There’s very little on this team that surprises Garnett. But then there’s the case of Shelden Williams, who continues to make the most of his ninth man role. Last night, Williams had six points, six rebounds and a block. He’s also second to Paul Pierce [stats] in attempted (31) and made (27) free throws. He’s second only to Ray Allen with a .871 free throw percentage. Eddie House is shooting 1.000, but has taken only four free throws.
“I don’t think anybody anticipated his work ethic, and how he’s able to keep rebounding and (producing) within the small minutes he plays,” said Garnett. “He’s rebounding, he’s keeping balls alive, he’s perfect for this team. He’s that livewire we need, especially with Glen (Davis) being out. He came in and filled the void that was lost for a second.”
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I was really pulling for Shelden to do well with this team just because he seems like such a nice guy. I've been very pleased with what he gives us. I like him in that role even better than Big Baby. It will be interesting to see what happens when Big Baby is ready to play again. I hope Doc keeps going with Shelden. He's a much better inside player and rebounder and we need those two things next to Sheed on that second unit.
It should be interesting. I've always been a Baby fan. But Shelden is growing on me. He seems to draw fouls rather easily, and then hits a high percentage of his FTs.
I like his rebounding. He pulled down 4 offensive boards (6 total) last night and on a team that is close to the bottom in offensive rebounds that is very valuable. Big Baby is not that great of a rebounder.
Baby hasn't been a good rebounder. But pre-injury, his marching orders were to become a paint dweller. So it will be interesting to see if he improves.
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