Morning Bell – 11.04.09

Posted by Trey Kerby on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 3 Comments

LAST NIGHT

Was the Brad Miller Show. Kind of.

BUT NOT REALLY

Still, hear me out.

WHY

Because 13 and 7 sounds pretty modest, but he was a game high +19.

I THOUGHT YOU DIDN’T REALLY LIKE +/-

I don’t, but sometimes it makes sense. Like last night for the Bulls. They were obviously better with B Milli on the court. He gives the team a toughness that Joakim Noah only alludes to. Plus, since he’s basically useless in the post, Brad’s perimeter skillz really help out the Bulls’ spacing.

YOU’LL NOTICE

Brad Miller’s entire offensive game is now built around the shot fake.

IN OTHER NEWS

Vintage Steve Nash. Dirk NOVAitzki. It might be 2005 again.

ABOUT THE LAKERS / THUNDER GAME

By far the best game of the season to come down to a Thabo Sefolosha airball followed by Lamar Odom airballing a freethrow. Hands down the best game to end like that.

IT WAS WEIRD

To see Kobe get no calls down the stretch. Plus he got called for two offensive fouls, one taken by Sefolosha, the other by rookie James Harden.

PLAYERS WHO LOOK LIKE PLAYERS FROM THE 1980s

Gerald Henderson. Nenad Krstic. Deron Williams.

BIG UP YOURSELF

Dirk Nowitzki (40/11/5). Steve Nash (30/3/8). Luol Deng (24/20).

CHILL OUT

Etan Thomas, with your overemphasizing rebounds. Ersan Ilyasova, with your Zach Randolphing three-pointers to end games. The Oklahoma City Thunder, with your several airballs in crunch time. The Milwaukee Bucks, with your terrible plays to end halves. Juwan Howard.

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