Real Deal

http://www.nba.com/games/20120109/CHANYK/gameinfo.html

http://www.nba.com/games/20120109/ATLNJN/gameinfo.html

http://www.nba.com/games/20120109/INDPHI/gameinfo.html

http://www.nba.com/games/20120109/MINTOR/gameinfo.html

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120108_MEM@LAL

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120108_CLE@POR

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120108_MIL@PHO

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120108_SA@OKC

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120108_ORL@SAC

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120108_MIN@WAS

Never liked him, never will. It could be a good thing for Washington...maybe it'll push the front office to do something about the problems the team is having, in regards to how these guys are acting. As I said in another topic, they all act like they hate each other now, and hardly any of them are playing smart out there.

Is Booker the only smart player on this Wizards team???

I've never, ever believed in Brandon Jennings. The guy is this horrible poor man's version of Allen Iverson, and there's very few (if any other than Ivo) that can do what he did with the amount of help (little) that he had. Jennings just won't be that player, ever. The first few highlights I watched from him, back when he was in HS, I came to that conclusion, while ESPN was hyping him up to be the next Iverson. As far as Bogut goes, it's puzzling. There's so much potential there, but he's not reaching it. Could he be a guy that propels someone like the Wolves into a playoff spot? Possibly, if he would play enough games and minutes to matter. At his best, he's a very good, and legit, defensive anchor who can score the ball efficiently. At his worst? He's terrible, and usually missing. With Redd gone (and he has been for years, honestly), no Ray Allen, no Terry Cummings...it's time for Milwaukee to find a star, and the only way they'll pull that off is digging through the draft. No big-name free agent will want to be there, and few teams (like Orlando) will want to rebuild with Bogut and Jennings (all they have to do is see it not work here), so the future does not look very good with this franchise, unless they go that route very soon.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120107_MIL@LAC

Yeah, desperation mode kicked in. Most scorers get that way, no matter who they have for teammates (saw it with Kobe, MJ, Barkley, Reggie, Shaq, Dirk, etc). Durant has done it a few times, also, and I really don't blame them for making that decision. If the team loses, they usually get the blame, no matter what...so there's no point in thinking about that when the clock is ticking.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120107_UTA@GS

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120107_NO@DAL

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120107_DEN@SA

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120107_TOR@PHI Tore them up.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120107_OKC@HOU

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120107_MIA@NJ

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120107_NY@DET

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120107_CHA@IND

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120107_CHI@ATL

The best part about this is...I don't know how many times I've stated that Gasol does not have that scorer's mentality. He has passed up so many shots, especially when we have needed them. Countless times, I've had to sit and watch Pau get the ball in the post, hold it for 6-7 seconds, then make a soft move to the rim and dish the ball to Fisher or Ron, only to see it then go to Kobe with 2-3 seconds on the shot clock. People would just go to the boxscore after the game, see that Kobe took 20+ shots and Gasol at 12-13 shots, and say that the ball was not going to him enough. Yeah...it was going to him. He was just reluctant to do anything with it, much like he was in Memphis. The guy took less than 15 FGA/G even as a primary option with few scoring teammates, never hit that mark. Kobe has not had an aggressive second option scorer since Shaq. Drew is finally becoming that, and without problems, Gasol is stepping aside because it's exactly what he has wanted for years.