Re: Pierce and Walker not in shape

["Berry, Mark S" <berrym@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That was his point exactly. They play so many minutes, yet they're not in
great shape, and thus are not giving consistent effort. They're taking too
many breaks during the action and not doing the dirty work that really can
wear you out. They're also not running the floor. His point was, if they're
going to play that many minutes, they better be in great shape so they don't
have any let-ups while they're on the floor. Otherwise, they need to become
a deeper team, cut down on Pierce and Walker's minutes, so they can take
their breaks on the bench.

He's right, but that's still not the answer. It's a necessary step, but
there certainly need to be more significant roster upgrades.

Mark

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David wrote:

I find it odd that Ainge would feel that Pierce & Walker are not well
conditioned, given that the amount of minutes they play puts them among the
league leaders.