Game Grades - Spurs @ Lakers - 2/3

[Kindergarten Cop]

Thanks for the write ups Cry Havoc. I don't always agree with all of the grades, but they are generally really close to what I would have assigned. We appreciate you taking the time to do this.

[TDMVPDPOY]

man had this game played in SA, would be celebrating like that dec 15 bucks game ginoboli clutch play and fans going crazy, desi guy in red shirt dancing....

[024]

whoa, way too lenient on ginobili. his late game meltdowns almost cost the spurs the game. the game was much closer than it should have been thanks to his turnovers and bad gambling on defense. if mcydess didn't have that tip in, ginobili would have been crucified on spurstalk.

[ManuTastic]

Really nice effort here, thanks for stepping up in TimVP's mysterious (?) absence. Love the counterpart comments!! I couldn't watch the game, but your coverage helps me fill in some blanks.
Word UP!

[silverblk mystix]

Yep. A lot of people look at the game stats afterward and think, "Man, Dice was awful!" But that wasn't the case. He showed more desire tonight than anyone on the floor not named Manu.



I agree with this to a point. Part of the problem I'm running into is simply realizing that you can only say certain things about a player in so many ways before it becomes redundant. Relatively similar performances by a player become hard to comment on without being repe ive. So, I'm trying to keep them relatively light-hearted and fun to read, because that's also easier to write, and these are a pretty significant time-sink for me as it is. In the playoffs and the week approaching, you'll definitely see more analysis and basic facts, and I'll probably drop the humor down a couple notches. I know reading these game after game probably gets tiring with no stylistic relief, so I'm trying to slant my writings more toward just commentary for now.

In light of this...then by all means ... the humor is a welcome addition.

I hadn't thought of how redundant it can become, especially if some players are pretty consistent from game to game...so it could get pretty tedious having to write the same thing game in and game out....almost like a copy & paste depending on the player.


Good work keeping it interesting.

[m33p0]

agree with tony being player of the game but i'd only give him a C coz that's exactly what i expected him to do.