Game notes - Feb 8, 2008
Lakers @ Magic
- Game started like a practice for the 3p shooting contest. The Magic were shooting out of their mind. In the 2nd quarter they came back to earth and promptly started digging themselves in a hole.
- Dwight Howard is still not getting enough touches. For the season he only gets 1.6 more shots per game compared to last season. At times it seems his teammates avoid him. He does what he needs to do: gets the position deep in the post, seals his defender. Yet his teammates swing the pass to someone else or shoot a 3. Ultimately this goes to Stan Van Gundy. Stan, you gotta get Dwight more touches. You can’t have Hedo and Rashard shooting the ball more than Dwight.
- The refs messed the game up for the Magic. Dwight and Hedo were out with foul trouble and towards the end a few no-calls “helped” the Magic stay average at home.
- The Magic should really consider moving. Like TODAY. They are now 13-10 at home and 19-10 away. Or they may be better off if they avoid home court advantage during the playoffs. Especially since in they case it’s more like home court disadvantage.
- Pau Gasol is soft and fluffy and he surely graduated magna cum laude from the Manu Ginobili school of flopping
Cavaliers @ Hawks
- Eric Snow still can’t make a shot, even if that shot is a layup. He probably can’t make a layup even if you leave him alone in a gym for 1 hour. But he would play excellent D during that hour.
- Lebron should receive defensive first team considerations. Maybe even DPOY considerations. He became THAT good on defense.
- Joe Johnson must hate Al Horford. I don’t think I saw him passing the ball to Horford. Not even once. Not even when Horford was all alone under the Cavs’ basket. Yeah, Joe, keep trying to be the hero. Even if you are shooting 40% for the season, don’t bother passing the ball, just keep shooting. By the way, Joe finished 8-20 from the field, which is exactly 40%. At least he’s consistent.
- Lebron managed to get 7 assists despite the starting backcourt of the Cavs (Hughes and Snow) combining to shoot 5-20. Put shooters around him and he could average 10 assists per game.
