Nalod wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Amare looked really good and seemed to be finding his place playing with Melo and Tyson. Also, that zone d they played with Amare on the court was awesome.

I liked his game last nite. Foul trouble aside he played under control and the Reb's were important. He is starting to attack the basket again which is getting him to the line.

+1. I loved to see him actually fighting for those rebounds, not just having them fall into his lap. STAT's reiterated several times, his goal this season is to improve on defense. He may never be a great defender by anymeans, but there does seem to be more of an effort on that end.

I'd like to see some more zone in short stretches when STAT's on the floor. Looked more comfortable in it.

I'm glad Stat's still coming off the bench. We were floundering in the second half and no one could hit an open jumper, and we were getting looks from the elbows. J White took it to the rack twice, got his sheehit rejected the first time, and then scored the next time.

Stat came in and scored almost immediately right at the rim. Nice. Off a pass from Melo. Even nicer.

Let him get in foul trouble. I'd rather see fouls than uncontested layups. And the longer Stat's in the game, the more times we are going to the line. Which is key to winning in the playoffs, my friends.

Anji wrote:I've never seen Stat guard the paint that well and rebound. Last night was shockingly good.

+1 I should've mentioned that also. I was incredibly impressed with not only STATS 2 official rejections but also his 2 goaltends. They may still count as buckets but they still set a tone of "you can't bring that weak ish in here", which we definitely need in the playoffs.

Anji wrote:If Stat can give 20 minutes like that every night, why change it??

I agree,

the problem will surface in the long term, when we need to make roster moves and his max deal is like an anvil on our throats