Leon played good last night, but he is a joke offensively and he can't hit free throws, and i loved Leon. but you can't just look at his stats and say he had good games vs. bad games. he's also dropping passes and turning the ball over.
Leon's sole purpose should be grabbing offensive boards and putting them back in.
BBD has the potential to be more than that and has shown that he is capable in his second year, thats why he started in the absense of KG and Scal.
And yet the facts show that his turnovers have dropped each month of the season and this magical horrible "month" in January he averaged almost half of BBD's don't matter. The fact that BBD's month of January where he was somehow this hugely improved player his turnovers doubled from earlier in the year. Yeah. None of that matters. We wouldn't want to look at the truth now when just making things up is so much easier... That's why this discussion is always so maddening. The facts and truth don't really matter. It is always about potential and the little things that "no one notices" except you really perceptive people... I guess the stat guys don't notice either...
EJ,
TP for you! About time somebody stood up for Powe! In 4 of the games at the end of January, Powe played 7, 8, 9 and 11 minutes. Maybe Powe was playing poorly during that stretch but playing limited minutes certainly doesn't help a player's confidence. I know the Powe naysayers will say that's all he deserved. I think Powe is more of the type of player we've seen the last two games as opposed to the one we saw at the end of January. Stats may not mean much to many on this board, but over the course of a season, Powe will give you 7 pts and 4 rebounds in 15 minutes and a charge on the defensive end. BBD has had better coaching in his lifetime and it shows on the court. But Powe has that certain intangible that, game in, game out gets him points and rebounds. After doing this for nearly 3 years now, I don't think it's luck but a skill where Powe puts up decent numbers in limited time.
It'll be interesting to see which player the Celtics keep at the end of the year. I do think BBD has potential because his girth/strength seems to help in defending taller players. If Powe leaves because management feels BBD has more potential, then Powe can go to a lesser team and perhaps become the 15/8 player I think he's capable of being. If Powe stays, then management feels that Powe can contribute to championship caliber Celtic teams which won't be bad for Powe.
