Mar 16 2009
Symptoms
Yesterday’s loss could cause some to start worrying. Maybe we’re going to fall out of the playoffs and go home early for yet another season, extending the NBA’s longest streak of seasons without playoffs. It’s easy to see why. The supporting cast did absolutely nothing. Batum and Rudy were invisible and Blake and Outlaw were clumsy. The other point guards made no noise (save for the thud that came after tripping over their own feet) for what seems like the tenth straight game, and Joel Przybilla somehow turned it over five times.
However, these are just symptoms. So, let’s just not go too far.. These coughs aren’t TB; they’re water going down the wrong pipe. Yesterday, the Hawks played as close to a perfect game as you can get in the NBA. They shot over 50%, they created tons of turnovers, and they pushed around the best rebounding team in the league. Yesterday the Blazers lost against a great home team while playing at 10 AM. Not too much to fret about to be honest.
If the Blazers screw up tonight, though? We may have to upgrade that prognosis to a cold. The two-headed monster named O.G. Gayo really shouldn’t be an issue for the team. The best case scenario would be to blow them out and be able to get some rest late in the game for the next big back-to-back on Wednesday.
