Starting Five - 10/2

by Jeff Clark on Oct 2, 2009 6:28 AM EDT in Boston Celtics News & Links

Five quick links and quotes to start your day.

Improved conditioning has helped out big men - BostonHerald.com

"Perk’s been phenomenal," Rivers said. "He’s in great shape. He’s just playing well, doing all the things that you’re used to seeing him do. He’s scoring a little bit more on the post. He’s been really good." As for Davis, the coach said, "I notice that his feet are moving better. It’s clear Baby’s weight’s down. He can stay in front of people. It will allow us to do more switching than we could do last year, so it’s a good sign for all of us."

Celtics all a-Twitter - BostonHerald.com

When Shelden Williams isn’t on the basketball court, odds are you can find him in front of his computer. The Celtics [team stats] power forward estimates that he spends six hours a day on the social networking site Twitter.

Daniels has no reservations - The Boston Globe

Celtics coach Doc Rivers said Daniels has been handling the point guard duties, freeing House. "People don’t know, but that’s what he did, in Dallas that’s all he did,’’ Rivers said. "He knows how to play and makes great decisions. He’s been phenomenal, taking Eddie off the ball. Eddie can run the court and be the 2-guard a lot of the times when he’s with Marquis.

Truth be told, Paul Pierce likes new role - BostonHerald.com

"It’s great having stars around you because you feel less pressure," Pierce said. "You know that on any given night you’ve got guys that can carry you. I pick times when I need to step up for this ballclub, but when you’ve got this type of supporting cast and All-Stars around you, it makes it great. With the kind of players I have around me, it’s a no-brainer to want to share the load."

This one a chip off the old Doc - The Boston Globe

Austin Rivers, who has committed to Florida, is considered by some the best high school senior guard in the country.

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six hours a day on twitter?? no wonder he sucks!

by cons on Oct 2, 2009 6:48 AM EDT reply actions

Just what I thought.

Think how good he’d be if he spent that time working on his game either in practice drills or watching tape with some kind of coach, or at least finding a teammate to be a mentor. 6 hours/day?!? I haven’t seen his wife but from the sounds of it you’d think he’d want to spend that time with her if nothing else — not on Twitter. Heck, join us on Celtics Blog!

"I don’t think in the past. I don’t think in the future. You grasp the moment." -KG

by SotaPop on Oct 2, 2009 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions

I concur...

Six hours a day doesn’t sound healthy for anybody, let alone a professional athlete.

All the negativity in this town sucks. It sucks, and it stinks, and it sucks. - Rick Pitino

by Roy_Hobbs on Oct 2, 2009 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions

Somebody should confirm with Williams that he really meant to say 6 hours per day with Twitter. I’m hoping he meant per week. Per month would be even better.

Maybe he should go out with some of the other Celtics players and do one of those phoney-baloney “Books Are Fun!” p.r./charity appearances. It’d be nice for him to find a better use of his time (along with what he should be doing in the gym).

by no kidding on Oct 2, 2009 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions

what is he

12?

by stevenfuzz on Oct 2, 2009 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions

The season.

I want it to start. Now.

No offense Jeff, but the non-news is coming out through every orifice in my body by now. I’ve mentioned before that I really dig how all the CB writers manage to pour a constant stream of content into the blog, but nevertheless I feel myself aching for some actual basketball.

That said, another solid article which I enjoyed reading ;)

Sorry for the negativity m8 :)

- Dirk 'DaarisDirk' van Boxtel

by Kiorrik on Oct 2, 2009 6:48 AM EDT reply actions

it will be nice

to see them start playing again

I’m tired of trying to interpret the beat writers interpretation of Doc’s interpretation of what the KG’s knee looks like

"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" Henry V

by Jeff Clark on Oct 2, 2009 8:42 AM EDT reply actions

That's what drove me nuts about the Patrick O'Bryant situation.

It always disturbed me that I never saw enough minutes of O’Byrant to make up my own mind about him. Instead, all I had were a few dismissive cryptic remarks reluctantly shared by a self-protective coach, as interpreted by reporters, whose biases I didn’t know. That, and a few thousand comments made by bloggers who knew no more than I.

Talking, reading, sharing and analyzing are all fine and good. But ultimately, being a fan is about seeing for yourself.

by no kidding on Oct 2, 2009 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions

I'm thrilled to be back to daily coverage and news--however small.

by clover on Oct 2, 2009 8:48 AM EDT reply actions

Doc

How many times this year will Doc say the word “phenomenal”? 1,000? 2,000? Every other sentence?

by richtrader on Oct 2, 2009 9:44 AM EDT reply actions

Lol

That and “terrific” are his two favorite superlatives.

by KJ33 on Oct 2, 2009 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions

So we still need a backup to pierce

Or is Ray Ray?
or Marquis will play A LOT.
:/

by Edgar on Oct 2, 2009 10:12 AM EDT reply actions

depends on the matchups

but probably Daniels will swing between SF and PG and in some sense is the first order backup to both Pierce and Rondo. Obviously that implies that both won’t sit down at the same time, but they have options to cover that.

BBD will probably play SF as well. He’s probably better off as SF than PF anyway due to his lack of real length and the fact that he has a nice mid-range jumper.

’Sheed can obviously come in and play with KG and Perk in an all-Big front 3. That lets either Pierce or ’Quis slip to the back court, resting Rondo. Even though that might decrease the lateral speed of your perimeter defense both have length and savvy to defend the 3 pt shooters and if a speedster snakes by them they run into a wall of arms in KG, Perk & Sheed.

Options options options. Doc will be beside himself trying to figure out the optimal rotations.

Yes, Marquis will play A LOT. He and Sheed both can play multiple spots with no real drop off in quality so I expect both to get at least 20-25 minutes per game if not more on occasion.

by mmmmm on Oct 2, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions