On yesterday's edition of Pardon the Interruption, Michael Wilbon said that the Orlando Magic simply can't beat the Boston Celtics with Dwight Howard matched up against four Celtic big men.
Wow.
Now that's a fresh perspective.
Who was he talking about?
You've got KG and Perk, of course.
The only two Celtic "big men" who played were Glen Davis and Brian Scalabrine.
Since the 12/25/08 game against the Lakers, all we have heard is how short and undersized the Celtics are. But now at least one national talking head counts Glen Davis and Brian Scalabrine among the league's big men able to help shut down Dwight Howard, the league's preeminent big man.
I'm not going to say I agree or disagree with Wilbon, though 6-9 is the shortest I'd go to call a big man "big" in terms of height. I will say that Big Baby has a history of playing taller than his 6-6 frame might otherwise suggest, at least on defense. Still, I'd like to add some length to this bench. For now, however, it's nice to hear some praise for the Celtic bigs off the bench.
3 comments:
Michael Wilbon sucks in my opinion.
Haha in Wilbon's defense he probably saw Scal shut down Amare on national TV. Scal is doing a solid job as a big but Cs definitely need a real back-up center.
Yeah, another backup center or at least another 6-10 guy who can block some shots and mix it up down under.
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