up 8 and battling the knicks and the refs.
jb doesnt help by complaining about obvious pistons fouls. come on jb, there are plenty of ref blown calls to go around, no need to harp on every single call they make.
at least harden is actually still good. russ sucks but blind squirrels his way into making one wide open three and then acts like he's god's gift to basketball.
there's a reason why they dont guard you out there russ.
duren isnt giving me a ton of confidence he can play in the playoffs. stew has been better but you see his limitations against length. he's just too small.
tobias on kat is interesting.
tobias on offense is keeping them in this game. hopefully his reputation as a late game choker doesnt resurface.
hardaway has been good too. beasley has hit open shots but every time he puts the ball on the floor he either falls over or turns it over. or both.
good to play physical but you cant be stupid about it. too many fouls away from the basket. too many dumb fouls just getting frustrated.
they dont have an answer for anonoby on defense. the lack of height up front is showing.
tobias and hardaway are going to have to make shots. if they double cade late, one of those two will be open.
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about time cade got a call. when they dont double they're pushing him all over the place.
as bad as the nba can be during the regular season, and as bad as most of those play-in games were, when you get two nba teams playing in a close game that matters it can be really fun.
when they're actually trying.
so danielson has a lot of defensive ability, occasional offensive chops, very smart player but just isnt the offensive dynamo you want from a top line center...
is nate danielson andrew copp?