Yeah I've always loved Perk too, but most of the games lately he has been substituted a lot either by Rasheed or Baby. Too many fouls. Baby's numbers are always higher than his and he's not even a center, though he has been asked to play that part when Perk is out, along with Sheed when he is not in foul trouble.
That's what I love about Baby. He can wear many hats and do a good job at all of them.
After reading a whole season of BBD bashing here, it is awfully quiet lately. Rasheed too, who has been excellent, even in the 3 pointers, which everyone bashed him for here.
And what about Ray Allen and the trade him calls? What about Tony Allen and the Haiku bashing?
What about the Doc bashing?
Is this purely a bashing blog or what? Because it sure seemed like it during the season. That's why I quit coming.
And almost every defensive assignment he has is a good deal taller than he is, which makes it even more amazing that he gets the numbers he does ... I love his energy and intensity.
As far as the "bashing", I think there's a difference between being critical and just bashing. Last fall, I was one of Sheed's biggest supporters, even though I knew what baggage he brought with him. But I have been critical of him at times about the threes, because his 3-point shooting was just plain horrendous at times ... there were multiple games where he was 1-for-12 or even worse, and yet he wouldn't commit to playing the post, (where he's most effective), or moving his feet on defense. He has really turned it on for the playoffs, but I wish he felt that the regular season was important enough for that as well. He's been big in the post-season to this point, and I think the criticism has diminished.
Tony Allen has received a lot of criticism in the past also because he set a very bad precident, and many people were very doubtful about him turning things around, which he finally
has. He got into a great deal of trouble a few years ago, made many poor decisions, had gang ties, chronic injuries ... it was very hard on us here in Boston because he was given many, many chances, and he just plain was apathetic about it. It looks like he's finally begun to grow up and make the most of what he's been given here, and no one's any happier about it than I. I really felt he'd completely given up last year, and just didn't care about anything ... I'm glad I was wrong.
Why anyone would ever want to trade Ray is beyond me, but it seems to be the newer/younger mindset, (not everyone, of course), that think trading is what you do when someone's in a slump ... Ray's not shooting well, trade him ... Paul's numbers are low, trade him ... somebody sneezes, trade him ... it's absurd, but it's so prevelent now. I hate that team loyalty and die-hard fans are becoming casualty of the new process, but what can we do? When it comes to game-winning big shots, clutch free-throws, moving without the ball, and just plain being a class act, Ray is like gold in the bank ... I love the guy and hope he retires as a Celtic.
The most discouraging thing for me as a Celtic fan are the trade threads ... whenever the team is not doing well, everyone's got an answer with a trade deal, and it gets old. There have been so many times when 7 of the top 10 threads are trades ... it makes me crazy. Trades should be a very last option, when everything else has been exhausted, not the
first option, as most people think. But it gives people something to talk about, too, and I think that's a big part of it.
There is a lot of bashing at times, Mmbaby, because I think people use it as a way to vent. But you have to separate constructive criticism from the rest, because sometimes, whether we like it or not, our players don't do their best, or try their hardest, and being human like the rest of us, they are not above that criticism. I think a big part of Tony Allen's turnaround was because of the criticism he received, much of it deserved, so it's not always as bad as it seems.
I've also found personally that when posts are getting me down, I just gravitate toward the people here who I know are positive and optimistic, and most people here are just that. You happen to be one of those positive people, so I hope you won't stay away ... that doesn't do anything but punish the people here who like you and miss you ... we shouldn't let the bashers ruin it for the other 99.9%.
