That's more than a lineup (click on the link to see what lineup's were used--PG) per minute down...

That's more than a lineup (click on the link to see what lineup's were used--PG) per minute down the stretch and more than a substitution per minute as well. Indeed, in just those final six minutes, Nate McMillan made a total of 9 substitutions. He used LaMarcus Aldridge at both the 4 and the 5. He used Travis Outlaw at both the 3 and the 4. He went with a small trio of guards and a big trio of guards.

So how did all the mixing and matching and micromanaging play out? With six minutes to go, the Hawks were leading by 6 points: 86 to 80. When the final horn sounded? The Hawks were leading by 6 points: 97 to 91.

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Look, a bunny!

I can’t follow this, but then, I kept switching back and forth to something Aykis wrote every few words.

Rocks are free, and slingshots easily stolen.

by andy sims on Nov 4, 2009 8:18 AM PST reply actions 1 recs

What did I write?

Father of the "Natt this!" movement and Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order.

by Aykis16 on Nov 4, 2009 9:18 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

He's just being sims

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Nov 4, 2009 9:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I know but I want my ego massaged.

Father of the "Natt this!" movement and Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order.

by Aykis16 on Nov 4, 2009 9:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Not happening sorry

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Nov 4, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I thought he was making fun of you

as in every other comment was written by you… as in you post too much.

Does that make sense? I thought it was funny…

Victory is tasty.

by iashwash on Nov 4, 2009 11:32 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

No it doesn't make sense

At all.

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Nov 4, 2009 12:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

if the blazers go on an bad losing streak

while in the middle of a close playoff race by february, or if they lose in the first round to a team like Phoenix or the Clippers, then McMillan be heading down I-5 to be Westphal’s assistant one more time.

Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance. Vonnegut

by Ice_9ine on Nov 4, 2009 3:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs