first game

[Phil Maymin]

Mark,

Just to clarify, you are talking about starters and in-game rotations,
not suggesting a crunch-time lineup for the end of the game, right?
You do agree that for end of games, KG, Ray, and PP have to all be on
the floor, yes?

Phil

On 10/8/07, Berry, Mark <Mark.Berry at fahlgren.com> wrote:
> I told you you'd say that.
>
> Here's my thinking on this:
>
> 1. Ray Allen is more than a spot-up weak-side jump shooter. Coming off
> the bench, he'd have more minutes where he'd carry the offense while
> Pierce/KG are out.
>
> 2. James Posey can hit those spot-up weak-side threes.
>
> 3. Posey can defend the other team's best wing scorer. With Ray and
> Pierce out there together, one of them gets stuck with that assignment.
>
> 4. Perk is a good matchup only against bigger traditional centers. There
> aren't many of those.
>
> 5. Perk's man can always stay in the paint -- that means KG will always
> be going against two defenders in that area.
>
> 6. Why Scal? Process of elimination. I'm looking for our Robert Horry to
> KG's Duncan -- a PF who can defend, play good defense, spread the floor
> and basically not get in the way. That's not Leon Powe. It's not Perk.
> It's not Big Baby yet. Scal actually fits the job description, and
> playing with KG and Pierce, he'd be able to stick to the things he does
> well instead of trying to do too much. Scal is one of those guys who
> will look as good as the players around him.
>
> 7. Perk can be one of the best backup centers in the league or one of
> the most mediocre starting centers in the league. I like his matchup
> with the backups better.
>
> 8. The starters have one non-shooter on the floor in Rondo. With Perk,
> that's two. That's two double-team options for the defense.
>
> I know, I'm probably crazy. But I think this is the best way to maximize
> what we have. We aren't outstanding beyond the top three. We need to
> make sure we get the most out of everyone we have. Thank goodness we
> have Doc ...
>
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: celtics-bounces at igtc.com [mailto:celtics-bounces at igtc.com] On
> Behalf Of Steve Ouellette
> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 10:33 AM
> To: The Boston Celtics Mailing List
> Subject: Re: first game
>
> 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> >
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