What a nice win.

[Alex Goldblatt]

Kim, Al was "out-sized" - he's not built for Stro and Gasol, it all just
shows that we REALLY need a starting 5. Al was great - but to get to the
next level going big (you just cannot win playing the small ball only) we
need a real stopper/shotblocker in the middle. Perk played one of his best
games so far - IMO, that was the key when Stro started to pick up on Al in
the post (I believe he scored something like 6 or 8 in a row).

Simply 2 insane games by West - I think he's a lock for a starting point,
Bassy played great as a tempo changer. Great team win - probably the most
unexpected, surprising game so far, when everything starts clicking - and
without the best player on the floor...  Nice job, Doc - best coaching win
so far.


On 1/5/07, Kim Malo <kmalo17 at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Great games by Tony and Delonte, nice to see Wally getting his stroke
> back, Perk looking more like himself, Scal hitting some key shots and
> just a really nice game. Except maybe for Al (nice stats, but not a
> great game), but given the way he's played the past few weeks, he
> gets some slack (although they've really got to teach him to actually
> play defense with a couple of fouls, not to just avoid getting more
> of them). Especially nice not to see Mike Miller become the Celtics
> killer he usually is. (Did I mention great game by Tony?) Hope the
> missed FT aren't a sign that Delonte hurt his back more when he went
> down, given how automatic he is.
>
> I'm not in the trade Pierce school, but seems to me part of the last
> few games is that without him they play more of the helter skelter
> style that suits most of our talent. Be interesting to see how they
> adjust when he's back. Doc said that he's going to actually have
> Pierce run a practice to make use of him and keep him involved while he's
> out.
>
> Kim
>
>
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