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Message: [QUOTE="ThabeetDown, post: 4352027, member: 4336"] [LIST] [*]Turnover by Ross after dribbling into traffic under the hoop -- difference in the two guys today is Ball is letting the game come to him and Ross is really forcing it. [*]Ball attacking the rim again along the baseline -- drew a hard foul and made both FTs [*]Another basket at the hoop for Ball picking up a blocked shot (not his) and going right up [*]And Ross forces a shot up again mid-range... [*]Ball not afraid of contact -- like this from him. Definitely need more guys drawing FTs as I feel this has been a weakness of the team the past few years [*]Ross misses another 3, good shot selection for a change at least. Again, I think the shot is definitely salvageable. [*]Ball and Ross had a nice give-and-go in transition but of course Ball bricks the layup, sigh [*]Ross finally gets his first basket with just under a minute left with a dunk off of a deflection off a really bad Ball pass. Go figure. [*]Final Score: Team Melo 67, Team United 60. Strong second half by Melo for the W despite Ball playing OK and Ross playing terrible. [*]Ball: 15 pts, 5 ast, 4, reb | 4-12 FG, 0-2 3P, 6-7 FT. Don't really get excited about the 5 assists -- it was more so from ball movement rather than him organizing an offense. Of course, not going to discourage assists ever obviously, but don't read into it that he's a capable PG. He really isn't -- same thing I would say about Ross who also got 5 assists yesterday. But hey, good to get your teammates involved and impact the game beyond scoring always especially when shots aren't falling. Most of his damage done at the line. [*]Ross: 2 pts, 1 ast, 2 reb | 1-5 FG, 0-3 3P, 0-0 FT. Just an all-around pretend it didn't happen game... [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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