I’m honestly not sure what that means relative to last night’s game, but Darnell pointed out that after the game, the players all seemed to take responsibility for what happened. Which is good to hear. Hopefully they also take it to heart.

There I go, being a critic again. What is it with me lately.

But Martz made a point worth harping on. Two years ago this team gets blown out, playing a game like they played last night. As in, Blown. Out. But now, they let the other team put up forty more shots – which is like giving them a quarter head-start before taking the court – get out-rebounded something like six hundred to two, turn the ball over every other possession, play some serious ole defense…and with one minute left in the game, they’re behind by one freaking point.

They should have been down about 50 points by then. But they generally find ways to hang in there, even when they can’t seem to get anything going. Of course, they often do it the other way as well – allow other teams to hang in there when they shouldn’t. But they’re growing as a team, and for all the issues we complain about, they’re still way over .500, and on track for a top-four seed.

I guess if we have to complain, that’s the way to do it.

Incidentally, Martz – your paragraph about Jeff Green and David Lee should be framed. I like Green, but that’s just classic.

I’ve always been told that you must take responsiblity for your actions if your ever gonna be a grownup, ignoring your actions & not taking responsibility for them leads to an attitude of “it ain’t my fault, it’s someone else’s problem to fix….”

Face the fire, feel the heat & learn how to tend to the flames & control the heat, instead of turning your back on it & getting burned or having the fire go out & find yourself left out in the cold….

David Lee just turned Jeff Green into his little prison buddy. You come to expect this with bigger power forwards like David West, Zach Randolph, Pau Gasol or most of the other power forwards in the league. But Jeff is essentially the same size as Lee and, supposedly, more athletic. Didn’t matter. Green was carnally abused in this one.