Anyways, we couldn’t stop Melo, Chandler absolutely dominated, and we couldn’t stop the transition threes and couldn’t fight over screens to get a hand in their faces.

The defensive effort really hasn’t been there this season, and that bothers me.

Rondo will miss Friday’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers and Sunday’s road game against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Rondo was ejected from Wednesday’s 95-83 loss to the Nets in the second quarter when he shoved Nets forward Kris Humphries off the parquet to retaliate for a hard foul on Garnett. A shoving match ensued; Rondo, Humphries and Wallace were all ejected.

Go Bucks!

I still like these guys very much. To me, they can beat any team in the league with a bit more accuracy, which is the case any night for the winning team. Against the Knicks, it got me wondering though. I think I will relax, take the losses since we will get into the playoffs anyhow. Everyone stay healthy, enjoy themselves and work on their game, like it is practice for the playoffs. I really believe in this team.

Moving Ersan and Jennings? I would do it, the way Jennings seems to play. I wouldn’t have a clue about inside trading, so I don’t care. I like Skiles, and he sees well enough Udrih can play instead, and that Ersan knows he can’t play worse.

I wonder about offensive “plays”. It appears to me, to start the 24 seconds, a bit of running around along with everyone getting a feel for the ball is the object when not fastbreaking. Then I think someone has the gumption to take matters into their hands, or, whoever hit recently is “known” to try again or, maybe Skiles calls out a code for who he’d like to shoot. I find that if there is some small incentive to be accurate, that makes a difference if the ball goes in. I could list these little “games”, and it would be interesting to list all of them, but is that boring? For example, “if your man just scored on you.” And, if one doesn’t win the challenge, one has a seat on the bench. Etc.

Rotations, and Skiles getting out of town? I used to have my all-defensive team I wished would finish games. But this team is so incredibly deep, I don’t care, and Skiles knows who plays defense too. It seems at this point, there’s no pattern to the rotations. What idea did you have in mind? My favorite players are Monta, Udrih, Dunleavy, Udoh, Sanders, Daniels, Harris. Is that about right?

I think we are fine, and flexible, even though our record doesn’t show it.

Jon & Jim made comment during warm up that Ersan was sick in the morning with flu, but he was going to try to play.

I expect his limited play had much to do with not feeling well.