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Originally Posted by Bytor Peltor
Tyronn or BUST!
After tonight's home loss the the Bulls, Coach Lue said: "guys aren't in shape, got tired early and couldn't play up-tempo style he wanted to play. Said could take couple weeks to fix."
^^^this is going to be epic!
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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous
Cavs were winning games in spite of Blatt not necessarily because of him. His rotations qere terrible. He never adjusted to the length and number of games in NBA (international games are shorter and have less per season) indeed he played a 7man rotation all of last season and more or less did the same this year. Can't win a title by running guys into the grond.
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So, what Coach Lue said confirms what you said?
By taking a couple of weeks to fix, is Coach Lue saying players 8-12 aren't in "game shape" because they never see any action (due to Cavs using seven man rotation) or is the seven man rotation so beat down they need weeks to recover / rebound from such heavy minutes? Either way, it will be intriguing to see how Coach Lue formulates a plan to get the balance right.
Last week, Lebron James played three straight games where he scored fewer than 20 points......a first since his rookie season:
@Houston 19
Golden State 16
@Brooklyn 17
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The Rockets welcome back Josh Smith......
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Rockets haven't lost a game (Milwaukee, Dallas) since Josh rejoined the team.
Ariza dominated making a season high six 3-points, Ariza had made five 3-points in the previous game.
James Harden collected his second triple-double of the season.
The Rockets are now playing with a swagger we haven't seen since last season. At the Pelicans tonight followed by a trip to San Antonio on Wednesday.
Speaking of San Antonio, The Spurs are on pace to have the highest point differential in NBA History.
The Golden State Warriors are on pace to have the second highest point differential in NBA History.
If not for the Spurs, The Warriors point differential would be the highest in League History.
The fact each is happening in the same season is sort of mind bogging and shows just how much better they are than anyone else!
The Spurs are riding a 13 game winning streak (last loss @Rockets Christmas Day) going into Oracle tonight......on the line is GSW 38 game home winning streak dating back to January 2015.
Coach Kerr on The Spurs: "It's Remarkable to me, I'm 50 years old, I've been retired for 13 years and there's still three guys and the same coach who are all on that team. It makes no sense. The continuity and just the program they've built, it's an amazing 20 year run!"
Tim Duncan not playing, tonight's game on NBA TV.