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Message: [QUOTE="RichZ, post: 4134441, member: 534"] I usually rewrite after the game. Today, I'm going with stream of thought as it happens. [LIST=1] [*]Early on, the defense seems a lot more active and fleet of foot than it did last game. [*]Foul against ST B at 9:10 1st half, was bogus. You know how bad a call has to be when I complain even though it was in our favor. [*]What the heck has happened to Hawkins? It's not just the hideous shooting -- he's playing all around awful. His form still looks fine on jumpers, but they are missing badly. [*]Whaley really causing havoc on D - especially against the guards outside the 3 pt line early in the possession. [*]I think I've given up on expecting some kind of turnaround or major improvement from AJax. I hope he proves me wrong. But I just don't see it happening at this point. [*]How did we transform a 7 point lead to a slim 1 point advantage 60 seconds later? [*]Early 2nd half the D doesn't look nearly as energetic as for most of the first half. [*]Wow. Whaley's third was the worst call of the game. Maybe of the season so far. [*]Gafney should never shoot a 3 on the move. [*]Defensive effort picked up again toward the middle of the 2nd half. [*]Hawkins turned it around. As soon as his shots started to drop, he started doing everything right. [*]Jackson trying to prove me wrong now. Still not convinced, but he's got me leaning. [*]These refs have decided to not let the game breathe. They can't even let two plays run consecutively without blowing a whistle. [*]I got the feeling we weren't doing much on the offensive boards. Checked the box and we've got 4 with 6 minutes left. [*]Blocking foul on Gaf was a horrid call. Back to normal from the[I] 'as it happens[/I]' deal to a more reflective take on the game. [*]Akok played as many minutes (34) as Cole! [*]I'm still not convinced on Jackson. But 9 points, 11 boards and 5 dimes is tough to ignore. If he plays nearly as well in the next couple games as he did in the 2nd half tonight, I'll rest a lot easier. [*]Really missed Tyrese on the offensive boards. He's particularly adept there, and it was the weakest part of our game tonight. It's a week before the next game. Sure would be nice to see him ready by then. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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