prediction

[Kim Malo]

At 01:15 PM 11/1/2006, Berry, Mark  S wrote:
>Exactly! These guys should see the bulk of the minutes on this team:
>Pierce, Wally, West, Rondo, Telfair. Let Jefferson, Perk and Gomes play
>60-70 mpg at the big positions. Tony Allen isn't better than any of
>those players. He sits.
>
>Look at the Suns-Lakers box score last night. They identify their core
>players and play them most of the game. A few guys get scraps. That's
>the way it should work.

OK, not to disagree with the first, but I have to point out that the 
Suns have run out of gas in the playoffs the past few years and 
fingers have regularly been pointed at the complete failure to use 
their bench during the season as part of the reason. We saw that same 
problem with KC here in Boston. While you really can't be saying 
about LA that DNPs by K.Bryant & K.Brown much less higher end of the 
bench/possible starters A.McKie & C.Mihm is because of "identifying 
their core and playing them most of the game"

>PS -- The most overrated aspect of this Celtics team is Tony Allen's
>defense.

Could well be, but compared with the rest of the team... and at times 
you've got to have somebody at least pretending to do it
Kim