The Voice Of The Killjoy: Boykins Gone, Ainge Fiddling, Scalabrine Starts, Powe Showcased

[Noah Evans]

Coaches like scabs because he does the "little things". He does the
plays on offense, sets good screens and is where he's supposed to be
on defense. He may not contribute that much but he doesn't destroy the
team game for the sake of his stats either.

Noah

On Feb 2, 2008 5:12 AM, Ryan W <ubiquitous_am_i at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Douglas,
>
> There is a severe disconnect between what we see Scal
> doing and what Doc sees Scal doing.  Doc actually
> lauded Scal's defensive effort last night on Dirk,
> while I just didn't see it.  To my eyes, every player
> on this team has contributed when called upon except
> Scal.  It's quite obvious from +/- statistics and
> Scal's overall #s but yet he still gets played.
> What's even more discouraging is that when our stud PF
> gets hurt, Big Baby's minutes disappear.  I really
> don't understand the reasoning behind that.  You would
> think that Powe, Scal, and Baby's minutes would go up,
> but to completely bench one of them seems to make no
> sense.  And this is during games where we have been
> struggling to pass, rebound, and score, things Baby
> brings to the table every time he plays.  If anyone's
> getting showcased, I hope it's Scal.  The problem is:
> he's not  even showing anything.
>
> Ryan
>
> --- douglas342 at aol.com wrote:
> > I will admit, though, that I don't get the minutes
> > being given to
> > Davis, Powe, and Scalabrine.  Davis especially seems
> > to shoot up and
> > down the depth chart like a rocket on crystal meth.
> > And why DOES
> > Scalabrine get so much time of late?  Yeah, he's
> > consistent, if
> > 0-0-0-0-0 is consistent.  Does no one ask Doc these
> > questions?  He may
> > have a reasonable answer, and it is true that the
> > team is doing OK.
> > Maybe he knows what he's doing and hasn't explained
> > it to the masses
> > very well.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: robert richard <celticfan77 at yahoo.com>
> > To: The Boston Celtics Mailing List
> > <celtics at igtc.com>
> > Sent: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 10:32 am
> > Subject: Re: The Voice Of The Killjoy: Boykins Gone,
> > Ainge Fiddling,
> > Scalabrine Starts, Powe Showcased
> >
> >
> >
> > I love Leon Powe. He forced Nowitzki to make some
> >   tough shots, he made the shots but nothing came
> > without
> >   being leaned on,elbowed, smacked or pushed by
> > Leon.
> >   When he picked up his sixth foul I found myself
> > saying
> >   , oh shit! who is going to guard Dirk,but Posey
> > did
> >    a respectable job. I can't help but think that
> > the reason
> >    Rondo was able to get that board from him and why
> > Dirk
> >    wasn't able to finish in the end, had something
> > to do with
> >   the way Powe leaned on him all night.Maybe thats a
> > stetch but
> >   I found myself fist pumping and screaming Powe's
> > name alot
> >   last night.Maybe I shouldn't get attached if he is
> > being showcased.
> >   Can anyone tell
> >   me why Davis either gets signifigant minutes or
> > none at all?
> >
> > dforant1 <dforant1 at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
> >    sssshhhhhhh, Scalabrine is a favorite among some
> > here. There's a pool
> > to see
> > how long he can go without a rebound or point. He's
> > a Legend. Ask Tommy.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Way Of The Ray"
> > To: "Celtics Stuff" ; "Celtics Are Idiots
> > List"
> > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 11:29 AM
> > Subject: The Voice Of The Killjoy: Boykins Gone,
> > Ainge
> > Fiddling,Scalabrine
> > Starts, Powe Showcased
> >
> >
> > >- Brian Scalabrine, starting, why? He's almost
> > totally
> > > useless by any standard. Any team that is forced
> > to
> > > start a Scalabrine, needs frontcourt help.
> > >
> > > - Earl Boykins signs with Charlotte. Another PG
> > gone,
> > > while Ainge waits for? A Cassell buyout? A trade
> > this
> > > month? Well, the difference between a Title and
> > losing
> > > to Detroit/Orlando/Cleveland hinges on the right
> > > acquisition(s) being made soon.
> > >
> > > - Powe being showcased. Seems to be the case. Very
> > > mysterious how Davis fell off the map suddenly.
> > Too
> > > bad Egg is not around to provide us with the gory
> > > details.
> > >
> > > Ray
> >
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