tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009551625417231557.post5304002922365688295..comments2023-08-25T05:10:41.926-04:00Comments on the death of everything: I Know BetterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009551625417231557.post-75513972655668918032008-11-16T00:22:00.000-05:002008-11-16T00:22:00.000-05:00Three addenda:1. Rudy Fernandez was bad-ass in tha...Three addenda:<BR/><BR/>1. Rudy Fernandez was bad-ass in that Portland game I mentioned as Greg Oden's debut. Calling him the next Manu Ginobili is not a stretch at all.<BR/><BR/>2. First, the bad news: I once again jinxed the Pacers. After this post, they promptly dropped two in a row to drop to 4-5. The Sixers loss was a bummer because they were in control of that game, and let it slip away. The Chicago game tonight wasn't so bad . . . they at least were in it for most of the game, up until the end, anyway. The things that went wrong are easily things that can go right later in the season. My hopes are undiminished.<BR/><BR/>3. Now, the good news: Greg Oden is looking like a much less arthritic Tree Rollins these past couple games. His line against New Orleans Friday looked pretty good - 11 pts (3/3 from the field, 5/6 from the line), 11 rebs, 4 blks. Saturday against Minnesota was pretty good as well: 13 pts (4/8, but his FTs slipped to 5/8 - gotta keep those in line), 8 rebs, 3 blks, and a couple steals for good measure. An optimistic scenario for his season would have him 1) on the court for around 80% of the team's games at 25 min. per game; 2) averaging around a 15/10/3; and, most importantly, 3) consistently in the flow of the offense, as well as responsive on defense. Things are looking OK for Greg. We can allow ourselves to be cautiously optimistic.Bill Zinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614494130260695458noreply@blogger.com