PG Mavs@Blazers Game 3: FT, TO, Refs and still almost won...

[jthig32]

Originally Posted by CadBane

What game were you watching? Dirk was fine on offense. All we needed to do was continue to milk the Dirk-Terry PnR. With JJB out there he handles the ball way too much, and Dirk is always having to set him screens. Atrocious defense and rebounding aside. Can't believe you're trying to justify the 4th quarter rotations. Wow.

The offense was struggling and Dirk was having a so-so night (by his playoff standards). I didn't have a problem with trying to get the extra offensive boost.

It didn't work out particularly well, but I don't know that there's a definitive argument that another option would have worked better. I would probably have tried Peja first, but he didn't set the world on fire either.

Just because you don't agree with something doesn't mean there isn't a rational justification for it, even if it turned out to be the wrong decision.