This is an example of Kobe's leadership skills at their finest. Odom had just missed 2 free throws, so this was Kobe's way of showing support.
Credit Larry Brown Sports for the find.
March 1, 2011
Kobe "Robert Horry's" Odom's face with a towel
This is an example of Kobe's leadership skills at their finest. Odom had just missed 2 free throws, so this was Kobe's way of showing support.
Credit Larry Brown Sports for the find.
Taking Physicality to New Heights
The Celtics have long prided themselves on toughness. Since trading for KG and Ray Allen, their dedication to hustling, physical play, and team basketball has made them key playoff contenders every season, and enables them to consistently bring down opposing star-studded lineups that often appear superior on paper. There is no other team in the Eastern Conference that understands playoff basketball like Doc’s Celtics, and last year’s run to the NBA Finals was a textbook example of how a tough mindset and commitment to physical play will always triumph over individual stat lines… especially in a seven game series.Kendrick Perkins was the centerpiece to this incredibly intelligent and physical defense, and his presence in the paint and ability to use his size to limit the production of dominant big men such as Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol was incredibly valuable to this team. Now that Perk has been traded, along with a promising rookie in Semih Erden, this smaller Celtics’ team will have to play more physical than ever before if they want any chance of making it back to the Finals. With both Shaq and Jermaine O’Neal battling injuries, Nenad Krstic is currently the only healthy “true” center on the team. In other words, the Celtics are small, and are now at the same exact disadvantage as other Eastern Conference contenders such as Miami and New York. While adding Troy Murphy will definitely help their inconsistent rebounding, it is clear that the Celtics will no longer be able to control the paint against good teams like they once did, and with Shaq only logging around twenty minutes per game when he’s healthy, Boston will be frequently forced to go with small lineups. In order for this to work, every player on the court for Boston needs to play extremely physical, commit to bodying up their man, and box out to avoid getting massacred on the boards.
Today's Video: The Pau Gasol Impersonator
TB showed me this about an hour ago, but he was too
Comments From the Other Side - Jazz 2/28
Easy win for the Jazz.
This will be our sixth home loss in a row. I expect us to play it close for 2 1/2 quarters then get blown out
I've seen both Celtics games since the trade--- they haven't been great. Hopefully we can pounce on them early and get this one.
A Celtics team that "haven't been great" of late is still 100X better than our "will simply suck for the rest of the season" Jazz team.
I think the Jazz can win this one. They have the home crowd and hopefully also have learned from their mistakes of rebounding and will make a more concerted effort to clean up the boards this time out. Jazz usually come out very focused after a loss so let's see if they rise to the challenge of a beating a top contender.
I want to see Derrick Favors cram a few in on KG and whatnot. Jazz can win this bad boy.
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Perkins signs contract extension with Oklahoma City
As we mentioned after the trade went down, Perk was willing to take less to stay in Boston (4 yrs/30 mil), but Ainge it seemed simply preferred Jeff Green or didn't believe Perk's word that he would sign for that amount in the Summer. Seeing Perkins agree to this below market amount just days after joining the Thunder you can put to rest the nonsense spin that was put out that Perk was going to ask for too much. If Perk was willing to accept 34.8 million from the Thunder, I'm sure he would have signed with Boston for 30 million.Just a week after being traded by the Boston Celtics, Kendrick Perkins signed a multiyear contract extension with the Oklahoma City Thunder, the team announced on Tuesday.
Prior to the trade, Perkins had turned down the Celtics preliminary offer, which he told CSNNE.com was close to $22 million over four years. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, Perkins' deal with the Thunder is worth $34.8 million over four years.
“We had a unique opportunity to enter into discussions with Kendrick to solidify his future with our organization,” the Thunder's executive vice-president and general manager, Sam Presti, said in a statement. “We are pleased to know that he will be a part of our core group now and in the future. Kendrick’s blue-collar, team-first approach aligns with the vision we hold for building a sustainable team in the Oklahoma City community.”
So... Corey Brewer?
Corey Brewer has been bought out by The New York Knicks. The Knicks acquired Corey from Minnesota on February 22nd but hasn't played in any games for The Knicks.
Many rumors leaked online that Danny Ainge and The Celtics were close to acquiring Brewer, but the deal fell through and New York snatched him. It's widely believed that Brewer will be joining Boston to fill a similar role to what Tony Allen previously brought.
Brewer is a 6'9" Small Forward who is primarily a defensive player. He's very inconsistent shooting from outside but has All-World Athleticism. The 7th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, Corey was also a member of 2 NCAA Championship teams at the University Of Florida. Corey was the Most Outstanding Player of the 2007 NCAA Tournament.
