Celtics @ Timberwolves Gamethread - Friday, February 8th

heyjohnny · Post #101 » by **heyjohnny** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 4:35 am

Scal laid some real Bricks tonight. Why Pierce passes to Scal behind the line I will never understand??

TommyPoints · Post #102 » by **TommyPoints** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 4:57 am

I bet if we ended up losing this one that at least one thread would have popped up about Pierce sucking.

MVP16 · Post #103 » by **MVP16** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 5:13 am

CelticGamecock wrote:I bet if we ended up losing this one that at least one thread would have popped up about Pierce sucking.

Pierce looks tired. When KG comes back healthy, we should give Pierce a few games off like Ray and KG have gotten.

theGreatRC · Post #104 » by **theGreatRC** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 5:55 am

Now that i've cooled off, just want to say that was a good game, should be a confidence boost for your young Powe. Now that the C's have played my wolves, time to root for the C's to win again.

BTW west, thanks for following up on jimmy103. C's got a good mod.

freakon0mics · Post #105 » by **freakon0mics** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 7:35 am

There will be games like this, trap games I might add, during the season. Luckily, we got out with the win. On the bright side of things, you got to give it up for Leon Powe. He played well and during the end he kept his composure and once he grabbed the ball he knew what to do with it. We also did keep them to only scoring 86 points on 41%, the defense will always be there for this team.

John Locke · Post #106 » by **John Locke** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 7:57 am

Powe is 12 and 7 in the last five games (not including this one), in 24 minutes per game. He should be starting.

P2 · Post #107 » by P2 » Sat Feb 9, 2008 11:17 am

John Locke wrote:Powe is 12 and 7 in the last five games (not including this one), in 24 minutes per game. He should be starting.

Not really, but it seems as if games that probably would end up with a loss, he is able to turn them around.

toecutter · Post #108 » by **toecutter** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 1:22 pm

Powe must start. Scal is neither contributing nor producing.

BillessuR6 · Post #109 » by **BillessuR6** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 1:54 pm

I thought Scal was the key for us coming back from 11 in the third quarter. He made a few nice defensive plays which enabled us to score some quick points on the break. He really played well in the third. Obviously it wouldn`t hurt if he could actually knock down a shot or two but if he only gets 10-15 minutes per game I am OK with that...

reggielewis · Post #110 » by **reggielewis** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 3:13 pm

me too i mean scal is not an offensive weapon, but when he is in there he does the little things like keep the ball moving, playing pesky defense, he allows us to have a higher energy 2nd unt. i love powe and baby but for the most part they are better off the bench because of matchups.

Post #111 » by **SuperDeluxe** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 3:56 pm

Once again:

Post #112 » by **ParticleMan** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 4:37 pm

I actually thought Rondo's shot was the Big Shot of the game. Shotclock running down, we need a bucket, we got nothin, and Rondo pops a little step-back 18 footer. How sweet was that? If he misses, we're down to fouling and hoping for missed FTs and a miracle 3. He showed some serious confidence stepping up and making the shot in that situation. Props to Rajon, if it weren't for that Leon wouldn't have gotten a chance at the end.

JurassicJake · Post #113 » by **JurassicJake** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 7:35 pm

Too bad the Wolves couldn't pull it off. That was a good game by both sides though. Rondo is much better than I thought.

cfan79 · Post #114 » by **cfan79** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 8:57 pm

JurassicJake wrote:Rondo is much better than I thought.

A lot of people are getting to see that this season. Big Al has continued to put up solid numbers for Minny. Maybe so-called experts and Lakers fans will realize Boston did give a good trade package for KG.

eris · Post #115 » by **eris** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 9:48 pm

cfan79 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

A lot of people are getting to see that this season. Big Al has continued to put up solid numbers for Minny. Maybe so-called experts and Lakers fans will realize Boston did give a good trade package for KG.

I still miss Big Al! Don't get me wrong, I *love* having KG, but *dang* how I miss Big Al!

nasbahceltic · Post #116 » by **nasbahceltic** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 10:26 pm

eris wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I still miss Big Al! Don't get me wrong, I *love* having KG, but *dang* how I miss Big Al!

Yep, I still can't cheer against him whenever we play them. Too much emotion invested into him over the years.

Kids Are Alright · Post #117 » by **Kids Are Alright** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 12:57 am

Bummer about Perk....Wished Baby got some minutes....PP and Ray were tired in the 4th, great D, Rondo and a little luck pulled that one out. :clap:

Post #118 » by **Spin Move** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:23 pm

big ft's by pierce

Post #119 » by **Spin Move** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:25 pm

ouch nice shot by mano, we need a score on this next possession

Post #120 » by **Spin Move** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:26 pm

Duncan has taken 20 shots to get 22 points, a very nice job by baby.