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I miss Powe
« on: March 14, 2010, 08:01:46 PM »

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Gotta say, I miss a guy that will muck it up in the paint and give you a 6 and 4 in 8 minutes...all on free throws.

It's all about the post-season, which is why it never made sense to sign useless guys (Giddens, Hudson, Sheldon, if you're not going to use him) just to have bench bodies for the regular season...why not use that 800k on a guy that could really give the team something they're lacking down the stretch and into the post season, when it all counts anyway...baby gets stuffed all the time and needs 15 minutes to get his 6 and 4, and KG and Sheed keep getting further from the basket and our rebounding is terrible...

Miss the guy, and he was 1000x more likely to contribute to our post-season than Giddens, Sheldon, or Hudson, so why not?
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Re: I miss Powe
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2010, 08:07:55 PM »

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Powe sucks, I'm glad he's gone.
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Re: I miss Powe
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2010, 08:08:47 PM »

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Quote from: Fan from VT on March 14, 2010, 08:01:46 PM
Gotta say, I miss a guy that will muck it up in the paint and give you a 6 and 4 in 8 minutes...all on free throws.
That is the part I loved the most about Powe's scoring tonight.

The Celtics sorely miss that.
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Re: I miss Powe
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2010, 08:09:27 PM »

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i miss a HEALTHY powe.
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Re: I miss Powe
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2010, 08:15:09 PM »

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Quote from: dark_lord on March 14, 2010, 08:09:27 PM
i miss a HEALTHY powe.

Ditto ... I loved Leon, (when he was healthy). TP, my good friend. ;)
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Re: I miss Powe
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2010, 08:45:55 PM »

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I miss Powe, as well, and wish he had re-signed.  That being said, I understand and agree with the decision not to give him a qualifying offer.
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Re: I miss Powe
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2010, 11:18:18 PM »

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Re: I miss Powe
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2010, 11:23:53 PM »

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Why miss Powe when we have Rasheed? ::)
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Re: I miss Powe
« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2010, 12:13:04 AM »

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maybe we should trade KG for Powe...and ask the Knicks if they'd take Pierce for Billy Walker.

And while we're at, maybe Gerald could be signed as well...

Oh yeah, and how about Ryan Gomes?

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Re: I miss Powe
« Reply #9 on: March 15, 2010, 12:27:57 AM »

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I'm not sure where the sarcasm in here comes from.  Leon Powe brings attributes -- both in terms of his game and his mentality -- that this team seems to be lacking this year.  Missing him doesn't mean that people want to commit to a youth movement.  Rather, they hold a warm spot in their hearts for a hustle player and top-notch rebounder that was a key component on a championship team.
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Re: I miss Powe
« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2010, 12:37:34 AM »

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I miss Powe too. Healthy or not. He was one of my favorite Celtics when he was here and he seemed like a really nice guy off the court. He's gone now and we have to roll with the dice we have. I do understand the logic behind letting him go but the problem is we didn't really replace the things he did well when we got Sheed - getting to line, offensive rebounding, getting the other team in foul trouble, hustling for loose balls - the kind of little things that can help a struggling offense.
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Re: I miss Powe
« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2010, 01:05:11 AM »

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           Powe vs. Baby on 3/15/2010

min         8         15
points      6         4
+/-         +11       -15

we could have signed powe for the minimum (800 thousand?)
instead we signed Baby for 3 million.
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Re: I miss Powe
« Reply #12 on: March 15, 2010, 01:46:29 AM »

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Quote from: ben on March 15, 2010, 01:05:11 AM
           Powe vs. Baby on 3/15/2010

min         8         15
points      6         4
+/-         +11       -15

we could have signed powe for the minimum (800 thousand?)
instead we signed Baby for 3 million.

Powe's frontcourt mate: Anderson Varejao
Baby's frontcourt mate: Rasheed Wallace

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Re: I miss Powe
« Reply #13 on: March 15, 2010, 02:46:37 AM »

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People talk about the logic of not signing Leon. Huh???

Why, because he doesn't have the reputation and skills of  Rasheed ::) or Davis?  GMAB   Taking charges, getting rebounds, scoring points, and getting to the foul line, and oh yes, hustling, should count for something. Baby does some of that, I don't mean to discount his hustle.
Or was it a good decision because Powe would have been rehabbing till February? Well, if I'm not mistaken, it's now March and it's the still the 09/10 season, playoffs haven't started yet, and Leon is playing. So that argument is just shortsighted and stupid.
For the money that Leon signed for, he was a great deal. And well worth the risk.
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Re: I miss Powe
« Reply #14 on: March 15, 2010, 06:47:33 AM »

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Quote from: jdpapa3 on March 15, 2010, 01:46:29 AM
Quote from: ben on March 15, 2010, 01:05:11 AM
           Powe vs. Baby on 3/15/2010

min         8         15
points      6         4
+/-         +11       -15

we could have signed powe for the minimum (800 thousand?)
instead we signed Baby for 3 million.

Powe's frontcourt mate: Anderson Varejao
Baby's frontcourt mate: Rasheed Wallace




Exactly.  That's a huge difference.  Did you see Rasheed standing around on defense?  And slapping at Powe when he could have easily blocked his shot?  Disgusting! >:(
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