Celt weakness



Enrile, Roy renrile at qualcomm.com
Tue Apr 8 11:56:06 CDT 2008


Here's some negativity for those that miss it.  I think the Celtic weak
spots that might keep them from a Championship or even the finals this
year are:

- It's rare for teams to win the rings with a completely new lineup
compared to last year.  Recent champs instead had core vets that've been
together for years and felt the sting of some playoff failure, before
getting their championship.   Look what happened to the Lakers allstar
team of Shaq/Kobe/MailMan/GP when they were thrown together for just 1
year.

- The inside/out post game I enjoyed watching at beginning of the season
is totally gone.  Perk gets a first-option postplay (even though he's
decent/efficient now) maybe once every 3 games.  KG, lost his discipline
in running lots of Al Jefferson post plays.  80 % of his shots are
midrange J's just like in all his previous years(they'll be contested
hard in the playoffs).  The team is now relying just on the Paul/Rajon
driveNdish for spacing & an inside-out game.

- Detroit & SanAnton have the know-how/mental toughness to go into
another gear both ends at playoff time, without getting overhyped &
nervous.  Newbies like the Celts/Lakers are unproven.

 



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