Common Sense

Denver won an overtime thriller tonight in Portland in a game full of playoff implications.

Of course, it shouldn't have been a thriller, considering the amount of chances Portland gave up in the fourth quarter and overtime.

The Blazers fought for the final possession in overtime, and the ball bounced to Jarrett Jack with twenty seconds left in the game. It was tied at this point, and so, obviously, the smart decision would be to slow it down and play for the last shot.

What does Jack do? Well, what do you think? He throws a behind-the-back pass into a group of Denver players, who recover the ball and get the ball to Allen Iverson, who buries a last-second dagger.

Why was he trying to throw fancy passes with the game on the line? What was he thinking? And what was Nate McMillan thinking, keeping him in the game so late? Why does he keep doing this? Jarrett Jack had seven turnovers tonight.

Seven!

A pathetic performance and yet another display of incompetence from our fearless leader.

Way to go, Nate - you just cost us a playoff spot.

TJH