RE: Pierce And Mihm Refute Rick D's Rebounding Assertion

["R. Singh" <keltsfan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, McCarty getting the minutes he's getting is ridiculous, however he
"fits" Harter's system.  I'm not quite sure the slow afoot Kendrick
Perkins does, nor do I think he or Hunter has the experience to play
defense the way O'Brien wants it played. That is the trade off, playing
potentially good rebounding big men like Hunter, Mihm and Perkins
altering the defensive schemes to put them in position to succeed, or
playing McCarty extensive minutes because he can play the defensive
scheme and "stretch" the opposing defenses so Paul Pierce can go one on
one. 

Playing Perkins, Mihm and Hunter extensive minutes would mean altering
the defensive schemes or waiting a season or two until they get it.  I'd
prefer they lose O'Brien as soon as possible to remedy the situation. 

On another note, can you imagine Shaquille O'Neal, Yao, or Ilgauskas
trying to consistently blitz the point guard and then get back to
rebound the basketball.  Harter would end up with O'Neal's foot in his
backside. 

ravi

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But that still leaves Pierce.  And while Harter's system may 
not be beneficial to rebounders, the major problem is  Blount 
and McCarty playing heavy minutes. Somehow, a young Dennis 
Rodman or any other fine rebounder would be rebounding at an 
adequate rate methinks. Harter's system or not, if you substituted  
Perkins and Hunter for McCarty and Blount, I can't imagine them 
do as poor a job at rebounding.
Ray


> ** Original Subject: RE: Pierce And Mihm Refute Rick D's  Rebounding 
> Assertion
> ** Original Sender: "R. Singh" <keltsfan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ** Original Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 07:02:34 -0800 (PST)


> Actually, if you compare Mihm's rebounding numbers to when he was with

> Cleveland, they are down significantly in roughly the same number of 
> minutes. And Tony Battie's rebounding numbers are up as are Antoine 
> Walker's.
> 
> The Celtics weak rebounding is more systemic than anything else, in my

> opinion.
> 
> Ravi
> 
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> 
> Pierce and Mihm seem to rebound well under the Harter System. Sorry, 
> but plain and simple, Waltaaah and Blount are suckie boarders. 
> Especially Walter. Play those two bench guys, 40 minutes a game, and 
> entropy sets in a big way. Ray

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