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Running Unit?

JB and the boys from Celtics Stuff Live discussed this after the game the other day, so I thought I'd toss it out there for discussion.

Wouldn't it be fun, at least in preseason, to experiment with the following lineup(s) and really see what they can do pushing the tempo on the fast break?

Gabe Pruitt (or Rondo), Tony Allen,  Bill Walker (and/or Miles), Leon Powe, and Patrick O'Bryant.

With that lineup, you could count on Powe and O'Bryant to get rebounds and hit the outlet and even fill the lanes behind the break.  Allen, Walker, and Miles are some of our best finishers.  Pruitt or Rondo can push the tempo with the dribble or the pass.

I'm guessing a good team could adjust and figure out a way to counter this attack with enough time, and pesky things like defense and half court offense might counteract the benefit, but for a short period of time, it might be a way to press an advantage on the other team's second unit.

Thoughts?

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