Not sure what’s up with Tony Allen.

And Powe. I started a thread over a week ago that he needs a jump shot. I think he has only one move and teams have figured out his only move and just waits for him to move towards the hoop and blocks his shot almost every time. He also needs to improve his defense and passing. Do they still do passing drills in practice? I think passing drills could help Powe a lot (unless they’ve tried already). And lastly, I’m not trying to be funny, but could Powe’s big feet have anything to do with him moving his feet to slow on defense? His feet look way too big for his body and looks like he could trip over them at any time. Again, not trying to be funny, but wondering if this is possible.

and I forgot to say that if we don’t get another big, we need Powe to improve and get back into the rotation.

http://www.necn.com/Boston/Sports/2009/01/27/Pierce-happy-to-get-some/1233055889.html

http://www.necn.com/Boston/Sports/2009/01/27/-Ray-Allen-on-Rondo-possibly/1233051626.html

Retired guys who I think could help us, seriously:

Jordan, Malone, PJ Brown (obviously), Reggie.. among others

The first two would never in a million years consider it – all I’m saying is that I bet they could still play.

I really like the things Powe brings that he is good at- such as offensive rebounding, catching and finishing at the rim. But as the season has progressed he has looked more and more lost when he catches the ball near the foul line. He just holds the ball and the offense stagnates. It hasn’t been pretty.

Liked the article on POB. Seems like he is trying his best. He seems like a bright kid. Hope we hang onto him and give him a chance to develop. Could really pay off for us in a couple of years.

He’s just getting fewer minutes because Scalabrine and BBD are playing better and getting more minutes.

But based on PER he’s less effective in those minutes over the course of the year, than he was before. So I do think opponents are on to him somewhat. Given minutes I think he’d break out of that.

Powe’s PER may be down because he’s playing less time with the starters and more with the second unit. I believe my eyes, not PER.

I have to assume that Powe is being sat because he’s not being showcased – as discussed on the podcast here a few days ago. I just can’t see that he fell that far down to deserve only garbage time with POB. That being said, Baby has played better and has actually hit some of those jumpers of late, giving himself more value on the market, and on the second unit.

I give Hollinger credit for 1) thinking it up and 2) convincing a large portion of basketball fans that it has some relevance to the game. But that doesn’t change the fact that it’s bogus.

Hollinger watches stat sheets, not games.

No one in the media pointed out the Celtics heavy schedule in the first half, but all were happy to jump on them during their skid.

As far as TA goes, he can’t dominate the ball in the 2nd unit. If he get’s the ball of a pass and has a clear path to the basket, go for it. But his days of dribbling on the perimeter, driving in to miss the bunny or get called for an offensive foul should be over. Like Doc said, the role players have to stick to their roles in order for the bench to be successful.