first game

[Steve Ouellette]

I think if Ray Allen had hit his normal number of wide-open threes you'd 
feel differently right now.

Scal in the starting lineup ... and we're trying to win? You are crazy.

Steve O

Berry, Mark wrote:
> I thought they looked pretty good. KG was great. We knew that. He spent
> more time in the post than he has in recent years, which is a good
> thing. Pierce was very good. The Ray Allen thing bears watching. Can he
> adjust to being the third wheel? That's what he seems to be with this
> team. He'll get open shots, but they're in a different rhythm than he's
> accustomed to seeing. The balance would feel better if he were the sixth
> man, but I don't think we'll see that anytime soon.
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> Rondo was pretty good, but needs to look to penetrate more often. Perk
> was solid. Eddie House was very good off the bench - he's a perfect 15
> mpg gunner, but he's not a point guard. Posey was OK.
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> Everyone is going to think I'm nuts, but I'd love to see us start the
> game with KG at center, Scal at PF, Posey at SF, Pierce at SG and Rondo
> at PG. That just feels like a really balanced group. Then you bring Ray
> Allen, Perk, Tony Allen and House off the bench. That gives Ray a chance
> to come in as the designated scorer and Perk a chance to come in when
> the game has loosened up and they aren't calling every foul. It also
> gives KG even more room to operate in the post. It also makes KG the
> anchor of the defense. I don't know. Right now, that starting unit just
> feels like it's wasting Ray Allen's talents.
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> Mark
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