You gotta admit, the Griz are getting more entertaining with each passing game. They played well against Sacramento before losing and were fun to watch against Dallas tonight. Even with Rudy Gay in foul trouble and of no consequence against the Mavs, the rest of the young crew made significant strides, especially in the first half. And Kyle Lowry definitely ratchets up the intensity when he’s in.

In a way, that was the problem tonight. Lowry helped key a strong second quarter, then made only token appearances in the second half. The only way to learn is by playing. The team line (and I don’t know what the team line is, just surmising) may be “well, he made some mistakes when he was in the game in the third quarter.” But they went on and lost anyway. Didn’t have THAT much to do with Lowry.

But overall it was a step forward, even though the loss was by double digits. Keep playing the kids. Keep letting Hakim Warrick develop. Get Lowry in more.