Collison & Green

[Douglas342 at aol.com]

When I was a ute, baseball's "All-Star break" lasted several days.   There 
are times when I think the NBA should do that.  This is a tough  league with 
amazing physical demands.  Give everyone a week off  mid-season,  with a proviso 
that the players get a mandatory 72 or 96  hours of it free of any and all 
team demands - no games, no practices, no  meetings.  Let them go home or lie on 
a beach in the Bahamas for a couple  of days.  As it is now, if you're on the 
all-star team or rookie/soph team,  you may not get a single day off.
 
And as grim as this run has been, is it not fair to remember Jordan and his  
"supporting cast" comment?  Teams are built to play to the strengths of  their 
stars.  In that sense, this team is like a wheel without a hub.   (Of course, 
once we get the hub back, it STILL might not be all that good, but a  team 
with a healthy Pierce ain't gonna lose 14 straight.)
 
And here's the dread question:  what's the record losing streak in the  NBA?
 
 
In a message dated 2/3/2007 10:28:32 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
gk_tyler at yahoo.com writes:

I'm glad  for Collison's surge; I had thought that he was better than he was  
showing.  Only two things there:  I doubt he's being double and  triple 
teamed as Al is; but moreso, I think Al is really tired.  Not so  much being out of 
shape; he's probably in pretty good shape.  I think the  new burden is tough; 
he probably thinks we could win a few if he could bust  loose??; he is 
playing with energy at both ends.  Whatever the reason, I  think he needs a long 
all-star break.

In my  half-full glass I see excellent development in Gomes and Al and Rondo. 
  Green has the puzzle pieces, but they just don't come together for long; 
still  the pieces are getting larger, so it's worth the wait (we do have another 
35  games) to see if it will happen.  Cheers, Gene