Steve Blake Discussion: Out Indefinitely (p. 102)

kray28 wrote:he's proven he can't be counted for anything but a backup role.

pound4pound1 wrote:i wonder how much they would have fined Reggie Miller when he was going at it with Spike Lee

Well, we had to have a regression some point down the line. It wasn't that conceivable that Blake could keep up his solid level of play, but for him to fall flat so badly against Utah was rather startling. Solid on defense for essentially the entire season, even against the likes of Chris Paul, Blake was positively annihilated by Mo Williams everywhere on the court, whether on post-ups, drives to the rim, or a simple failure to keep with him going around a screen. On a night in which Utah's frontcourt players were mostly kept in check, Williams helped keep the Jazz offense running and Blake was simply found lacking in this regard. On offense, it was not necessarily the missed threes, which happen from time to time, but the hesitancy that has seeped back into his game, analogous to when he first arrived in L.A. The instance that best illustrates this was when Blake caught the ball with a wide open three, pump faked (!), allowed his defender to close in on him, and ended up passing to Gasol in the corner for a three. For the past few games, that lack of decisiveness had been missing, and Blake will need to excise it again for him to return to being a serviceable rotation player

Steve Blake has an abdominal injury. Will miss practice tomorrow, then have an ultrasound Tuesday. BK

The Rock wrote:Same injury as last year ?

https://twitter.com/ESPNLandOLakers/status/267871276985626624

Steve Blake has an abdominal injury. Will miss practice tomorrow, then have an ultrasound Tuesday. BK

Elliott Teaford ‏@ElliottTeaford
Steve Blake has a minor ab strain, confirmed by ultrasound exam earlier today. Won't play in the #Lakers game Tuesday against the Spurs.
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quartzcharm wrote:Can we trade this guy already?

The Rock wrote:Portland Blazers bench has scored a grand total of 10 points in the last two games, I think they'd love having this guy back for a future 2nd round pick

The Rock wrote:Portland Blazers bench has scored a grand total of 10 points in the last two games, I think they'd love having this guy back for a future 2nd round pick

Chris Mannix ‏@ChrisMannixSI
The Lakers have been dangling Steve Blake and Chris Duhon in trade talks, source said. Predictably, not a whole lot of interest.
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Doc Brown wrote:

Chris Mannix ‏@ChrisMannixSI
The Lakers have been dangling Steve Blake and Chris Duhon in trade talks, source said. Predictably, not a whole lot of interest.
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karacha wrote:No interest for Blake and Duhon? I don't believe it for a second.

khmrP wrote:

karacha wrote:No interest for Blake and Duhon? I don't believe it for a second.

why is that hard to believe? You could sign a guy like West for vet. min who could do as much if not more then these two.