this is the best KG has looked since 2008... he's moving great. Incredible to watch.
Bradley is playing fantastic basketball right now. Reminds me of a mini Tony Allen without the mental problems.
Stiesma is an active little role player and deserves credit.
I like this team. WE're undersized out likely outmatched against some of the real contenders... but we are going to cause any team we face serious headaches. The defense, energy and chemistry is fantastic right now.
but but we only beat 1 contender in 23 tries
Depends who you think the contenders are, I think. I had Miami, Chicago, OKC, Dallas and the Lakers as my contenders at the start of the season. Some people might count San Antonio.
Tue, Dec 27 @ Miami L 115-107 (no Pierce)
Wed, Jan 11 vs Dallas L 90-85
Fri, Jan 13 vs Chicago L 88-79
Mon, Jan 16 vs Oklahoma City L 97-88
Thu, Feb 9 vs Los Angeles L 88-87 OTSun, Feb 12 vs Chicago W 95-91 (Rose didn't play)Thu, Feb 16 @ Chicago L 89-80
Mon, Feb 20 @ Dallas L 89-73 (no KG or Rondo)
Wed, Feb 22 @ Oklahoma City L 119-104 (no Rondo)
Sun, Mar 11 @ Los Angeles L 97-94Sun, Apr 1 vs Miami W 91-72 (first legitimate win)Wed, Apr 4 vs San Antonio L 87-86
Thu, Apr 5 @ Chicago L 93-86So I mean... I personally don't count the first win against Chicago, because Rose didn't play. I do acknowledge that our only chance of beating the Bulls is Rose going down with an injury in the playoffs. So maybe you count it?? I don't know. That leaves us as 1 for 12 against contenders with our lone legitimate win coming last week against the Heat. Hats off on that one... impressive.
However... there were 3 losses there where one of the Big 3 didn't play. So to be fair (since I didn't count the first Bulls win)... that leaves us as 1 for 9 against contenders. I missing something here or do we really think we are good enough to beat a team like the Lakers with two legit 7 foot big men?