Just to let you know, I always read other's comments before posting my report. Your comment, about an actual rotation being used tonight, was easily the most to the point post out there.

Not the best game to watch. This game, particularly that lethargic first quarter was just boring. Nice finish though, particularly Sheed's block/Tay's dagger.

The bench was terrific. Amir was active as always, looking better each game. Afflalo was solid, and Rodney seems to finally be seeing the light at the end of the struggle tunnel. I hope he continues to improve. This was a game we likely would've lost in the past. Now, with our bench picking up the slack, that's no longer the case.

Sheed was great. Chaunce was ok, Dice as well. Rip didn't shoot it well, but his D was there. Tay had his best game in a while. Overall, a decent win over a club that was obviously desperate to recover from a loss to the woeful Miami Heat.

Edited to add: Jarvis got his J back finally. I hope this means he's out of his slump. His D needs work though.

Our rookies will tend to play better playing a running more open team like the Pacers then they will against a half court team like the Spurs.

Stucky got to the hoop several times tonight, but it is easier for him to do playing a team of midgets.

Next game LAL will obviously be faster paced, so our rooks get a chance. And it will be interesting to compare both teams youth.

OK, I gotta stick up for Jarvis Hayes. Folk mentioned his D in this game. His D was no worse than any other perimeter player sans AA. Dunleavy lit up everybody tonight as did Deiner.

Great Game. As has been mentioned, this was a game we can BUILD from. Great 10 man rotation to keep players fresh, and all ten had solid contributions. Although I was cursing Flip for playing Dice for 18 straight mins in the first half.

Walton went out tonight with a hip pointer. Unknown whether he will be available to them Thursday.

They are not playing very well with all their injuries.

Hayes gave a pretty decent interview after the game.

It is my understanding that this forum is password protected. Would you please restart and sign in please. There is another individual posing as Lee356 and Roscoe please watch the sign-in process for hacking. I am beginning to worry about the pro-active validity direction of this membership base.

Yeah, by far, the worse defense occurred in the first quarter, where we could not defend at all, nor even get a rebound until we started subbing in JMAX and Afflalo. Hayes did not enter the game until well into the 2nd quarter, as Tay stayed in for the first 15 minutes of the game or so. But I was trying to be positive about tonights game, and did not want to mention the fact that, yeah, although I liked the fact the subs came in when they did, for sure, I would not start this particular group of starters. (Way too many times they start off not being able to do these same two things, defend, or get a defensive board.) I did mention the problems, but I did not put a big highlighter on that. I am hoping that as Amir emerges into the rotation, he will eventually take the far too high minutes away from Dyess, and that then, Dyess can start playing some defense, as rested legs should make a difference.

This to me sounds kind of dismissive of some very good play by our younger players. Lets put it this way, we lose this one without them. (Particularly Amir and Afflalo who played some exceptional defense)