Monster March

i have thought he was a victim of doc’s obsession with small ball, and there would be posey all over the 4th period. also he is getting some respect from the refs finally with less of the ticky tacky fouls being called. and maybe some of those injuries are healing or he’s learning how to play with them.

I haven’t been a big Perk fan. When he grabbed 20 rebounds against Detroit, though, I started to believe that maybe he can be a useful player after all.

Forget about the stats shown. Count the points he prevents from being scored with his backup defense. Also, count how many balls stay in play when he blocks a shot. Also notice the reduction in his fouls.

mcpu40 said:
  I loved the foul with Andre Miller when he just banged off Perk and went hard to the floor on his back…

Even though the foul was called on Perk, Miller got the worst of it. If Perk is going to be called for a foul he doesn’t commit, he might as well make the other guy suffer. After awhile the opposing coach might argue with the refs that the foul was really on their guy. It would be a humanitarian act.

He’s one of those guys who would be a considerably better player if he was just a little quicker. He has been unable to learn skills to compensate for this as some bigs have who are just as slow. I see this as the team coming around, particularly KG, and this creates an unusual amount of space for him to operate. He still is winding up on his dunks, but he isn’t getting stripped now because he has more room. The same thing is happening on the boards. KG deserves the credit.

i think the fans deserves the credit..not perk haha.

let’s just be happy for the guy ..life has been tough but his hard work is paying off. keep it up perk!

Eeyore III said: …P.J. has already earned his salary by lighting a fire under Perk’s lazy butt!

Perk is one of the hardest workers on this team. He spends almost his entire summer working in Waltham. He also attends Big Man Camps during the summer. I also don’t think Perk is “threatened” by having his minutes taken away. This is not a problem on this TEAM.
It’s too easy for us to criticize. We don’t know what goes on behind the scenes. Do we know if his foot has been bothering him again? I don’t think so, but we really don’t know. The only thing I think I know about Perk is that he’s very hard on himself if he makes a mistake or isn’t playing well and that this affects his play. This may be the area where PJ is helping.

With Perk it won’t last! I disagree with anyone saying he is a legit center as I’ve heard on these Gold Rarities podcasts lately. I think he is a good backup if that. KG is one major reason for his success and PJ Brown. Glad everybody is happy though but I just don’t think Perk would start any where else in the league.

Perk is or Robert Parrish…

He does everything and all the little things while everyone else gets the credit… It use to be that way when it as Larry, Kevin, Danny, D.J. and the Robert….

Robert Parrish didn’t get his credit or due till he got older in his career and people began to wake up….. Robert Parrish was always a catylst for that Celtic team.

I said it a year ago on here that the Key to the Celtics season for 2006-2007 was Perk, when we had all the kids back then… I guess I was wrong …because it took him another year to develop…

Centers in the league tend to adjust 4-5 years later than Guards and Forwards… Perkins is still young and still developing ……

There’s really only one explanation. Perk’s been talking to Roger.

Andrew Bynum is the best young center in the league. He’s got size, good hands, and quickness. For some reason, Perk stuffed Bynum each time they played against each other this year. I can’t explain it but that is reason enough to like Perk.

Perk is a Parrish without the offense. Let’s not get carried away. I think he might also be finally healthy from that banged up shoulder which makes it easier, but he is definitely a player who needs a chip on his shoulder. (see facial expressions)

Rondo was absolutely awful in the first 1/3rd of that game. I hope it was because he was trying to make sure Sam didn’t get his minutes, but he was forcing plays, taking bad shots, and stalled the offense. That is why we went from up 15 to tied. He was much better in the second half though. Sam didn’t appear to do a whole lot, but he did seem to want to stay within the flow. Hopefully he keeps that mentality. Usually a player like that is good for awhile and then tries to take over. We’ll see.

Not sure why you are so down on House mcpu40. He is playing his role. When the big three are sitting he is the primary offensive option. When one of them is out there with him he is the second option. He is a streak shooter. That’s what you get. Occasionally he has an off night! Almost every one of those shots were within the offense. That three he hit was a huge run stopper. Give Sam TA’s minutes. Once again he did nothing. His only positive at this point is he CAN hit free throws. His D was terrible last night.

Richardlight86 you are so funny…Perk does not start anywhere else in the league yet he starts on the best team in the league…… ;D

Perk is slow.

Perk is not a huge center.

Perk is not agile.

Perk is not overly coordinated.

Perk doesn’t have the greatest hands.

Despite this, Perk is young. He’s still learning. And he’s a hard worker. I think it’s incredibly unfair to attribute his sudden rise in production to his insecurity (and the threat of losing minutes to PJ). But hey, if that is a byproduct of PJ coming in, then I’m all for it. I simply don’t think that’s the case, however, as Perk has consistently been one of the hardest workers on the team.

