"Kurt Straub" <jkurtstraub RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
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> "Ian Kognitow" <covanus RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> OK, I'll actually be short with this and just go to the new +/-s in
>> the box scores:
>>
>> Willie Green: -2
>> Andre Miller: -4
>>
>> Andre Iguodala: +12
>> Thaddeus Young: +18
>> Louis Williams: +10
>
> Sixer defense was absent in the first half. Second half, I'm not sure if
> the defense got better or if the Rockets just forgot how to shoot. What
> is clear is that in the 4th quarter, Coach Cheeks put in a couple of fresh
> young legs (Young and Williams) and they responded by just running away
> from the older, tired Rockets. (Four of the Rockets' starters played 40+
> minutes, and it showed.) Young and Williams both played the whole 4th
> Qaurter, and the difference is reflected both in the 4th quarter scoring
> differntial (37-22), and the plus/minus figures cited here, no surprise.
> Willaims played under control for the whole quarter, and Young stayed
> agressive the whole quarter, so fair credit should to to those two guys,
> but I'm going to give top credit to Coach Cheeks for his use of the
> personnel.
>
> ---- Kurt Straub
>
> P.S. Ian, where are you finding the plus/minus figures published?
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