so he basically becomes a spot up shooter. Honestly, I would start Posey at SF and move Peja to the backup PF spot as long as West is playing.

C Chandler, Armstrong
PF West, Peja
SF Posey, Wright
SG Butler, Brown
PG Paul, Daniels