Hollinger: C's Better Without Perk

[PosImpos]

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2010/insider/columns/story?columnist=hollinger_john&page=PERDiem-100616&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fnba%2fplayoffs%2f2010%2finsider%2fcolumns%2fstory%3fcolumnist%3dhollinger_john%26page%3dPERDiem-100616

Could somebody who has Insider give me the gist of what he says?

[FallGuy]

Couple quotes:

Perkins is a tremendous defensive player, especially against big low-post centers, and he showed his value in the previous two rounds of the playoffs with his ability to check Shaquille O'Neal and Dwight Howard without double-team help. He also is a quality help defender and provides a physical aspect to Boston's technically proficient but otherwise lightly muscled defensive operation.

In other words, he brings a lot of things to the table that are of little to no value in this series. With Los Angeles' starting center, Andrew Bynum, also sidelined by a knee problem that appears to be worsening -- he pulled himself out of Game 6 after 16 unproductive minutes -- Boston appears to have little need for a counter to the impressive size of the Lakers behemoth.

And if Perkins, a liability on offense, isn't needed at the defensive end, he produces a negative net worth. He is averaging an anemic 9.9 points per 40 minutes for the series, and his reluctance to take open 15-foot jump shots because of a lingering wrist injury has allowed the Lakers to leave him and play help defense on other Celtics with impunity. In fact, he hasn't attempted a shot more than 5 feet from the basket the entire series. That's why he's often been on the pine in fourth quarters.

[luckthefakers]

Hollinger is a chode but he's correct on this one.  If Sheed can stay on the floor, he's much more suited for those minutes than Perkins was going to be.

[clover]

Couple quotes:

Perkins is a tremendous defensive player, especially against big low-post centers, and he showed his value in the previous two rounds of the playoffs with his ability to check Shaquille O'Neal and Dwight Howard without double-team help. He also is a quality help defender and provides a physical aspect to Boston's technically proficient but otherwise lightly muscled defensive operation.

In other words, he brings a lot of things to the table that are of little to no value in this series. With Los Angeles' starting center, Andrew Bynum, also sidelined by a knee problem that appears to be worsening -- he pulled himself out of Game 6 after 16 unproductive minutes -- Boston appears to have little need for a counter to the impressive size of the Lakers behemoth.

And if Perkins, a liability on offense, isn't needed at the defensive end, he produces a negative net worth. He is averaging an anemic 9.9 points per 40 minutes for the series, and his reluctance to take open 15-foot jump shots because of a lingering wrist injury has allowed the Lakers to leave him and play help defense on other Celtics with impunity. In fact, he hasn't attempted a shot more than 5 feet from the basket the entire series. That's why he's often been on the pine in fourth quarters.

So, just to be  fair, he's saying they're better without an injured Perk.

[incoherent]

I think he's wrong about this like he has been about everything.

[Cman]

Well, Hollinger's endorsement is pretty much the kiss of death.

Hollinger's endorsement is second only to Barkley.  And please don't tell me that Barkley is now betting the farm on the Cs winning....

[tenn_smoothie]

hollinger put a silver lining on an awful Celtic injury right before game 7 ??

was he drunk ?

[PosImpos]

I'd love to see the Celtics differential in rebounding when it's KG + Perk out there versus KG + Sheed.

I imagine it's horrifying.

[FallGuy]

It's a pretty good piece. He also talks about the C's maybe going small, the danger of using Scal/Shelden if the starters get into foul trouble, and a few other things. I'd post more of it, but I don't want to violate any blog/copyright rules.

[Tenacious D]

What Hollinger leaves out (typical) is Perk's effectiveness in bodying up Gaso', pushing him off the line and generally disrupting Pau-boys game. All holly can measure is offensive stats. Still think the C's can weather this but KG, Perk, Baby and (?Scal? Sheldon?) are gonna have to step up in a big way.

[guava_wrench]

Couple quotes:

Perkins is a tremendous defensive player, especially against big low-post centers, and he showed his value in the previous two rounds of the playoffs with his ability to check Shaquille O'Neal and Dwight Howard without double-team help. He also is a quality help defender and provides a physical aspect to Boston's technically proficient but otherwise lightly muscled defensive operation.

In other words, he brings a lot of things to the table that are of little to no value in this series. With Los Angeles' starting center, Andrew Bynum, also sidelined by a knee problem that appears to be worsening -- he pulled himself out of Game 6 after 16 unproductive minutes -- Boston appears to have little need for a counter to the impressive size of the Lakers behemoth.

And if Perkins, a liability on offense, isn't needed at the defensive end, he produces a negative net worth. He is averaging an anemic 9.9 points per 40 minutes for the series, and his reluctance to take open 15-foot jump shots because of a lingering wrist injury has allowed the Lakers to leave him and play help defense on other Celtics with impunity. In fact, he hasn't attempted a shot more than 5 feet from the basket the entire series. That's why he's often been on the pine in fourth quarters.

So, just to be  fair, he's saying they're better without an injured Perk.

Yeah, Hollinger makes a good point about the wrist injury. Perk took that baseline short jumper effectively in earlier rounds. Now his man can clog the lane.

[guava_wrench]

What Hollinger leaves out (typical) is Perk's effectiveness in bodying up Gaso', pushing him off the line and generally disrupting Pau-boys game. All holly can measure is offensive stats. Still think the C's can weather this but KG, Perk, Baby and (?Scal? Sheldon?) are gonna have to step up in a big way.

He probably feels that KG and Sheed can do that quite fine.

[Yugocelt]

I don't know, I just don't buy it.   His defense and rebounding we need, thats for sure.  Sheed is apt to get into foul trouble as well.

[BigBaby]

Hollinger is a Laker hater right?

I don't buy this.

[footey]

I'm surprised, pleasantly, by this POV.  Hope he is right.