Rak Attack......

[newmexicuse]

I loved the way Rak played. I have been saying for a long time he should get his minutes backing up the post. His game is too raw for the four.

MCW looked really good out there as well.

Then the two obvious heros - Dion & James.

Don't know why Drummond only played 27 minutes wo foul trouble - makes no sense to me.

These guys just know how to win.

Really kept their composure when down 8.

 

[iommi]

I think Rak may do better in this role because of two things:

1) What you said above is 100% accurate. He projects to be a 4, but right now he's not ready to be the 4

2) Coming off the bench may make him a little more comfortable. As a starter (and one who got pulled right away) he probably felt pressured to produce right away in that very limited time he knew he had. As a backup, he'll be more comfortable and won't be looking over at the scoring table to see if CJ's ready to go in.

Also, he seemed to have problems with the slides in the zone from the wing and he doesn't have to worry about that at the 5.

If Rak plays well, it would give us a big boost because he can actually catch theball and finish when he's open...cough...Baye...cough.