That was close . . .

[Eric Albert]

. . . and no one handles close games worse than Doc.
Sigh.

Out of my myriad questions, here's just one: if your
play out of the time out is Paul Pierce taking a quick
three (and that seemed to be the play), why would
you ever put in Al, when Perk is such a better traffic
rebounder?

In fact, even if that wasn't your play, wouldn't the
advantages of getting a second-chance shot via
Perk outweigh the improved offense you get from
Al?  I ask this because, when the players came out
on the court, *before* the ball went into play, I
said to my wife, "Why do they have Jefferson in
there?  I don't trust his rebounding at all."  Then
got to see the rebound sail through his hands a few
seconds later.

-- Eric