He has simply played better…and as a result, he is getting the minutes he needs to put up better numbers. You can tell that he is starting to “get it”. He hasn’t had as many offensive fouls with the moving screens. He still has problems with gathering the ball, but he’s making a real effort to simply catch and go straight up with the rock. Those moments make me say to myself, “Way to go Perk…the hard work is paying off!”

Perks continual improvement/consistency is based more on the mental side vs. the physical side. He can’t improve much more on the physical side— he’s simply not that quick and not ultra athletically gifted. But he IS a hard worker…and he seems to be harder on himself than anyone else. And he is trying his best to get the most out of his physical skills. And he simply will NOT back down to any opponent you throw at him. That effort he puts forth and that ‘never back down’ mentality is invaluable in an NBA filled with the likes of ultra athletically talented, but weak minded individuals (i.e.-Marbury, V.Carter, etc.)

Once he learns to consistently recognize where his opportunities are (collecting garbage points when guys are too focused on Ray, KG and PP), I believe he will consistently average around 10 ppg. Once he recognizes that part of his job is not only to blitz on defense, but to mop up the boards and be a presence in the middle, he will continue to consistently average 7-8 rpg and a couple of blocks.

Perk will never be a superstar. But with the guidance of guys like PJ and KG, Perk can certainly be one of the better centers in the league.

Perk’s game also picked up when Garnett returned to form after his injury. Garnett makes Perkins a better player. And Perkins is learning how to work off the stars.

I believe Perk was called out for that 1 rebound game against the Cavs. He admitted himself that he hadn’t been “going after” the rebounds (which he stated a day after the 1 rebound performance).

?? how long did you think it took Parrish to become a force in the league ???? Not till he was about 28-29 and he lasted till he was about 40….

So don’t down play Perks ability … centers take time to develop more so then guards and forwards

Ancient Red, do you realize how often you say “I said it last year..” As Master Po might say “Man who predicts everything is bound to get one right”. However I agree with you re. Perk.

If someone can’t be happy for a young intense man growing nightly into his job that person is the loser. I understand the comment about him being a NBA backup. I thought it myself at the start of the year. But double doubles as we are seeing in March are evidence of more and if you can’t see that Richardlight…well then we know where the “light” comes from.

EeyoreIII, Who knows..Perk is a high schooler…maybe he does need the shadow of PJ Brown to get the point home. But I doubt it. He had Leon/BBD taking his minutes before Brown arrived. And they were doing the things – gathering quickly, position rebounding – that Perk was weak at. Give the kid credit!. Sometimes learning comes in slow incremental steps and sometimes its a big bang, things fall all of a sudden into place. I think it is more that.

Perk this year, all year, has caught the ball much better and managed his fouls better. His offense has a long ways to go but it too is better. Finally, he’s a nice kid. Not very articulate interview but a good man and I’m glad we held onto him

MCPU40, I’m with EJPLAYA re Eddie House. You are way off base. Eddie is energy, Eddie is a fill er up guy. Eddie is unselfish. Eddie is not the classic point but I think you were calling for notable stiffs like Brevin Knight, Tyron Lue etc. and Eddie brings more than they do. Will he be even more help playing the 2. Depends on how Sam distributes.

I still think the best of Perk is to come. Averaging 10pts/8rbs/2 blocks/2 assists should be well within his reach. Improving his FT stroke, going right up with the ball on the block.

Sometimes, he’s suprisingly efficient around the basket, other times clumsy as heck. He’s still growing.

He is still young and should benefit from the lack of attention he’s getting from defense in the post.

Windblue, you must have me confused with someone else. I don’t often say “I said it last year” I was wrong last year is what I was saying….. I wasn’t right……..

I never predict…. I try to analyze the information and bring it to a conclusion ;D

I think we all may be missing the point here. In this thread we’re focusing on 2 INDIVIDUAL players. The Celtic’s rallying cry this year, from the start, has been UBUNTU (hope spelling is right). It’s ALL for one purpose, a Championship. Each individual player works for and is helped by each other. All sacrifice for the common good. This team started the season with about 8 players left over from last year and has now played 62 games together. The players and coaches continue to say that they still need to continue to work to make the team better. Each player has had to modify his game to make the TEAM better and it’s starting to show that this process has been successful to this point in time. It’s fun to talk about players individually, but that’s just not what it’s about this year. Any way I Love Perk and Eddie House.

True Ancient Red, but Parrish had offensive ability and as much as I love Perk he does not. He does not have ’’touch’’ which the Chief did. I think that Perk will get the most out of his ability, but no way he is ever in the Chiefs class. I like the steps he is making though and wish everyone had his same fire and intensity. As much as I ripped him earlier for stupid fouls, he seems to have turned that corner. (BBD has taken over on the top of the key idiot fouls) I THINK he might be keeping the ball higher and not power dribbling as much, but I am not sure… Keep it up Perk!

Sorry, Ancient Red, I stand corrected. In Tokyo, not sleeping well, mixing bloggers up