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They create turnovers because they are quick and they are thinking -- this is what Mo Cheeks did as a player so its the game he's teaching the kids. And when you are athletic and inexperienced and aren't yet able to gel and run a dominatin halfcourt offense, this is what you do until you develop more strength and finesse --- tenacious D and RUNNNN...
These guys have the right attitude to come out and continue to work hard without so much wondering how cool they look doing it -- their head is in the game rather than up in the clouds with their ego...
They came back using a high intensity college style of play, press and run -- and took the lackadaisacal NBA by storm -- the primadonna guys who think they are on stage in a soap opera rather than in a gym with a ball.
I've spent the whole second half telling them and anyone who would listen how talented they are. Its nice to be right. I'm not a "fan" per say, but have gotten to know this group by default since Feb 1-- and who doesn't like good basketball when they are standing there watching?
They beat Denver, Phoenix (six TO's for Nash that day--in PHX), San Antonio, Orlando, Boston -- hell Detroit in Detroit two out of the last three -- the comeback in Chicago even- if i remember right they score 40 pts in the 4th q-- they beat Dallas this year...
Cheeks played in the playoffs as a play 12 times - 9 in a row or so...As a 22 yo rookie he avg 18.8 pts, 4 boards and 7 dimes a game -- He's been here, done this and the players are learning it from him. And he showed his playoff intensity ($25,000 worth) digging at the refs after game 2, his normally quiet, pleasant self put aside -- after the game, where there are no T's...Don't think the players didn't notice and learn...
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