A fresh start
I know you didn't see enough of rookie point guard Jeff Teague against Portland. Who wants to be their lunch money that he plays big minutes against Sacramento tonight?
SACRAMENTO – Before you finish your sentence complaining about Jeff Teague not playing against Portland and Joe Johnson playing too much, chew on one thing.
What if you are not alone? What if you’re not the only fan base whose general manager, coach, star player, sixth-man and last man on the roster drive you crazy?
What, you thought you cornered the market on being ticked off?
You are not.
Our good friend Nire passed along this message earlier today (or last night or whenever, being out west throws off my equilibrium, even after all these years of covering the league):
It’s always funny to me reading Blazers fan blogs and seeing how not alone Hawks fans are in our neuroses. Blazers fans have their own Mike Bibby (Andre Miller), JJ (Brandon Roy), Josh Smith (Travis Outlaw), Marvin Williams (Martell Webster), Teague (Jerryd Bayless), Al Horford (Greg Oden), and Zaza Pachulia (Joel Przybilla). They even talk about Nate McMillan almost exactly like we talk about Mike Woodson. Seriously, it’s uncanny. I just emailed Big Ray a series of blog posts from BlazersEdge where you could just substitute in the Hawks’ player’s names and it would be a typical comment section in your blog. My favorites:
“Brandon has dribblexia”
“Oden needs to be further integrated into the offense—immediately!”
“This team has needed a defensive-minded off guard — not a floor general (i.e., Miller), midget shooting guard (i.e, Bayless), or athletically challenged off guard (i.e., Steve Blake) — so Kevin Pritchard not trading for Kirk Hinrich midway through last season is inexcusable in my opinion.”
But why be like everybody else when you can move on? This is the time for a fresh start for your team and for you as fans. The Sacramento Kings await tonight at Arco Arena. They’re a new challenge, something else to focus on.
Win another game out here and then you can really start getting crazy about what could be in this first month of the season. Either way, I’m moving on tonight. No more griping about Mo Evans seeing limited minutes against the Trail Blazers after playing so well up until that game. I’m done taking shots at Marvin because he can’t seem to find his groove.
It’s time for a fresh start (tip off is at 10 p.m., don’t be late).
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bigdave
November 7th, 2009
7:57 pm
good game for Marvin to show up…
bigdave
November 7th, 2009
8:01 pm
superstar call…
Mac-Town'z Finest 478
November 7th, 2009
8:03 pm
We should have stepped on these guys necks while they were down
bigdave
November 7th, 2009
8:03 pm
it appears Mike Bibby’s mins are going to plummet this year…
Melvin
November 7th, 2009
8:03 pm
A Joe Smith sighting
bigdave
November 7th, 2009
8:05 pm
why dont our bigs give the ball up on the break and to the basket?
bigdave
November 7th, 2009
8:07 pm
who can Mo guard?
Sautee
November 7th, 2009
8:15 pm
I don’t know whether to be excited that we scored 60 or dismayed that we gave up 50.
Both, I guess.
cp
November 7th, 2009
8:21 pm
They are playing better tonight. They are hitting the boards and sharing the ball. Once again the bench shows that they produce when they are given opportunities. Teague is going to be a player. He missed a few easy shots but he gets to the hole so easy. He just needs more time..
Joe called his teammates out for being selfish but he comes out and does the same thing he criticized them for. He did the usual pound pound pound and shoot. He is getting caught in double teams. The thing Jamal does that I wish Joe would do is make quick decisions with the ball. Jamal knows whether he is going to shoot the j or go to the hole. Joe pounds the ball for 20 seconds before he decides on what to do. Joe has to make quicker decisions.
JDPeace
November 7th, 2009
8:26 pm
So is Sekou gone? His departure was handled really oddly.
Mac-Town'z Finest 478
November 7th, 2009
8:30 pm
Is Joe jealous that we have another scoring threat that is almost equally (maybe even more??) offensively gifted?
Najeh Davenpoop
November 7th, 2009
8:33 pm
I don’t get NBA TV… does anyone know if these comments Sekou made about Joe Johnson are available online somewhere?
Undisputed Champ!
November 7th, 2009
8:38 pm
Hey let play the kid some more tonight. Its ablowout!
Undisputed Champ!
November 7th, 2009
8:40 pm
Karl must not be a good coach because his team isnt ready!
bigdave
November 7th, 2009
8:40 pm
BS…
bigdave
November 7th, 2009
8:43 pm
stop crying BYATCH!!!
Undisputed Champ!
November 7th, 2009
8:46 pm
YEAH, IT MAY BE TIME, KEN, I THINK YOU ARE RIGHT ON THIS ONE.
Undisputed Champ!
November 7th, 2009
8:49 pm
TEAGUE TIME!
Yupperz
November 7th, 2009
8:52 pm
What the hell are yall talking about, Teague had one good move and has played like $hit the rest of the game. Hes out of control on offense and helpless on D. PLease boy aint ready
mychelfromatl
November 7th, 2009
8:56 pm
wholeup, what did sekou say bout joe?
