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HARRINGTON = NEXT MARBURY ... petition for the removal of a BUM.
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tkf
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11/14/2009  12:46 AM
TMS wrote:right now Al is our best scoring option down low, there's no doubt about that... but he is like Zach Randolph part 2 these days, once u pass it in to him u don't expect it to come out... the one time he passed out of the post tonight he surprised his own teammate & Nate had to kick the ball out of bounds cuz he was gonna get a backcourt violation anyways... Al needs to learn how to trust his teammates more, & his teammates need to start playing better basketball bottomline.


and that style of play makes us predictable and easy to guard... and it does two things. It kills the flow of the offense and it takes shots away from guys who are open and should be getting shots.. Ie: gallo..

I am sorry but dantoni's offense just can't have players like that.. let it be al or zach randolph.... this offense is about timing and ball movement.. Al is a ballhawk on offense and a ball stalker...

Anyone who sits around and waits for the lottery to better themselves, either in real life or in sports, Is a Loser............... TKF
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TMS
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11/14/2009  1:35 AM    LAST EDITED: 11/14/2009  1:36 AM
i pretty much agree w/u that Al isn't ideally suited for MDA's style ball, but right now he isn't the main problem, that's all i'm saying... he's actually 1 of the few guys who can score & bring it on a nightly basis on this team, & probably our only low post scoring threat right now until Curry comes back & shows if he can play... ideally u would like more ball movement & more guys sharing the ball, but for that to happen u need some cohesion & an orchestrator on the floor, which we currently don't have this year... Duhon has severely disappointed in that regard & neither Nate nor TD seem to have the instincts to do it either... obviously it doesn't help when u have Al Harrington forcing up shots everytime he touches the ball, but he's at least trying out there, which is more than i can say for a lot of other guys right now.

that said i don't view him as a longterm answer on this team for the style of ball MDA wants to play... i think he'll be gone after this season.

After 7 years & 40K+ posts, banned by martin for calling Nalod a 'moron'. Awesome.
HARRINGTON = NEXT MARBURY ... petition for the removal of a BUM.

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