Amazing AL!!

[Steve Ouellette]

I think it's actually more like Gomes last year. Gomes couldn't get off 
the bench until injuries forced him into the lineup ... lucky thing that 
coincided with the exact instant he was finally "ready" to play. Al 
couldn't crack 30 minutes of playing time (barely 20) until every center 
on the roster became disabled and lo and behold he has produced given 
the chance. No telling if he'll do this consistently, but he's obviously 
showing that he can play -- and can anyone say with a straight face he 
would have gotten the opportunity to put up 29-14 and 14-12 games if 
even one of Perk, Kandi or Ratliff could drag their bodies on to the 
court? I can't.

No Big Al for AI!

STEVE

Berry, Mark S wrote:

>Come on, Kim. Al has always produced in short minutes. You can say he
>fouled too much or didn't defend well enough, but it was never a
>question of production.
>
>This is just like Delonte last year. Doc is being forced, through
>injuries to others, to give Al more minutes. And just like Delonte last
>year, Al is responding.
>
>I keep saying it ... If all you ask these guys to do is carry Pierce's
>bags, that's all they're going to do.
>
>Mark
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: celtics-bounces at igtc.com [mailto:celtics-bounces at igtc.com] On
>Behalf Of Kim Malo
>Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 8:09 AM
>To: The Boston Celtics Mailing List
>Subject: Re: Amazing AL!!
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>At 11:16 PM 12/11/2006, Troy Hash wrote:
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>>Amazing what can happen when someone gets minutes, huh!!
>>    
>>
>
>No, and certainly not in this case where since he's gotten minutes 
>since he was a rookie. It's amazing what can happen when you make 
>better use of the minutes you get.
>
>Kim 
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