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Ainge is not (publicly) feeling any pressure to add a point guard.  (Bulpett reports)

"I’m very comfortable with this roster," director of basketball operations Danny Ainge said. "When you get off to a start like this, there’s a lot of factors in it - a lot of people playing key roles. And you can’t underestimate or undervalue the personalities in the locker room or the personalities on the court. So you’ve got to be very careful of toying with the roster under those kind of circumstances."

Ainge believes the current C’s have the personnel to deal with fullcourt defense.

"It’s not just on the point guard to break pressure," Ainge said. "We have a lot of guys like Ray (Allen), KG (Kevin Garnett), Scal (Brian Scalabrine) and Big Baby (Glen Davis) that in my opinion can all handle the ball and make big passes. It’s not all about dribbling. There are a lot of ways to break pressure.

"The bottom line is that everybody wants (point guards) Chris Paul and Deron Williams and Jason Kidd, and those guys are special. But there’s not many of those guys around. And we have a pretty good point guard ourselves in Rajon (Rondo), and we have a lot of weapons around him. I think that breaking pressure is a team element. The easy way is with a spectacular point guard, but I believe that there’s multiple ways to beat pressure."

I'm sure Ainge believes all these things, and to an extent he's right.  However, I'm not buying the fact that he feels no pressure at all to add a piece or two to this team to fill in some of the holes that are finally starting to show on this team.  He just doesn't want the league to think he's desperately seeking help.  There's no need to drive the price up.

In other (related?) news, Webber is close to making a decision on who he'll be playing for this year. 

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we need to upgrade the point play and center play..throwing the ball to Perk is a ball stopper unless he can dunk…Pollard can’t play,Scal can’t play and with Posey playing the 4 KG will get worn out…word here was CWebb & Mohhamed liked to party too much,hence both are gone..be that as it may,CWebb would have a field day next to KG…..point???need a guy to hit a jumper & run a halfcourt offense-Stoudamire would do

by Motown on Jan 15, 2008 7:52 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Clearly, Scal is the answer to our ball-handling woes. :P

by Roy_Hobbs on Jan 15, 2008 8:00 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

He must be wondering what will happen to Eddie House if he adds a PG. Eddie’s been very important to this fast start. Does he even play if they sign a good backup PG? Are you playing Eddie ahead of TA and if so how many minutes less than he’s earning now will Eddie recieve?

by Who on Jan 15, 2008 8:12 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Why not give Gabe Pruitt some minutes?

by DJ to Bird on Jan 15, 2008 8:19 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

There are Ebbs and Flows in the direction and strength of the Sea each day

There are Ebbs and Flows in the direction and strength of the C’s each day

You ride the waves (both the crest and the valleys) as you make your way to the other shore

We are 30-6 …..30-6 ….nobody is hurt, nobody is fighting, and The Captain and his crew have been here before and I see little water in the bilge. The veterans have a compass and a young crew to hoist the sails. No need for life rafts, or even flotation devices. Take a motion sickness pill, sit down in the boat if you don’t like the scenery of waves, and wait for the Portland Traiblazers to show up!

by Master Po on Jan 15, 2008 8:33 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

The problem isn’t a backup pg. Ainge is right.

For the umpteenth time, this team has to learn how to beat a zone. They’ve stopped moving the ball. The offense has degenerated into overdribbling with little or no ball movement, little or no inside-out play. It has consisted of ISOs with the other 4 guys standing around.

On top of that, this team doesn’t run, and even on those rare occasions when they do, they can’t finish. How many blown 2 on one and 3 on one breaks have we seen in the last few games?

They’re playing like crap, and you can be sure that the other teams in the league already have tape of their last 3 losses. It will get worse.

Oh, I’m waiting for the Portland Trailblazers to show up— to blow the Celtics right out of the gym.

by Brickowski on Jan 15, 2008 9:08 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Brick — that comment is dumb. No team will blow the C’s out of the gym. The Blazers will test the C’s, and if they win, I don’t think anyone will be totally surprised. But they won’t blow us out.

This is a long season, let us not forget even the best teams go through this. We all watched the Knicks dismantle the Pistons. I don’t think Detroit is in panic mode yet.

I’d rather see this now than in April.

by CelticRebel on Jan 15, 2008 9:35 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Brick’s comments are correct (save for the blowout prediction).
I can see the C’s losing or winning this game.
The absolute confidence I had a week ago is gone.

by mcpu40 on Jan 15, 2008 10:06 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Let’s Go Cats!…. :D

by aQua on Jan 15, 2008 10:12 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

i think we do need a vet pg who is satisfied with sub minutes. it’s not a swipe at rondo. he is getting beat up and needs the rest. there are too many sitters who can help but they sit. i worry that pruitt is wasting on the bench. if you don’t play him, get the vet pg. they are not getting practices in and it shows.

by nazzbo on Jan 15, 2008 10:31 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

I agree mostly with Brick.

Blazers are executing and hitting all their outside shots. Wait until they face a team(Celts)in their face.

I too am very concerned about the lack of a consistent inside outside offense. Celts need to look at a game in the first 3 weeks. Ball movement and PUSH down the court were the reasons they dominated.

Do u remember those games when they were hitting on all cylinders?

It’s up to DOC to get them back on track.

by BigT1942 on Jan 15, 2008 11:00 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

The Gatering Gloom……good lord :D

by Master Po on Jan 15, 2008 11:35 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Gathering -typo

The Gathering Gloom descends on Chicken Littleville

by Master Po on Jan 15, 2008 11:36 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Brick is spot on. A good[/i] backup would be nice, but Ainge is right, these guys don’t grow on trees. If a guy like Cassell becomes available, sure, I’m all for it. But I’ve had far too many Cs fan tell me we should have grabbed Atkins, or Boykins, or even Smush Parker for crying out loud. Adding bad players to your roster simply because you think you [i]need a back up is a sucker move, especially on a team that was crushing up until 5 games ago.

Frankly, I’m glad Ainge isn’t buying into all the PG hoopla.

by cmoney on Jan 15, 2008 2:24 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

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