hoh! hohhhhh! look who's atop the central division and holding the league's longest win streak!!

overall, i'd say far more positives tonight than negatives. of the latter, most of it was stuff that's present in every game: a few weak defensive possessions, occasional stagnant posseession on offense. maybe the only thing that stood out among the negatives as something to really pay attention to was some dodgy passing in stretches, some of them key plays. i wondered if the bench guys might not be used to the minutes they are getting (neither the quantity nor the type of minutes) and that might be wwhy they tailed off a bit in the second half. on the positive, ditto everything said by my partner piston legend d4ever (those in chat will know) and max.

maybe i'd emphasize that sheed kept his head in it (even after a t on a questionable offensive foul call) and took over when it mattered, perhaps offering a tentative initial answer to questions about leadership from him. he'll never be perfectly reliable, in my opinion. he's an emotional guy and that will always be part of his game. if you don't want that you don't want sheed, and that's cool of course. but i do believe he is capable of channeling it... i feel like i've seen plenty of instances of him doing so.

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