Tip-In Points: When It Comes To James, You’ve Got To Re-Arrange
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LeBron James, CLE The King is fine. Let that not go unmentioned. The Cavs say he’s fine, James says he’s fine … and, um, that’s about it.
So he rolled his ankle a little – so what? So the Bucks were on an eight-game winning streak when the Cavs decided James didn’t need to play? So he sat for the Spurs? He’s fine. Just needed a little breather. Needed to save his legs for the playoffs. So what?
Well for James owners as well as Delonte West and Mo Williams owners, the fact that this is happening now suggests it’s going to happen again before the regular season ends. It’s not insane to assume that even if James plays the remainder of the regular season, he won’t see many fourth quarters. So look for Mo and Delonte to profit the most from this. The ball will necessarily have to be in their hands more often now.
“Delonto Williamst” combined for 43/12/13 in 68 min or (23/6/7 in 36 minutes) against San Antonio on Monday. James is averaging 27/7/8 per 36 this year. There just ain’t no replacing him.
I mention you about 16 inches below, so you might want to scroll down … and since you’rre already headin’ that way, might as well read everything in between. while you’re at it.
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Al Jefferson, MIN Back from a two-game suspension with a vengeance (36/13). Jeffer ‘n’ son apparently spent his suspension in the multiplex. “I’m not hating on [it], but it was just a long, boring movie,” Jefferson on “The Hurt Locker” bringing home the Best Picture Oscar.
George Hill, SA Hill is more or less leading the Tony Parker-less offense these days and opposing defenses aren’t adjusting. They’re still waiting for Parker’s teardrop runner and Hill’s drilling trey after trey instead. He’s flushed nine in his last four games and shooting 69 percent from downtown in March after averaging only 36 percent leading up to it.
Mike Bibby, ATL He’s averaging six fewer points and one fewer assist this season than last. Would more people notice this if the Hawks weren’t doing well?
Darren Collison, NO Nine dimes in the first half. Then another nine with three minutes left in Q3. He ended with 20 assists. Everything this kid does is a career-high at this point. He’s so good I’m not even going to mention his seven turnovers … any more … after this.
Marcus Thornton, NO He had 28 points on 11-for-19 shooting. He’s shooting 57 percent from the floor and averaging 25 points this month. This is the same guy that played in only four of the nine games Byron Scott coached this season and averaged only 10 minutes and six points in those games. He’s like Rachel Leigh Cook in “She’s All That,” only instead of shedding bifocals to become beautiful, he shed Byron.
David West, Emeka Okafor, NO Thornton and these two bigs combined to score 78 of the team’s 135 points on Monday. The bigs themselves grabbed 24 rebounds and made all but seven of their 28 field goal attempts. How do you say “firing on all cylinders” in creole?
Anthony Morrow, GSW Shot 6-for-6 from downtown, 11-for-13 from all over. He’ll do it to you if you let’ im.
Stephen Curry, GSW Steph shot a sickly 5-for-13 last night to add to his 41% FG average this month. He’s averaged 46 percent shooting prior to March. Don’t bench him. Don’t even think about it. Because a) the minute you do, he’s scoring 40 and b) his assist numbers are highly underrated (7.3 in February, 7.2 in March – ranked ninth in assists in the last 31 days).
Reggie Williams, GSW Came out of nowhere to score 28 points and deal six assists in 34 minutes. This was only his fifth NBA game yet he’s already surpassed Aaron Gray in games played in which he’s made a positive impact (1).
Shawn Marion, DAL Scored 29, grabbed 13. The Matrix took the blue pill and bent the spoon. Or was it the red pill and deja vu means there’s a glitch? Eh. Who can remember the ’90s?
Rodrigue Beaubois, DAL “Rowdy” Roddy Beaubois set career marks in scoring in each of his previous three games heading into Minnesota on Monday. First with 17, then 22, then 24 on Saturday at Chicago. In last night’s game against Minny … well, he only scored 11 on 33 percent shooting. None of us thought that’s where this story was going.
Zach Randolph, MEM DNP – lower back tightness. Z-Woe.
Courtney Lee, NJ Scored a career-high 30 points in his second game back from injury. He’s also had seven treys in his last two games. All that being said, unless his injury recovery consisted of scientists implanting futuristic cyborg parts in him, I wouldn’t pick him up. But it’s your team and in the end, you gotta listen to whichever song your heart sings loudest.
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37 min / 52% FG / 100% FT / 7 3ptm / 38 pts / 7 rbds / 5 asts / 2 stls / 2 tos
Manu Ginobili, SA Manu looks like Balki from “Perfect Strangers,” but that’s beside the point. That’s not what we’re here to discuss. We’re here to discuss the 38 points (seven treys) he dropped, or how he hasn’t scored that many points or sank that many threes since February 21, 2008, or how he might be a key third-tier pickup in the offseason’s free agent bonanza, or how Manu might know how to do the Dance of Joy, or how he could learn it easily if he was so inclined.
Mostly we’re here to discuss Mark Lynn-Baker. If you want more tidbits about basketball, feel free to visit Tip-In Points at SportScape’s Sidelines blog … what’s that? This is SportScape’s Sidelines blog? Well then what have I been writing on my Bal-keys to Success “Perfect Strangers” fanblog?
Uh, I gotta go.
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