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VaDukie
10-31-2007, 01:41 AM
Boozer leads Jazz to win over Golden State scoring 32 points and hauling in 15 rebounds.

Not to be outdone, Battier hits the game winning 3 pointer over the Lakers with 2.5 seconds left.

SilkyJ
10-31-2007, 01:52 AM
Boozer leads Jazz to win over Golden State scoring 32 points and hauling in 15 rebounds.

Not to be outdone, Battier hits the game winning 3 pointer over the Lakers with 2.5 seconds left.

Just watched the end of the Rockets/lakers game. Battier was having an OK game at best. playing solid d, but he was guarding kobe, who put up 46 or something...of course 8 of that came in the last minute. Kobe hit a big 3 in battier's eye to bring it within 2, and then fisher hit a deeep two to tie it, then battier hit the 3.

winner.

also, turns out he had the 12th best 3pt% in the league last year...

Turtleboy
10-31-2007, 07:11 AM
Anybody know why Josh was not on the roster for Portland last night?

dcarp23
10-31-2007, 07:59 AM
Not exactly sure as to the answer, but I know he suffered a somewhat bad foot/ankle injury which held him out of most of the preseason. My guess is that it had something to do with that.

MChambers
10-31-2007, 08:11 AM
They include +/- scores. for each player, just like in hockey. Glad to see our guys on the plus side. There is also a column labeled BA, after BS (blocked shots, that is). Anyone know what BA is?

jlear
10-31-2007, 09:04 AM
They include +/- scores. for each player, just like in hockey. Glad to see our guys on the plus side. There is also a column labeled BA, after BS (blocked shots, that is). Anyone know what BA is?

BA = Nate James

and I think it means - Blocks Allowed

Indoor66
10-31-2007, 09:05 AM
BA = Nate James

and I think it means - Blocks Allowed

What is a "Block Allowed"? I mean, a situational description of a block allowed.

jlear
10-31-2007, 09:14 AM
What is a "Block Allowed"? I mean, a situational description of a block allowed.

I think it tracks how many times you have allowed your shot to be blocked. Notice in the NBA box scores that blocks for one team match the blocks allowed by the other team.

Indoor66
10-31-2007, 09:19 AM
I think it tracks how many times you have allowed your shot to be blocked. Notice in the NBA box scores that blocks for one team match the blocks allowed by the other team.

Wow, I never realised that players "allowed" their shots to be blocked. Is this part of the game-fixing scandle? I always thought a block was an excellent play by the defense and not an allowed event by the offense. :rolleyes:

jlear
10-31-2007, 09:27 AM
Wow, I never realised that players "allowed" their shots to be blocked. Is this part of the game-fixing scandle? I always thought a block was an excellent play by the defense and not an allowed event by the offense. :rolleyes:

It will be interesting to see how long guys can go without being blocked. I wonder how many times Kareem Abdul-Jabbar "allowed" his shot to be blocked in his career.

phaedrus
10-31-2007, 12:19 PM
From what I saw, Battier played great defense on Kobe. He ended up shooting like 13/32 with 5 turnovers, and even the shots he made were generally tough shots.

mr. synellinden
10-31-2007, 12:28 PM
Boozer leads Jazz to win over Golden State scoring 32 points and hauling in 15 rebounds.

Not to be outdone, Battier hits the game winning 3 pointer over the Lakers with 2.5 seconds left.

If Boozer stays healthy this season he is going to make a serious run for MVP. He should have received more consideration last year but usually it takes an establishment year before you are seriously part of the conversation. And he's already proved he can carry a team in the post-season. I always felt that he could be a Malone-esque power forward in the NBA and he is getting close to that territory.

darthur
10-31-2007, 01:07 PM
And he's already proved he can carry a team

That's really what it comes down to. There are plenty of people putting up good numbers, but team performance is the key. Last year's winner: best player on the best team (based on regular season record). Two years ago: best player on the elite team that people thought would not be elite. Three years ago: the best player on the best team. Four years ago: the best player on the second-best team.

blazindw
10-31-2007, 01:39 PM
Battier played a good a D as you could against Kobe...Kobe's always going to get his shots. Also, he went to the line 27 times, and even though he shot pretty poorly from the line, you're still going to rack up the points that way.

Pretty hard to go to bed last night when the Lakers started coming back. It was almost like the Lakers were trying to pull their own version of "Gone in 54" when Shane was like "Nope, not gonna happen". Huge 3 had me stifling screams into my pillow at 1:45am.

SilkyJ
10-31-2007, 01:56 PM
If Boozer stays healthy this season he is going to make a serious run for MVP. He should have received more consideration last year but usually it takes an establishment year before you are seriously part of the conversation. And he's already proved he can carry a team in the post-season. I always felt that he could be a Malone-esque power forward in the NBA and he is getting close to that territory.

The announcers pointed out a great stat last night for boozer: last year he led the league in 20pt/10reb games with 44 (including postseason). Thats amazing.

Boozer for MVP!

