Big Brother Perk

Rajon Rondo: “I’m my own motivator.” That quote alone puts me on his bandwagon.

I love Perk. I believe along with breaking out this season with his game he is going to assume a leadership role on the team. I remember 2 seasons ago when he didn’t feel that Pierce was giving the team enough, he called him out in a timeout and Pierce stepped it up to help the team win. That is huge when even Pierce will listen to a second year player.

it wasn’t at a time out! It was at half time in the locker room!

either way, he seems like a great guy to have at the C position!
If we add Oden or durant we would have one hell of a front line

Perk….my boy!

perk is a leader and he hustles and he has to stop getting into early foul trouble by setting illegal picks. he also plays legal but mean. i am sure the others look up to him. if we get oden, how perk and the team react to him being over perk will be a big test.

While it may be “comforting” for some players to have an INTIMIDATOR backing them up, that “mug” role typically falls to a “back-up” player. If allowed to fantasize, I’d wish that Perk could REPLACE his “robotic” moves around the basket with more SPEED and AGILITY, then I’d say we finally had a center.

Perk’s to the basket offensive moves resemble “slow-motion” photography and allow even slow-footed defenders time to block his shot. He seems to “gather-himself” together before jumping 3" off the floor for the dunk that never materializes. Dunks are successful when they’re performed with speed or when the shooter can “sky” over defenders. Neither situation fits Perk.

As for CHARACTER, Perk rates a “10”.

I like perk too, i just wish he was backing up oden

I “think” you might need to “stop” relying on quotation marks.

Rondo seems to have a “fire” in his gut and the determination to prove something. In that respect he shares a common trait with Bill Russell and Dave Cowens. Powe seems to have drunk from a similar vat. While Delonte also has the “fire” he lacks the basketball IQ to channel his energy to maximize its effect. Delonte has excellent “instincts” so it’s only a matter of time before he reaches his full potential.

Perk has the “fire” and determination, without the matching skill set, so his production will always be limited but may still prove to be modestly effective. Jefferson is showing that he too belongs and seems determined to maximize his impact on team performance. Pierce has always been a warrior and is only now understanding how to mesh with his teammates.

Re Edwardo; I used “quotations” to alert the reader that the word cited is not being used in its traditional sense but more for emotional effect. My intent is not to annoy the reader (as it obviously has) but to also highlight key words as well.

We all strive to be lucid in writing and everyone has their own style. I’d much prefer that you object to what I say rather than HOW I say it. On some boards people with NOTHING to contribute choose instead to criticize those that do.

Several comments about Perk’s offense above, but his main role on the team is as a defender. He has enough offense to keep the defense honest. I also believe he’ll be working on a medium range shot this summer. That will make him more important to the team concept. It’s the consensus that the C’s are a poor defensive team. Perk is a standout on defense. He’s is one of the best defenders of bigs in the league. We can argue about Perk being a starter or backup, but he does have great value to this team. I also think the chemistry between he and Al on the floor is one of those intangibles that shouldn’t be overlooked.

Eeyore III, When I talk about Perk it’s in the context that Al is the Center. The 4/5 position is a confusing one and sometimes the labels don’t fit. I disagree that we should be looking for a position player, especially at Center. To me I think it’s usually best to take the best player available and I think that’s the case in this draft.

Eeyore III, I’d buy that. I don’t watch college ball so I really don’t know about these players.

Franchise big men almost always pan out – in fact, I don’t remember the last hyped big man that failed in the NBA. But that second tier of players – those that are considered good, but not great, coming into the draft? They’re almost always duds. If you look at the top Centers in the game, they’re all either top 2 picks, Euros, or finds in the rough. The only exceptions I can think of are Amare(feared he was a head case. also, more a PF) Chris Bosh(would have been a top 2 pick in any draft but 2003. Also, more a PF) And, well, that’s about it. So I don’t want to use the #5 pick on a center. We need an upgrade at Center(and that’s no slight to Perk), but I don’t think we’ll get it with the #5 pick

8 pts 10 rbs 3 assts 3 blk and a whole lot of beastin’ is what i expect from perk next year .. .im looking forward to it

Cullain,—-Joe Barry Carroll, the guy drafted before Jordan (forget name), Ralph Sampson, Kwame Brown, the Australian guy on Milwaukee, the guy who played for the Nets and Philly who had great skills, but no desire to play (again can’t remember name).—-There’ve been plenty who didn’t live up to expectation. Joe Kleine, the guy who played with Doc on Atlanta and got big bucks. I’m sure others here can fill in the names and add more. Eric Montross.

TrueGreen – The guys you mentioned(except Ralph Sampson, and Sam Bowie – both of whom had major injury problems), they weren’t the hyped big men i was talking about – i meant the ones people talked about as franchise centers, tim duncan, yao ming etc. And now Greg Oden. The guys you mentioned were big guys that got picked high because they were in weak drafts. And that’s exactly the sort of player I don’t want to draft – the sort of center we’d get with the number 5 pick. Why use the number 5 pick on another Perk?

Cullain, I’m not saying to use the 5 pick on a center. I’m just saying the draft is not a perfect science and that we can’t count on it to secure our future. I hope we can get Oden and that he becomes a HOFer, but there’s no sure way to know that.