I'm not sure if anyone else picked this up or they saw it but it didn't register the same way it did with me.
Nicholson was "really" giving Olynyk the business in the post. I thought he should of been called for 1-2 more offensive fouls. He was basically just hammering into Olynyk without really trying to make any move at all.
Olynyk actually held his ground pretty good and was meeting him body to body and it was getting pretty physical and heated between the two.
And then something really, really beautiful happened. Something I hardly ever saw during Doc Rivers tenure.
Out goes Olynyk and in comes Colton - to guard...Nicholson.
The next 5-10 trips down the floor was basically a major wrestling match for Nicholson, one that he was not enjoying and not winning - at all.
I loved it, absolutely loved it. It was like our coaching staff said "Ok Nicholson, so you want to be a jerk off? Ok, so please meet Colton Iverson - enjoy...".
There was nothing dirty or dangerous from Colton, just constant physical bumping and grinding. I do think there was one play where Nicholson drove and bounced off Colton like a ping pong ball 0 but that also wasn't dirty.
If Colton is used for nothing less than just an enforcer type (nothing dirty, just good physical play and our new coaching staff is going to draw a line in the sand I think I'm going to really enjoy this next Celtics team.
I Also noticed something I rarely saw with Doc either - two seven footers playing at the same time.
I know it's summer league but I found it refreshing to see two seven footers our there at the same time - several times:
Melo and Olynyk
Melo and Iverson
Iverson and Olynyk
I like that we at least "tried some different possibilities.
Then same summer league is a guard's league and we're running a couple seven footers out there at the same time.
But back to the original point - love it if we're going to be a bit more of a physical team in the paint. That actually seems like it would fit Ainge's playing days and therefore his mentality/philosophy better.
We'll see if Iversons sticks. Hoep so - he reminds me a little bit of the Center who used to play for Indiana. Good rebounder, physical defender and just generally irritating - Jeff Foster.
Thoughts?