Instead, we had to rely on Wafer, who for all of the effort he displayed tonight just isn't ready for that kind of challenge. The team had to help Von in the post and it threw off the entire defensive scheme, leading to offensive boards and open looks at the basket.
Von Wafer can play in these games. He did it in Houston in '08-'09 when the Rockets took LA to game 7.
Did people not watch the West that year?
Nobody seems to remember what Wafer did then.
Oh and I'm sorry I think Rondo, KG, and Paul played like garbage so they did.
Did Wafer guard Kobe for any extended period of time in that series? Doubt it, given that Houston has Battier. They had Artest in that series too, if I remember correctly. So don't act like Wafer was some Kobe-Stopper in the past.
Wafer can't defend Kobe right now. This is the first time in his career that he's put this much effort into defense, so maybe he will improve in time. But not yet.
The team - TEAM - didn't play well tonight. You say they let Ray down... Ray had 20 points on 18 shots and forced Doc to go to a depleted bench against one of the best players in the game. He did his part in this loss, just like everybody else.
To me, it would have been a heck of an upset if we won this game. Compare our active roster to theirs. It won't look pretty. Now factor in that Pierce is playing through an illness. We had 10 players dressed tonight. One got hurt and left the game, one was playing sick, two are rookies. It's tough to beat anybody with that kind of depth.
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