Awful call on the Timberwolves; anemic offense and it weren't for Thunder showing no heart on defense in the latter part of the game, really would have been left looking exposed as such :moon:
Cavs scare their side backers once more w/ the very real possibility of a backdoor cover. W/o LeBron, no lead is safe... Wondering if Danny Ferry is subconciously trying to field a Cavaliers team in the image of Jordan's Bulls:
LeBron = Michael
??? = Scottie
Zadrunas = Cartwright/Wennington
Verajao = Rodman -> replete w/ the abysmal free throw shooting faculty
Williams = BJ Armstrong
Gibson/West/Wally = Scott Kerr and what have you...
And that is why the Cavs can't win a championship at present - there's no real true 1A, let alone 2 - and until they're able to import one, when LeBron steps off the court, opposing teams are able inch their way back including scrappy young squads like Memphis. The priority would be someone who can create his own shot like a Brandon Roy and not a Chris Bosh, who would be more like a 2, NOT a 1A such as Pippen. Just random thoughts assembled while watching the final minutes of that game.
Spurs are not going to win this year and won't unless Buford, Poppovich and the San Antonio braintrust realize that it's SO much harder to reload on the fly than rebuild. Lowry is a true point for Houston - Brooks an undersized shooting guard.
New Orleans controls the tempo vis-a-vis Chris Paul - the Warriors acquiesce by playing their patented NO defense once more.
Hope all did well... Sat this one out, but interesting nonetheless.