Sergio!

[Nikolokolus]

Of course not. Only one team can have the ball at a time.

He will be shredding their over-rated defense in an impressive manner though.

We'll see.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Pull that hair out of your eyes and you might realize how mistaken you are.

Which "mistake" would that be? That his defense is bad, or that he shoots under 40%?

 

[MrJayremmie]

Fans were calling Sergio "worthless". They ought to be called out. I wonder how many that were saying that, still think so?

Why? Sergio was worthless for most of the year and picked it up at the end. Perfect timing and is GREAT for the team.

 

[Blazer4life]

I think Sergio has played much better since his benching. I personally have liked at how much both he and Rudy have been looking at getting Oden the ball in the post. That lob pass he made to Oden last night was pretty and Rudy made a couple of those same passes to Oden the game before. All of our guards need to realize just how much of a weapon Oden is and look to pass it to him (either when he gets deep position or on lobs). As our players get more familiar with Oden on the offensive end I think we will see a big jump in his production next year. But props to Sergio, he has earned it.

 

[maxiep]

Sergio is 22. Furthermore he was broken down by Nate and is being rebuilt. He brings a little more every year. I'm a Sergio fan and hope he stays, because what he does well can't be taught.

 

[bobf]

Defensive Ratings derived using linear regression of +/- data since 2005 each year weighted equally. Houston with 4 of top 31 and 2 of of top 4 (not counting Mutumbo).

PlayerName	Def	StdErr	Poss	Min	Teams
Garnett, Kevin	-10.3	1.6	37,956	9,838	BOS, MIN
[color=red]Hayes, Chuck	-8.2	1.9	17,164	4,440	HOU[/color]
Mutombo, Dik	-8.1	2.3	11,002	2,915	HOU
[color=red]Ming, Yao	-7.3	1.8	29,298	7,625	HOU[/color]
Horry, Robert	-7.2	2.0	11,185	2,878	SAN, SAS
Hilario, Nene	-6.7	1.8	16,423	4,092	DEN
Haywood, Bren	-6.6	1.9	22,669	5,834	WAS
Camby, Marcus	-6.5	1.6	35,827	8,671	DEN, LAC
Bogut, Andrew	-6.5	1.7	32,841	8,449	MIL
Duncan, Tim	-6.5	1.9	38,495	10,217	SAN, SAS
Thomas, Kurt	-5.9	1.6	20,623	5,247	PHX, SEA, SAS
Ratliff, Theo	-5.9	2.2	8,067	2,118	POR, BOS, MIN, DET, PHI
Collins, Jarron	-5.7	2.0	13,354	3,474	UTH, UTA
[color=red]Artest, Ron	-5.7	1.4	35,051	8,865	IND, SAC, HOU[/color]
Mourning, Alon	-5.4	2.2	12,797	3,258	MIA
Przybilla, Joel	-5.2	1.8	19,849	5,444	POR
Rondo, Rajon	-5.1	1.9	23,674	6,113	BOS
Martin, Kenyon	-5.0	1.7	22,493	5,552	DEN
Kirilenko, And	-5.0	1.6	32,249	8,277	UTH, UTA
Iguodala, Andre	-4.8	1.7	46,148	11,873	PHL, PHI
Balkman, Rena	-4.7	2.0	10,109	2,588	NYK, DEN
Collins, Jason	-4.7	1.8	20,043	5,215	NJN, MEM, MIN
Aldridge, LaM	-4.6	1.9	23,941	6,477	POR
Wallace, Ben	-4.6	1.4	34,760	9,050	CLE, DET, CHI
Varejao, And	-4.6	1.8	22,572	5,859	CLE
Songaila, Dari	-4.5	1.6	18,834	4,839	CHI, WAS
Wallace, Rash	-4.5	1.9	34,745	9,393	DET
Pavlovic, Sasha	-4.4	1.7	17,008	4,377	CLE
Westbrook, Rus	-4.3	2.5	8,597	2,174	OKC
[color=red]Battier, Shane	-4.3	1.5	39,198	10,233	MEM, HOU[/color]

 

[Kaydow]

Don't mean to rain on the Sergio Parade, but the guy still makes me nervous (And I suspect extra nervous now that we're in the post season) So many times he has come into the game and maybe we're down 4 points. A couple of careless t/o's, a shot clock violation, a missed lay-up, and the opposing PG scoring and getting into the lane at will . . . all of the sudden we're down 15 in about a 3 minute span.

I just never know what to expect from the guy. Houston looks like a tough match up for him b/c of the slow style of play, but maybe he'll be able to continue playing well . . . I have no clue what to expect.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Don't mean to rain on the Sergio Parade, but the guy still makes me nervous (And I suspect extra nervous now that we're in the post season) So many times he has come into the game and maybe we're down 4 points. A couple of careless t/o's, a shot clock violation, a missed lay-up, and the opposing PG scoring and getting into the lane at will . . . all of the sudden we're down 15 in about a 3 minute span.

I just never know what to expect from the guy. Houston looks like a tough match up for him b/c of the slow style of play, but maybe he'll be able to continue playing well . . . I have no clue what to expect.

Houston will be a tough match up for him, because it will be a tough offensive match up for his team mates as well. If they are open Sergio will find them. If they are not....then the offense will be stagnant. Frye, Travis, Rudy and Greg all need to step it up. I am hoping that we will get out and run against their second unit, but more than likely it will be a ugly grind it out series where the outside shot is key. Not Sergio's strong point. But if Yao is out i think Sergio can penetrate and dish. Turnovers in this series will be high for everyone. Especially Brandon.

 

[Cake]

Ok call me out.

He was playing worthless, lately he has not.

Some people just like to call it as it is. Others like to over value most of the roster and especially young projects.

Another way to put it is...some people overreact to a couple bad games and some people like to have some patience.

 

[Cake]

Don't mean to rain on the Sergio Parade, but the guy still makes me nervous (And I suspect extra nervous now that we're in the post season) So many times he has come into the game and maybe we're down 4 points. A couple of careless t/o's, a shot clock violation, a missed lay-up, and the opposing PG scoring and getting into the lane at will . . . all of the sudden we're down 15 in about a 3 minute span.

I just never know what to expect from the guy. Houston looks like a tough match up for him b/c of the slow style of play, but maybe he'll be able to continue playing well . . . I have no clue what to expect.

Yeah, but Brandon Roy is the only player on this team that doesn't make me nervous. It comes with the territory. We're young and talented and we'll make dumb 'young guy' mistakes. You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both... etc...