Carroll is an idiot

[Steve Ouellette <bosox18@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't want to stray from the central theme, which should be that 
Carroll is an idiot ...

I'm not even going to go off on his Brandon Hunter abuse this time, it's 
just his total lack of any substitution pattern whatsoever, especially 
in the second halves of games. When the Celtics won, it was written off 
as "smart coach sticking with the hot hands" ... but how should it be 
described when they get crushed with the same "I'm sleeping but my eyes 
are propped open" approach?

The idiot made one substitution the entire second half (Ricky Davis in 
for a red-hot Jiri) until the game was way, way out of reach with 3 1/2 
minutes left. Other coaches in history have noticed that some players 
get fatigued when never coming out (especially against teams that run 
all the time), but apparently the Celtics are ironmen and their top five 
are of such quality that no reserve can do them justice.

Not so John Carroll. He put Walter McCarty in with four minutes gone in 
the first quarter and left him in until the damage was complete, 41 
consecutive minutes. With the Celtics getting absolutely murdered on the 
boards (their m.o. before Brandon Hunter got his short-lived burst of 
playing time), Walter stayed in, powering for six points, five fouls and 
four rebounds. The idiot had the unmitigated gall to complain to the 
sideline reporter at the half that, hey, we're getting killed on the 
boards ... THEN DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. Seven minutes for Hunter, six for 
Mihm, and that includes the final 3:30 of garbage time.

If Carroll wants to play a small forward at power forward, then stick 
Ricky, Pierce and Jiri all in the lineup at the same time. Each one of 
them is a better passer, rebounder, scorer and defender than Walter, 
height be damned.

Did I mention that the Celtics have to play again against the Spurs 24 
hours later? Sure hope Walter is fresh.

STEVE