Re: Celts vs. Nets

[Kestutis.Kveraga@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Kestutis Kveraga)]

--- You wrote:
Such negativity...we can win this series. I don't think we played our best 
game. Tony Battie got in early foul trouble. He is our X factor..he is much 
better then Collins..so if he is in there we have a real advantage at that 
position.

NJ was better last year with KVH. Lets admit it..the Mutumbo trade was almost 
as bad as the Baker deal. RR has put on enough weight so that he really is a 
bad defensive liability.. I see what everyone didnt like about him last year.

Lets remember that Indiana was a "deeper and better" team and we smacked them 
around good. Here is the problem for the NJ : PP is better then anyone they 
have..even J. Kidd. It's amazing the lack of respect he gets even from his 
own fans.
A friend of mine went to the NJ game last night..and trust me the fans at 
least are scared of PP. The guy is awesome.

Secondly, we lost by only four points...realistically that means the game 
could have gone either way. I do think the Celts really need to win the next 
game though. If they go to Boston down 2-0 and get "tight" they will end up 
down 3-0.

Sounds crazy...but truly giving Kedrick like 10 minutes to just spell PP is a 
really good idea. OB should have done in the last game. Its tough to pull 
Pierce out because he is the guy who keeps the Celts scoring, but PP does 
need some rest.
Kedrick provides equivalent defense and rebounding to PP..

McCarty has been playing great, but 45 minutes is too much for a roleplayer 
like him, and EWilliams gets outquicked and outrebounded by the likes of 
Jefferson. Kedrick is the logical replacement.
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I agree with Pete on most of this. But I am still not convinced we can win this
series. Yes, the Celtics can play better, but so can the Nets. They weren't
exactly great last night. And the refs were really good about putting Pierce on
the line. Not that he didn't deserve it, but I doubt we'll see such munificence
from the refs again in this series. 

As for the Nets' being better with KVH, yes, he contributed more than Mutombo
has, but the improvement in Jefferson's and KMart's games, especially the
defense that Jefferson provides, offsets it. KVH can score and rebound, but
Jefferson can score, rebound, play D, and is perfect for the Nets' running
game. Just like Kedrick, were they to switch places :)
Kestas