Great Exercises in Internet NBA-Related Postings 3.17.08
Hardwood Paroxysm —
... Like I said in the liveblog, the weakside baseline help was tremendous yesterday. And this goes to show how much Kobe helps his teammates. Wait, what? ...
The 10-man rotation, starring the Armadillo Cowboy
Ball Don't Lie —
... Joe Johnson is averaging almost 30 points and six assists. PF: YBF. You'll have to scroll past Serena's quads, but there are pics of Caron Butler's birthday party. SF: Wages of Wins Journal. A look at Rashard Lewis' below par rebounding numbers. SG: Straight Cash Homey. A '98 Donyell Marshall Warriors jersey, complete with the white tee underneath. PG: The X's and O's. Shane Battier did a great job defending Kobe yesterday, but he had a lot of ...
I Don’t Like Flashbacks
Forum Blue And Gold —
... It was frustrating because on the other side was a Rockets team where the role players have stepped up in the absence of a star. They are committed to defense and contest every shot. Their help defense is fantastic (hat tip to Bill Bridges in the comments). The fight for rebounds. They move on offense without the ball. They played to their straights and the offense looked like Adleman’s offense when it was clicking in Sacramento. The Rockets have earned that streak. ...
BLINK ... and Miss the Rockets Win More
Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: The NBA.com Blog —
... Find by Tag: More Actions Post new topic (login required) Subscribe to Comment You must be logged in to comment on a blog entry. BLINK ... and Miss the Rockets Win More Mar 17, 2008 Posted by: Ben Couch "C'mon, Luis -- We've got a game to win. Again." Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE/Getty Images The Rockets made it a double deuce , and while Shane Battier did quite well on his own feeding his family with defense, the team effort slowed Kobe Bryant on Sunday. The Dream Shake posits the streak is not a fluke , ...
Thoughts on Dallas
Lakers Blog —
It's worth noting that for an NBA team in need of a recalibration of its offensive attack, the Rockets aren't exactly the ideal opponent. As this really cool link (via Forum Blue and Gold) shows , Houston is rock solid defensively, and can present serious problems to even the best of teams. They're a model just about every team in the league- certainly including the Lakers- can emulate, in terms of rotations, help, and precision movement on that side of the floor. Dallas is a decent defensive squad, but they're not the Rockets (especially the version we're seeing now). ...
