Observations from tonights game.

I was at the game tonight. Here is what I saw.

Greg Oden- Despite reports that Pryzybilla would start tonight, Oden was part of the starting lineup. He quickly picked up 2 fouls and stayed in foul trouble the whole night. (a couple of the fouls were bad calls) However, in the 4th quarter, he came alive and was instrumental in the comeback win. He had one very athletic layup that really impressed me. His Free-throw shooting was also very good and at times he looked like the best player on the floor. 

Juwan Howard- Howard got quite a few minutes tonight, and he certainly earned them. He had a couple nice scoring moves, plus used his inside passing ability to create some easy baskets for the wings and big men. A nice solid game.

Nicolas Batum- Nic had a sick block on Ty Lawson during the 2nd quarter, but did very little on offense tonight. He was hardly noticeable out on the court tonight.

Brandon Roy- Roy got no respect from the refs tonight. He was in foul trouble all night, much like Oden, but he came through in the 4th quarter in a Royesque fashion. 

Steve Blake- Blake was hardly noticeable tonight. He seemed to be out of rythym.

Joel Pryzybilla- Had a typical Joel Pryzybilla game. Solid.

Travis Outlaw- Travis was completely out of sync tonight, but was quite active defensively in the first quarter.

Martell Webster- made a couple shots, and also had a nice layup drive right into the teeth of the defense, something I'd like to see more of.

Jerryd Bayless= Jerryd was highly impressive. He played SG almost all the time he was in the game and he played it well. He was a foul magnet, getting Denver's bigs into major foul trouble. Best I've seen him play.

Andre Miller- He was huge tonight. He had some great scoring plays and also used his veteran savvy to get to the line. He also sees the court very well.

Replacement Refs- They blew a lot of calls tonight. I hope they aren't all this bad.

Hope you enjoy these observations.