Free Gabe returns

[Vineet]

Any reason Gabe is sitting?  I'm not sure what TA is bringing to this team other than bone head plays.

I prefer to have Gabe out there, seems like when he's out there, the team gets into better offense. 

I'm not for pulling House off the floor, but when there's no significant size matchup problem, i prefer gabe to tA

Thoughts

[crownsy]

Any reason Gabe is sitting?  I'm not sure what TA is bringing to this team other than bone head plays.

I prefer to have Gabe out there, seems like when he's out there, the team gets into better offense. 

I'm not for pulling House off the floor, but when there's no significant size matchup problem, i prefer gabe to tA

Thoughts

you might want to wait for a bad TA game before you make this post and say TA is horrable and pruitt should get his minutes.

 I'm not a TA fan, but since he's been back he's been playing pretty good.

[Celtics1990]

I was suprised when TA hit Eddie on the break for that three.  I thought he'd be his usual self and charge right at the basket and probably be called for an offensive foul.

[EJPLAYA]

Any reason Gabe is sitting?  I'm not sure what TA is bringing to this team other than bone head plays.

I prefer to have Gabe out there, seems like when he's out there, the team gets into better offense. 

I'm not for pulling House off the floor, but when there's no significant size matchup problem, i prefer gabe to tA

Thoughts

you might want to wait for a bad TA game before you make this post and say TA is horrable and pruitt should get his minutes.

 I'm not a TA fan, but since he's been back he's been playing pretty good.

I'd argue that TA has played 1 1/2 good games since he got back. Half of the Sacramento game and the Minn game. He has not been that impressive the rest of the time.

I don't think that Gabe would play worse, but he hasn't looked that good while TA was out, so I don't know how much better he'd be. I think the big thing here is we realize that we miss Scal!!

[winsomme]

tough matchups for Gabe in this game unless he was playing instead of House...who clearly has been playing really well..

[Vineet]

I just think Gabe gives them a little more in terms of PG play.

For example, when TA throws the ball into the post, it seems like a 50-50 shot at best.  If Gabe is doing it, I'm much more confident.

2nd if its a pass into the post, the defender is leaving TA who isn't a 3 point threat, if Gabe passes the ball in, then, the help defender is less likely to leave him.

Here's the rotation I think would work best, again depending on matchup.

Shooter, shooter, slasher, big, big

1st sub/lineup  House, Gabe, Pierce, Baby/Powe, Perk
2nd sub/lineup  Rondo, Allen, TA, KG, Baby/Powe

I realize most of the lineups are a tough matchup, but last night, Pierce played Kobe most of the night, and Ray was on Walton or Sasha.  I think Gabe can play in that spot, puts more pressure on the defense

[Change]

We can use his shooting ability. One of our biggest problem is ball handling. Gabe is just as bad handling the ball as TA. Hopefully Scal comes back quick or we are in trouble.

[TatteredOnMySleeve]

We can use his shooting ability. One of our biggest problem is ball handling. Gabe is just as bad handling the ball as TA. Hopefully Scal comes back quick or we are in trouble.

Scal may or may not have helped, but the last thing I want to hear is excuses about not having scalabrine...give me  a break please...if we cant win a game at home because we have know scal...we suck
As far as TA, he wasnt that  bad last night, and much better than Gabe wouldve been, and he certainly didnt effect eddie...I thought eddie was our best player last night

[crownsy]

Any reason Gabe is sitting?  I'm not sure what TA is bringing to this team other than bone head plays.

I prefer to have Gabe out there, seems like when he's out there, the team gets into better offense. 

I'm not for pulling House off the floor, but when there's no significant size matchup problem, i prefer gabe to tA

Thoughts

you might want to wait for a bad TA game before you make this post and say TA is horrable and pruitt should get his minutes.

 I'm not a TA fan, but since he's been back he's been playing pretty good.

I'd argue that TA has played 1 1/2 good games since he got back. Half of the Sacramento game and the Minn game. He has not been that impressive the rest of the time.

I don't think that Gabe would play worse, but he hasn't looked that good while TA was out, so I don't know how much better he'd be. I think the big thing here is we realize that we miss Scal!!

scal has little to zero to do with gabe/ TA IMO, he's being used as a 4/ sometimes 5.

we miss scal, but that doesnt factor in here.

[crownsy]

We can use his shooting ability. One of our biggest problem is ball handling. Gabe is just as bad handling the ball as TA. Hopefully Scal comes back quick or we are in trouble.

Gabe is a much better ball handler than Ta, thats ludicris. Thats not so much a comment on gabe being real good with it, but TA is so bad that gabe's slightly above average handle makes him look great in compraision.

[Andy Jick]

just couldn't resist...