Tip-In Points: When Race Cars Drive Like Pace Cars
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Danny Granger, IND If you’re a Pacers fan then you no doubt have long been familiar with the bottom of a liquor bottle. Nevertheless you’ve been reaching the glass bottom at a much speedier pace (pun!) recently because of Danny Granger.
He shot a career-worst 2-for-16 on Monday and scored fewer than 10 points for the first time since November 2008. In short, he’s playing like a member of the Indiana Pacers. And really, it’s not just lately that this is happening. Only thrice in his last 15 games dating back to mid-November has the Lone Granger shot better than 42 percent from the floor. At some point Jim O’Brien is going to have to get through to Granger that he needs to shoot fewer threes and start driving. He’s attempting 1.7 additional threes per game this season yet only making 0.3 more. His 3P% is the lowest its been since his rookie year and the leader of the Pacers is shooting 40 percent on the entire season. C’mon Granger. You’re in Indy, a place that knows all about hard drivin’.
I’m not ready to benchslap the guy that many fantasy owners blew their first-round pick on just yet. It’s a tough call. Granger’s next four games are against Orlando, Detroit and Philly twice. He’ll match up against Vince Carter on Wednesday and two of the worst defensive teams in the league throughout the week. If he’s going to turn it around, this is when it will happen. If he’s still brickin’ more than he’s stickin’ 10 days from now, dump him on a sucker or bench him until he learns his lesson.
None of the following mugs look good in canary yellow either.
Chris Bosh, TOR Fourth double-double in five games. Still very little respect among casual fans. I think it’s because of his weak chin. Chicks hate weak chins. And let’s face it, tons of chicks are casual fans.
Andrea Bargnani, TOR Dropped three treys last night and everyone salutes him. I drop three trays at the Burger Shack and my boss fires me. Life just isn’t fair.
Hedo Turkoglu, TOR Committed two fouls in the first 50 seconds of the game and it was all downhill from there. He shot just 1-for-6 when all was said and done and you know what? That’s still better than Granger.
Mo Williams, CLE Handed out 10 assists for just the third time this year. Attempted 8+ threes for just the sixth time this year. Made four of ‘em for just the eighth time this year. What I’m trying to say is, LeBron James still outplayed him Monday night.
Dwyane Wade, MIA Wade had 18 points in the first quarter and 14 over his next three. Wade didn’t grab a single rebound assisted on only three plays however. For the price of two steals and three blocks I’m willing to overlook it this once.
Michael Beasley, MIA EasyBeasy’s 21/ 10 night marked his seventh double-double of the season, one fewer than he had all last season.
Rafer Alston, MIA He’s averaging a trye, a block, a steal, three assists and five rebounds in each of his last three games. If you wish you had a shorter, darker, less Russian Andrei Kirilenko, here’s your man.
Brandon Rush, IND Absorbing Granger’s powers (Go! Go! Power Granger!) 17 pts/ 10 rbds/ 1 blk/ garbage minutes. Don’t get too excited, but keep an ear out for changes with Murphy or Granger, as Rush might e absorbing more powers in the future.
Troy Murphy, IND Murphy’s been stinking almost as much as Granger lately. He’s shooting 25 percent from the floor in his last two games and countless recaps claim that it’s cool ’cause he’s rebounding to make up for it. He hasn’t blocked a shot or stolen a pass in four games, he’s averaging 8.5 points in his last two and most leagues count those stats right alongside rebounds. So no. He’s not making up for his suckiness with rebounds, otherwise I’d suggest everyone roster Ben Wallace too.
L I N E O F T H E N I G H T
41 mins. / 44% FG / 86% FT / 28 pts / 9 rbds / 11 asts / 3 stls / 3 blks / 3 tos
LeBron James, CLE They say he tried last night. Honestly, I don’t think he did. How else do you explain Mo Williams getting 10 of LeBron’s dimes?
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