Powe Power

[Kestutis Kveraga Adv04]

> How pathetic is Doc! Despite what he showed in pre-season, my 
> California  boy, Powe, gets zero minutes in 6 games in favor of 
> no-talent Scalabrine.  Only when forced by 2 early fouls on Gomes 
> and Scal, does Doc finally play  Powe-with results even a casual 
> observer could have predicted.
> 
> Had Doc played Powe instead of Scal in our last 2 losses (by 1 
> point and 3  points), what do you bet we'd be 3-4 now instead of 
> 1-6 (possibly 4-3, had  Powe been the first power forward off the 
> bench against Orlando).

We'll never know for sure whether that would be the case, though Veal hasn't been bad so far (then again, he's the prototypical "fill-in-around-the-edges" player even when he's playing well). Powe showed his strengths as an "instigator", but his weaknesses were also exposed. Like Gomes, he's just not big enough to consistently get his shot off down low. I like them both a lot, but they're reserves on a good NBA team. 
Kestas