Oct 30 2009
A Word About Last Night
Sorry, for the lack of recap, so I’ll just make it short and sweet.
We are not screwed. We played like crap. Carmelo played out of his mind. We only lost by 3 points. We’re not that bad and Denver is not that good. Let’s just leave it at that.
Nate McMillan has no idea what he’s doing. I don’t mean that in a bad way. It seems that he still doesn’t know what works and what doesn’t on this new roster. It’s amazing what a difference replacing Sergio with Andre is.
Martell Webster makes your dreams come true. He’s awesome.
Greg Oden is not a delicate flower. Yes, he pretty much blew the game last night, but no, he’s not going regress into some sort of depressed troll living under the Broadway Bridge (No matter how awesome it would be.).
Travis Outlaw, keep it up. Nate may not be playing you, but we have noticed your renewed commitment to defense, and absolutely love it.
Rudy, you seem sad without Sergio. Lo siento.
Finally, over at Blazers Edge, Ben asked the question what line up should finish a game, and my answer was WAFOR. In case you don’t know, that’s Webster, Aldridge, Fernandez, Oden, and Roy. It basically combines everything beautiful about Blazer basketball into one sweet package. Non-stop rebounding from Aldridge/Oden/Webster, non-stop movement from Webster/Fernandez, and good defense from Oden/Occasionally Webster. And Brandon Roy being godlike.
Sleep well Blazer fans, tomorrow is another game.
