their still in the game after a 1-8 performance when he shoots his last shot.

I like Jax, but still hope he and Baron shoot the ball better in the second half.

With their slashing ability, don't you think they should shoot more ft's than they do? I'd gladly take more FT attempts than increased 3-point attempts.

for his Mental Toughness though as Fitz was talking about.

Because maybe it was me you're refering to and I was pissed off to see his ugly ass uncoordinated dribbling going into the lane time after time, getting double and tripled teamed and throwing up ugly shot after ugly shot, or losing the ball.  The truth is he is not as good as he thinks as far as taking the ball to the hole and he had allready had more assists to Spurs players than ours, he had an awful game!  The fact that he kept doing it and that Nellie didn't bench his ass for playing like that was really the problem I had.  If you have a problem with what I was saying you could have said something I would have still called him out, he played like crap for nearly all the game, he was one of the main reasons we weren't up by 20 in the fourth quarter.  So yeah I get a little frustrated when a guy on my team plays like he's playing street ball in the pan handle if you are sucking it up and turning it over maybe you should let someone else create a shot, we have many more effecient scorers than Jackson, I much rather see Kelenna or Monta take it to the basket!  

i'm just curious.  i couldnt make it to the spurs game...

recently that he has exhibited this pattern.  Early and last year it was more or less a streaky thing where he could get off in the 1st or the 4th

If Jackson were smart enough to realize he's not a great 2nd option, he should tell Nellie to gear the offense toward Harrington and Biedrins more, given that they are far, far FAR more efficient offensively.

No one says he has to jack up the second most shots when he's stone cold.

While I'm sure it amuses the carefree fan, "ankle breaking" doesn't mean squat. Iverson once broke down Jordan, but nobody gives a crap.

In basketball generally and in this day and age especially, it is impossible for a defender to completely and utterly shut down an offensive player.

Fact: you will get beat. The game is too fast, there's too much space, players are too good athletes, offensive game plans and executions are still too good.

Bruce Bowen's man WILL score. He WILL get free. He might get a highlight or two along the way.

Top defenders know, however, that losing a battle or two doesn't mean you can't win the war. You just pick urself up, keep chasing, keep banging, whatever it takes.

For the most part, Ginobili shot roughly what he normally shoots (44% season, 7/15 game), and adjusting for minutes and pace, his boards/assists  were about on par. Jackson and the Warriors did lead Ginobili to commit 5 turnovers, more than his usual 2.7 in 28 minutes (he played 40 min in the game).

The quickest guys like TJ Ford or Parker will make you look stupid at some point or another, the key is to make them work as hard as possible that night and funnel them to wherever the scheme dictates (baseline or help middle, whatever).

Lately we have gone more to Baron on the quickest/best opposing scorer, and Jack on the best swingman scorer; this is where the need to get others involved offensively becomes even more apparent. Jack and Baron can be top tier defenders, but the energy necessary to do so is expended by their attempt to carry the offense.

Let Harrington, Biedrins, Ellis, Buike handle a greater scoring load, we'll be more efficient on offense, and Baron/Jack will have more intense on defense. Everyone wins.

(As an aside, I think Ginobili likes playing at the Warrior tempo, as its closer to the FIBA/Int'l game, so maybe he gets excited and makes mistakes he'd normally not make in the Spurs tempo. I'd kill to have him as our SG).

Who cares?  

Aren't you tired of having to always come back to make up for horrendous starts?  

Jax and BD are the two best on the w's at creating their own offense.  Neither needs screens or ball movement to get their shots off.  Both are pretty adept at shooting with contact or hands in their faces.  Since they dominate the ball, neither has a problem of standing around on offense.  So they(Jax & BD) shouldn't HAVE to hoist up shots to get warmed up in the 1st quarter.  They can get their shots anytime they want.

THey should use the 1st quarter to get guys like al, buke and dre in the mix.  Get others involved so they don't get in the habit of standing around, saving their chucking for when the team really needs it.

I don't have a problem when jax has only 5-6 pts at the half.  Its when he takes 8-10 shots and 4 TO's to get that 5-6 pts.  The warriors would have been better off if he defered to others - acting as a decoy and concentrating on D - and saving his best for last.

creamy or cheesy?

You had to do it.  Another TO by Pietrus?  He's the smartest guy on the team, basketball wise.

pleaseeeeeee!!

will go against both Nellie's and Jackson's strongest tendencies.  If we're going to revoke, we might as well trade, because we'll lose Jack and start a chain reaction, undoing the sense of team Nellie has established.  He made that mistake with his handling of Chris Webber years ago, and I'm sure he won't make that same mistake again.