AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |
Back to Blog
Aha moment tangled1/1/2023 The Signpost: Contrast/Contradiction Let’s watch one in Despicable Me. STOP and ask yourself, “Why is the character doing that?” The answer will help you make a prediction or an inference about the plot and conflict. When a character does something that contrasts with what you’d expect or contradicts his or her earlier acts or statements. Using one of your antonyms, write a story about a time when you behaved in a way that contrasts with who you normally are. FOR EACH TRAIT ON YOUR LIST, WRITE THE ANTONYM. Varejao stepped in to defend his teammate, offering an elbow and some comments of his own.Let’s Learn the 6 Signposts How will I find them? What should I ask when I see one? What will the signposts tell me?Ģ. Perkins and James got tangled up under the Celtics’ basket and exchanged elbows and words after a referee’s whistle had blown. Even though he’s undersized for the pivot, he never shies away from physical contact, as evidenced by a brief skirmish he had with the Celtics’ Kendrick Perkins in the fourth quarter. His constant hustle inspires his teammates and deflates opponents, and is perfectly suited to a running style of play. However, O’Neal’s injury Thursday night gave Brown the opportunity to experiment with a smaller rotation, and it paid off handsomely. Now he can add Jamison and even Leon Powe to that mix and effectively overwhelm smaller, weaker opponents. Several times this season, Brown has gone with an oversized lineup, using James at the point and surrounding him with the likes of O’Neal, Varejao, Hickson, Jamario Moon, or Jawad Williams. He learned that his team has the ability to literally transform itself in the middle of a game. Quite unintentionally, Brown discovered something that will pay dividends down the road. “When they were scoring that much, it was deflating,” said Doc Rivers. For once, however, his energy was matched by that of his teammates. LeBron James had an evening typical for him: 36 points, seven rebounds, and nine assists. Hickson added eight points, and West chipped in seven points and five assists. Varejao totaled 14 points and 10 rebounds. Mo Williams finally shook off the rust from his recent shoulder injury and drained five three-pointers on his way to a 19-point evening. As frustrating as the first half had been, the second half was its polar opposite-a 60-32 laugher for the Cavaliers. It took a few minutes for things to develop, but before long the newer, smaller, and faster lineup would run circles around the increasingly bewildered Celtics.īrown went from scratching his head for the first 18 minutes of the game to sitting back and taking it all in the rest of the way.įrom that point on, Cleveland outscored Boston 79-46 to claim a resounding 108-88 win. Hickson, recently replaced by Jamison in the starting lineup, entered the game for the first time. No longer blessed with the luxury of having Zydrunas Ilgauskas backing up O’Neal, Cleveland coach Mike Brown moved Varejao to the pivot. That’s when the game turned, however, and in the Cavaliers’ favor. His right thumb had been injured by the Davis block, and he headed for the locker room-as it turned out, not to return. Next time down the floor, O’Neal called timeout. Delonte West retrieved the ball and passed to Anderson Varejao for a slam dunk. Glen Davis blocked a shot by Cleveland’s Shaquille O’Neal. The Cavaliers looked like they weren’t sure how the words “basket” and “ball” went together.
0 Comments
Read More
Leave a Reply. |