I still like Felton, but we are dependent on him to be the 2nd guy right now, so if he's off his game it impacts everything. If he's committing TO's or just not making smart decisions it's gonna have an impact. Also on the defensive end as well. This teams success starts with Amar'e and Felton. Unless we add another consistently good player then that's gonna be the case. Every other player is inconsistent for the most part.

The only thing that can help immediately is if the team can raise its defensive effort. There was a better defensive effort earlier in the season. I have hope that the team can regain that intensity before it's too late. The defense was never great, but it was better than the last game certainly. The offense will come around, but the effort on D must improve and I believe that it will, cuz they've done it before in stretches.