Originally Posted by LanierFan

Play some defense, ya bums.

No way Atlanta should score as easily as they did. Hamilton made me want to puke on the game-winning basket, ignoring Joe Johnson on the drive and relying on Ben to clean up from the other side of the court. Too late. All night long guys were playing off their men and allowing easy midrange jumpers, or letting their men drive by them without a fight.

Overall it's good that our guys tend to be even-keel personalities, but right now I'd like to see at least one of them go off on a Zeke-style rampage to shake everyone out of their complacency. Odds are it will have to be Ben (again), which is why I don't really buy the Chauncey for MVP talk. "Smooth" is prone to let things drift, but the team responds when Ben gets mad.