Undisputed Champ!
November 7th, 2009
8:56 pm
GET FAT NASTY COLLIINS IN FOR A WORK OUT.
Undisputed Champ!
November 7th, 2009
8:58 pm
IM WITH KEN ON THIS ONE. LET THE BOY PLAY IS WAY TO READINESS,
bigdave
November 7th, 2009
8:59 pm
foolishness…
Undisputed Champ!
November 7th, 2009
9:00 pm
SMART MOVE TEAGUE TAKES IT TO THE PAINT DRAWS A FOUL SLOWS DENVERS COME BACK.
bigdave
November 7th, 2009
9:01 pm
refs have lost control of this game.
Yupperz
November 7th, 2009
9:02 pm
I agree he should get to play so he can be ready but the idea that he is ready to start now is just dumb as $hit. Boy is 1 for 9 shooting with an assist and hes getting burned every time on D.
NOW WHAT THE HELL IS GOIN ON WITH THESE FOULS
bigdave
November 7th, 2009
9:10 pm
why didnt Joe get a whistle in the paint…?
Undisputed Champ!
November 7th, 2009
9:11 pm
CRUCIAL BASKETS FROM JOE
Melvin
November 7th, 2009
9:13 pm
Josh gets knock to the floor on a layup, no foul is call. Melo drops his shoulder and run over his defender and foul is call on the defender. These refs are a joke.
Big Ray
November 7th, 2009
9:14 pm
Good Lord. Josh Smith has really gotten into the Nuggets’ heads.
Yeah. This guy. You know, the one with no IQ…..
Melvin
November 7th, 2009
9:17 pm
Why is Josh guarding Billups???
Undisputed Champ!
November 7th, 2009
9:17 pm
BIG SHOTS BIBBY!
bigdave
November 7th, 2009
9:18 pm
good to see Bibby hit those shots…
niremetal
November 7th, 2009
9:19 pm
Switching defense, Melvin. Gotta love it.
Big Ray
November 7th, 2009
9:20 pm
Nice shots by Bibby.
Both assisted by Josh Smith …..
Samuel
November 7th, 2009
9:25 pm
Fire George Karl
Woody=COY
Melvin
November 7th, 2009
9:27 pm
Nire,
I missed that switch. I though Josh was guarding him straight up on that possession.
Undisputed Champ!
November 7th, 2009
9:27 pm
LOOKS LIKE THE SMACK TALK FROM JOE MADE IT CLEAR WHOSE TEAM THIS IS. I DONT THINK JOE IS GOING ANYWHERE, HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE HE GETS THE TOP DOLLAR. HE LIKES THIS TEAM.
Samuel
November 7th, 2009
9:29 pm
Can JTO do that?
Big Ray
November 7th, 2009
9:30 pm
Teague has not shot well, mostly because he’s pushed the issue the wrong way by driving into double teams and things like that. Sound familiar? Heh….
The good news is, he hasn’t turned the ball over. The kid is going to learn to be better on both ends of the floor. I’m not blown away, but the kid gets assists, and he’s yards ahead of any young pg we’ve had in these parts in I don’t know how long.
bigdave
November 7th, 2009
9:31 pm
i swear i like Randolphs offensive game…
Samuel
November 7th, 2009
9:36 pm
We’re in good shape. Just came off a monster road trip and still 5-2.
Dam_,
Jason Collins is Fat. We may as well have signed “Tractor Trailer”, Shawn Kemppr even Oliver Miller. At least they can score. Sund needs his as_ kicked. That’s a waste of money.
bigdave
November 7th, 2009
9:40 pm
Josh Smith with a grown man stat line…
Undisputed Champ!
November 7th, 2009
9:40 pm
SMOOVE SAID THE DIFFERENCE TONIGHT WAS EVERYBODY PLAY UNSELFISH. JUST WHAT JOE SAID. HUMMM.
vava74
November 7th, 2009
9:41 pm
nice win but we were playing against a bunch of sleep walkers. the refs keep it competitive far too long with a series of bogus calls favoring Melo… I am sure that Stu Jackson selected Melo for his fantasy team and needed to pad his numbers a bit…
Undisputed Champ!
November 7th, 2009
9:42 pm
Samuel IF HES IN SHAPE BY THE PLAYOFFS , WHEN AND IF WE PLAY SHA
Undisputed Champ!
November 7th, 2009
9:43 pm
SHAQ THATS ALL THAT MATTERS FOR WHAT THEY PAY HIM.
Shawn
November 7th, 2009
9:43 pm
Man, Sekou is overweight. Someone get this guy on the Subway diet
bigdave
November 7th, 2009
9:44 pm
so i guess they responded well to their leaders comments…
Undisputed Champ!
November 7th, 2009
9:49 pm
ITS JOE’S TEAM. YOU NEED A LEADER TO SAY THIS IS HOW ITS GOING TO BE. EVERY TEAM NEEDS ONE