Comments on: Six On The Floor, One For The Ages http://beyondthebeat.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/six-on-the-floor-one-for-the-ages/ Fri, 08 May 2009 19:38:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: w maxey http://beyondthebeat.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/six-on-the-floor-one-for-the-ages/#comment-206 w maxey Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:16:36 +0000 http://beyondthebeat.wordpress.com/?p=976#comment-206 right on point nj.....oden matured massively during that game. the most telling moment came when he drew that "t" by putting ray allen into the camera row. sure he didn't mean anything by it, but it showed growth in my eyes. same goes when after he scored a bucket late and backpeddled down the floor clapping to himself. he was into it. that's what i want to see: emotion. right on point nj…..oden matured massively during that game.

the most telling moment came when he drew that “t” by putting ray allen into the camera row. sure he didn’t mean anything by it, but it showed growth in my eyes.

same goes when after he scored a bucket late and backpeddled down the floor clapping to himself. he was into it.

that’s what i want to see: emotion.

]]> By: NJ http://beyondthebeat.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/six-on-the-floor-one-for-the-ages/#comment-205 NJ Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:59:12 +0000 http://beyondthebeat.wordpress.com/?p=976#comment-205 As a Blazers fan I can admit that the 6 on 5 call was atrocious ... so was a good portion of the officiating last night for both sides (Rondo clearing Blake out and hitting the three, Pierce traveling down the lane and getting free throws, Travis Outlaw dribbling the ball out of bounds and getting the ball back, etc.) But aside from the points on the board the call generated, I saw a palpable shift in mood sweep over the Blazers from Greg grinning like a Cheshire cat, to the coaches slapping backs as they went into the tunnel at half time; I think the gaffe loosened them up and in turn may have jammed up the Celtics psychologically for the rest of the way. In any case, LaMarcus and Greg really showed me something (Travis too I guess) by refusing to back down and executing down the stretch, but also besides the willingness to mix it up physically with one of the most intimidating teams in the league they possibly showed themselves that they aren't just satellite's to Brandon's "sun." If they carry that lesson forward, that could be truly transformational. As a Blazers fan I can admit that the 6 on 5 call was atrocious … so was a good portion of the officiating last night for both sides (Rondo clearing Blake out and hitting the three, Pierce traveling down the lane and getting free throws, Travis Outlaw dribbling the ball out of bounds and getting the ball back, etc.) But aside from the points on the board the call generated, I saw a palpable shift in mood sweep over the Blazers from Greg grinning like a Cheshire cat, to the coaches slapping backs as they went into the tunnel at half time; I think the gaffe loosened them up and in turn may have jammed up the Celtics psychologically for the rest of the way.

In any case, LaMarcus and Greg really showed me something (Travis too I guess) by refusing to back down and executing down the stretch, but also besides the willingness to mix it up physically with one of the most intimidating teams in the league they possibly showed themselves that they aren’t just satellite’s to Brandon’s “sun.” If they carry that lesson forward, that could be truly transformational.

]]> By: w maxey http://beyondthebeat.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/six-on-the-floor-one-for-the-ages/#comment-204 w maxey Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:03:11 +0000 http://beyondthebeat.wordpress.com/?p=976#comment-204 i'm not sure about that..... nevertheless, it was a crazy game that went beyond one call - or one botched call in rivers' eyes. i didn't give portland a chance before the game. they sure proved me and many others wrong. wow. i’m not sure about that…..

nevertheless, it was a crazy game that went beyond one call – or one botched call in rivers’ eyes.

i didn’t give portland a chance before the game. they sure proved me and many others wrong.

wow.

]]> By: glen http://beyondthebeat.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/six-on-the-floor-one-for-the-ages/#comment-203 glen Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:28:14 +0000 http://beyondthebeat.wordpress.com/?p=976#comment-203 Ducks win, Blazers win. I'll consider that a hat trick. I think that ranks as one of my best sports days ever. That 6-men on the floor play was comical. Everyone got a chuckle outta that one...wondering why teams don't use that as a strategy more often. Ha! What a satisfying win. Love it. Again, there was some straight up, crucially-timed bullsh*t calls and non-calls. I counted 9 with all the phantom fouls and the asymmetrical traveling calls. What a joke. "We" beat them regardless of the refs trying to gift this one to Boston. Awesome. I lost my voice tonight. Btw, I loved the lineup with Przybilla, Oden and Bayless. That was mad funky and totally worked. Everyone played a major part tonight, including some precision management from Coach Mac. I hope we can milk this win for a while. Ducks win, Blazers win. I’ll consider that a hat trick. I think that ranks as one of my best sports days ever.

That 6-men on the floor play was comical. Everyone got a chuckle outta that one…wondering why teams don’t use that as a strategy more often. Ha!

What a satisfying win. Love it.

Again, there was some straight up, crucially-timed bullsh*t calls and non-calls. I counted 9 with all the phantom fouls and the asymmetrical traveling calls. What a joke. “We” beat them regardless of the refs trying to gift this one to Boston. Awesome. I lost my voice tonight.

Btw, I loved the lineup with Przybilla, Oden and Bayless. That was mad funky and totally worked.

Everyone played a major part tonight, including some precision management from Coach Mac. I hope we can milk this win for a while.

]]> By: Will Wiens http://beyondthebeat.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/six-on-the-floor-one-for-the-ages/#comment-202 Will Wiens Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:53:09 +0000 http://beyondthebeat.wordpress.com/?p=976#comment-202 They called it correctly because they didn't realize it before the play was over. Rgardless, Ray Allen got a freethrow (which he made) and got the ball back. Lord knows Nate Mac would have NEVER made a case if that call happened against him. He would have stuck that on his players GUARANTEED. Thats just my opinion. Doc can cry over that call all night but never in the history of basketball has a game been decided in the second quarter. They called it correctly because they didn’t realize it before the play was over. Rgardless, Ray Allen got a freethrow (which he made) and got the ball back.
Lord knows Nate Mac would have NEVER made a case if that call happened against him. He would have stuck that on his players GUARANTEED. Thats just my opinion. Doc can cry over that call all night but never in the history of basketball has a game been decided in the second quarter.

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