SilkyJ
10-31-2007, 10:18 PM
Dunleavy and duhon continued our success in the L tonight. Dunleavy blew up for 25pts,12rebs,4asts and Duhon had 10pts,6asts, no TOs. That was particularly good for C du as Sefalosha had been playing a lot in preseason.

deng also had 22pts,11rebs.

JJ only played 5 minutes...but that may be due to his hand injury...

JasonEvans
10-31-2007, 10:23 PM
JJ only played 5 minutes...

Shhhh, if you listen carefully you will hear Gary's head exploding ;)

throatybeard
10-31-2007, 11:37 PM
Shhhh, if you listen carefully you will hear Gary's head exploding ;)

It's all part of a conspiracy against Duke alum pros.

_Gary
11-01-2007, 08:56 AM
Shhhh, if you listen carefully you will hear Gary's head exploding ;)

You could hear that all the way in Atlanta? Wow, I thought I had kept it under better control. ;)

It was nice to see Dunleavy start the season off nicely. But he had done well in Indiana last year after the trade and this wasn't a surprise. I knew from early on that he would need a change of scenery to be successful.

Deng did his thing. We all know he's a star. And Chris, who started that game being the fourth guard in the rotation, busted his butt on defense all night. He had some great drive and dishes, although the recipients didn't always help him by making their wide open shots. Still, he had a great game.

Now to JJ. In all seriousness, I saw a player that was none to happy last night - if body language means anything. JJ has gone from battling for a starting job to being about the 10th guy in the rotation. Now, perhaps his hand is hurting him, but if that was the case I don't know why he would have played at all. The poor guy really is in a tough spot because Orlando has a logjam at the 2. Not only is Bogans ahead of JJ, but so is Dooling. So our boy has got some serious work ahead of him if he's going to get the 20+ minutes a game many of us hoped he'd get. And I'd be happy with that for him. But right now I don't see him as getting more than 10. I realize it's only the first game, but if you guys could have seen his facial expression on the bench you'd understand. I'm telling you, the guy is not a happy camper at all. And it's only the first game. I realize I'll catch flack for this (just like I did when I said it about Dunleavy), but I think ultimately JJ is going to need to go somewhere else to be successful. It's nobody's fault. Sometimes it just works out that way. I think that's what will ultimately need to happen for JJ.

Just my two cents. And yes, it's only one game (thought I'd beat everyone to that). :)

Gary

lavell12
11-01-2007, 09:37 AM
ya they may have a log jam in Orland but if he doesn't beat out Keith Bogans and Keyon Dooling then he won't have much look any where else. Sad thing is if he is given time he could be a real good player too.

SilkyJ
11-01-2007, 10:08 AM
ya they may have a log jam in Orland but if he doesn't beat out Keith Bogans and Keyon Dooling then he won't have much look any where else. Sad thing is if he is given time he could be a real good player too.

Bogans is shooting better than he has his whole career. He is obviously a better rebounder/defender than JJ, so if he can shoot, there is no need to play JJ really....

Hopefully he'll cool off. He's playing WAY outside himself right now...

DevilAlumna
11-02-2007, 12:02 AM
I just realized I am a big idiot. (Please, don't everyone agree all at once.)

I had a chance to pick up great (and cheap) tix to tonight's Sonics game, but eh, it's the Sonics.... Then I turned to SportsCenter, which had on in-game Sonics-Suns highlights, and I forgot that GRANT HILL plays for the Suns!! :( I could be watching one of Duke's greatest, from 5 rows back, RIGHT NOW.

Bah! Does anyone have a roster which Duke alums play for which teams?

JBDuke
11-02-2007, 03:26 AM
I just realized I am a big idiot. (Please, don't everyone agree all at once.)

I had a chance to pick up great (and cheap) tix to tonight's Sonics game, but eh, it's the Sonics.... Then I turned to SportsCenter, which had on in-game Sonics-Suns highlights, and I forgot that GRANT HILL plays for the Suns!! :( I could be watching one of Duke's greatest, from 5 rows back, RIGHT NOW.

Bah! Does anyone have a roster which Duke alums play for which teams?


Grant Hill - Phoenix Suns
Elton Brand and Corey Maggette - LA Clippers
Shane Battier - Houston Rockets
Mike Dunleavy - Indiana Pacers
Carlos Boozer - Utah Jazz
Chris Duhon and Luol Deng - Chicago Bulls
Shavlik Randolph - Philadelphia 76ers
JJ Redick - Orlando Magic
Shelden Williams - Atlanta Hawks
Josh McRoberts - Portland Trailblazers

I think that's everyone. Don't expect to see Elton much until after the All-Star break, due to his ruptured Achilles' tendon. His recovery is going well, and he's walking without a cast or boot now, but getting back up to game speed is a long recovery from that injury.

Josh sprained his ankle almost a month ago, and is still on the Trailblazers injury list. Good chance he's being parked there so he doesn't take up a spot on the active roster. He's not expected to contribute much this year.

Dahntay was waived by the Celtics on Oct. 25th. Daniel was waived by the Clippers back on June 29th.