Brian Scalabrine -- why?

[gene kirkpatrick]

Agreed.  I am encouraged that, in the last two games, Posey has eaten into Scal's minutes considerably.  All that remains is for a certain large rookie to get the other minutes.  Think big.  Gene

Eric Albert <Eric at ericalbert.net> wrote: I still don't understand what Brian Scalabrine brings to this team. He played poorly in past years, and we were told that was because his "skills" weren't as useful with untalented teammates. Now he has very talented teammates, and he still looks out of place.

I know, I know -- we've heard so much about the "little things" he does. Maybe I'm missing them. But I *do* see the big things he does poorly: rebounding, shooting, and passing.

The worst thing is that, if he hits a shot or two, he keeps taking shots. That was a bad idea in the past. This year, with all the high-percentage scorers on this team, it should be a hanging offense.

Kendrick Perkins:
  1,006 rebounds in 3,707 minutes (218 games) = 1 rebound every 3.7 minutes

Brian Scalabrine:
  844 rebounds in 5,173 minutes (342 games) = 1 rebound every 6.1 minutes

-- Eric

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