The Optimistic Thread! (TRD's FREEDOM THREAD!)

LUUUUUUKE is playing tonight for the opponent ... literally for once

1st win of a 17 game winning streak

4/5 starters with 30 or less minutes. Got some much needed rest.

first win since december 28

We finally got a win.

37 points for our bench tonight. Nice to see.

Dwight's back and he's looking good. Earl Clark continues to perform at a solid level.

I hope this thread gets a page or two tonight...

finally

A win is a win is a win. And this one was a convincing one (minus the unnecessary turnovers). Good to finally see a W again! Whew, did we ever need this.

We played really well as a team tonight. Glad Jamison found his stroke again. Hopefully we go on a 10+ game win streak.

I really liked the energy. Guys played with heart and it shows. Dwight makes our D better.

Earl Clark.

Antawn Jamison.

Blazers lost so the Lakers are only four games back.

11 shots for Dwight, 14 shots for Kobe, you'd hope for that balance a lot more often, just need the rest of the team to step up for it to happen more. Nash with 10 and 9, Earl Clark with another good game, Morris with 14, and Antwan freakin Jamison returned from the land of the dead to add 16. Can't expect that kind of team effort all the time, but for one night it's great. We also held a team under 100 points, I'd forgotten what that felt like.

Good game all around. Very positive going forward. Hopefully something to build on...

Great to see Howard back.
Clark could fill in for Hill just fine the way he's playing
4th quarter rest for Kobe, and low minutes for the stars overall
Great bench production -> Morris & Jamison especially (keep hitting those 3s 'Tawn!)
Solid ball movement (32 assists I believe)

i think if dantoni sticks with this rotation than the guys will get comfortable with eachother on D and O and we'll really start jelling.

i liked clark starting and i think his energy and youth will really help us. he doesnt demand his "touches" he just goes out there and plays his game and works hard. he shoots well and plays way better d than pau. he also passes pretty well too showing off his past guard skills. im all for clark starting and pau playing backup C if clark keeps it up. pau will prob still start but i really think clark should.

play pau off the bench and limit his minutes in his first game back like most teams do when a player comes back from injury and if clark does well and pau does off the bench than why not? time to try and continue to try whats working...clark starting is working and hes more reliable for those jumpers and 3's imo thus leaving more space for dwight and better paint d. he brings that athleticism our team needs and honestly the 4 is the spot we needed it too

Nice game tonight, especially on D. I'm very impressed with Earl Clark.

Hopefully this play will continue.

aside from that ugly turnover stretch.. we looked pretty good! hopefully they found something clicking that will continue. I'm not trying to get too excited about clark, although I am, but he's been solid

Steve Blake should be coming back sometime next week if reports were correct on new years of him being 3 weeks away. Duhon is solid racking up crazy assists but Blake can bring better D and scrappy-ness.

^^^Same ....blake scrappy D just another word for sucking.

I think Blake would bring more energy than Duhon, but that's about it. He's not as fast, he's not as natural of a point guard, and who knows if he'd shoot as well as Duhon at this point.

Duhon I noticed will actively not try on defense and that's something that bugs me.

yay