people on this board CONTINUE to point out statistical "evidence" as to why the Celtics did not miss Perk - these people simply do not understand much about the dynamics of team sports.
it ain't about the stats.
It's better than just saying what our eyes tell us and leaving it at that. For instance, when I watch Thunder games, it looks like Perk is really moving poorly (poorer than usual), but if I come out and say only that, it looks like a hollow argument meant to tear the guy down. So, I do the logical progression and just post the stats that back up my observations to skip the post where someone asks about my glasses or something of the like.
So, I'll just say that the Thunder have not performed very well with Perkins on the court compared to when he is off the court....offensively or defensively.
I'd also like to add that I've been playing team sports my whole life and that you can have the most Ubuntu-esque locker room in the world and still lose if you don't have the talent that the other team does.
what my eyes tell me is that the Thunder won a bunch of games after Perk started playing for them and that they also are on the brink of the Western finals, a full two rounds beyond what they ended up with last season ...... and please don't tell me that the Thunder are a year older and better because Durant and Westbrook are struggling in some ways they weren't last year.
you are absolutely correct that togetherness doesn't matter a wit if you don't have talent, but at the top of the NBA where talent is relatively even, togetherness and teamwork mean everything.
i do blame Danny and Danny alone for trading away #18 - might be the worst in-season trade by a contender ever. we keep Perk, we also keep Semih, who was a lot more productive than Kristic. you also bring in a veteran backup 3 to replace Daniels. with Perk back in playing major minutes, there is no way to predict what injuries would have ocurred.
you also have to blame Danny for his horrible judgement about Jeff Green. the poor guy didn't fit in with this team's playing style and he had basically no ability to rise to the competition and increased intensity of the playoffs. passivity and finesse was not what Boston needed.
The reality was OKC was already winning before Perkins even played a game for them.
The insertion of Ibaka at the 4 and more minutes for James Harden catapulted the OKC Thunder on their winning ways.
You could have inserted just about any able bodied Center and they would have won.
About Durant and Westbrook's play this playoffs versus last year's playoffs.
2010 First Round
Westbrook: 20/6/6 on 47% shooting
Durant: 25/8/2 on 35% shooting
2011 First Round
Westbrook 24/6/6 on 40% shooting
Durant 32/6/4 on 47% shooting
OKC basically got the same production from Westbrook this 1st Round, but Durant flipped the switch this playoffs. I think Durant was a bit nervous last year being his first playoffs and all.
We basically had to face 2 Durants with the Heat....can't win even if we played our best...which we didn't.
We made too many mistakes...mistakes Kendrick Perkins could not cover up or make up for.
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