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December 21, 2006

Okay, breathe

JayJay wrote this today:

Overall, you’d have to say that last night’s win was impressive. The Raps are hurting, but they pulled through and managed to find a win on the road after getting waxed by Phoenix. A nice performance (finally) by Fred Jones, and TJ’s buzzer beater was definitely clutch. All that being said, what was going on with the rotation at some points last night?

Okay, it may seem like we’re really turning into PJ lovers here, but honestly, when a guy has shown good numbers in limited time and then comes in and brings down 5 boards and 3 assists in less than 10 minutes, wouldn’t that be reason enough to give him some additional minutes? To add weight to this argument, after PJ was taken out, the Clip went on a run, which cannot be solely attributed to PJ’s removal from the lineup, but it was a factor. The Raps were suddenly getting beaten on the boards and their lead was quickly evaporating. Wouldn’t that serve as a warning that maybe you should put the kid back in, see what he can stir up? Nope. Not in Sam’s world. PJ was stapled to the bench. Done for the night. Was PJ injured? Not from what I have been able to find out. Why did he sit the rest of the game?

Another note: Coming down to the end of the game, the Raps need a stop and Sam brings Joey Graham off the bench while MoPete, arguably your best defender, is sitting on the bench. Sure enough, the next play sees Joey bolting down to the Clippers’ end with numbers. He decides to keep and is summarily REJECTED. Result: The Clip march right back down the floor and hit a jumper…2 the other way. Inexcusable. THAT’S why you go with MoPete ahead of Joey in that situation. MoPete is either going to dish it or just look for contact. He’s not going to give up numbers going the other way.

A bonus for the Raptors last night. Does anybody know what Cuttino Mobley was doing in the Clip’s last possession? Dribble, dribble, dribble….dribble some more…dribble…tick, tick, tick…If he had tried to finish that sequence with a floater in the lane, I would have mistaken him for Rafer…and that’s not a good thing.

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