Breaking my arm patting myself on the back

[tone81 at charter.net]

The Globe article listed a slightly different second unit, so maybe they were rotating players on and off the second unit squad.

The second team was Tony Allen and newcomer Eddie House at guard, Brian Scalabrine and Leon Powe at forward, and newcomer Esteban Batista at center.

Tone

---- Patrick.Ryan at westover.af.mil wrote: 
> TA DA!
> 
> Okay - shameless self-promotion here. First we have from my post last
> Friday:
> 
> "1) Tony Allen's health - I'm convinced that Doc and Danny "have" their
> vet PG backup (which is why they didn't sign one) and his name is Tony
> Allen. They have Posey to back up Pierce and House to back up R. Allen
> (and some Rondo). If Tony isn't healthy then House slides to backup PG,
> and D. Jones is signed to backup R. Allen."
> 
> >From the Steve Bulpett Herald Celtics Notebook:
> 
> "Allen will be spending a good deal of time at point guard on offense.
> He was there yesterday, running the show for a second unit that also
> consisted of Eddie House, James Posey, Leon Powe and Brian Scalabrine.
> (As expected, Paul Pierce [stats], Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo
> [stats] and Kendrick Perkins [stats] comprised the first team.)
> "That's probably pretty much what we think we'll do," Rivers said. "Tony
> will run the point off the bench. When him and Eddie are on the floor,
> he may have the ball more than Eddie. Tony will guard the 2, but the
> point will still guard Eddie, so that means the point won't be guarding
> Tony and pressuring him.""
> 
> Now I know Pollard is hurt, but ummmmmm, isn't that second team
> just...SLIGHTLY undersized? James Posey is the tallest guy! 
> 
> Okay, deep breath, it's just the first workout. Pollard will be in there
> at C once he's ready. We'll still only run about 8-9 men deep - we won't
> be trotting out that second team lineup for real when the games start...
> 
> Will we?
> 
> Anyone?
> 
> 
> 
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