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Today's game is going to be interesting with Doc saying he is going to start Marquis Daniels along with Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. It should give us an idea as to whether the Quisy at the point experiment can work. Calderon is a good point guard and will not make it easy for Quisy. (Easy for Quisy... I kind of like that.) I've liked what I have seen from Lester Hudson at the point. He is like the anti Gabe. Pruitt, from most reports was let go because he just wasn't aggressive enough. Hudson is aggressive and doesn't back down. Here is what Doc had to say about him:"The kid can play," acknowledged Celtics coach Doc Rivers this week. "He's aggressive. He's not timid. The advantage he has over the other guys right now is that he understands he's a rookie, and he's humble. He works for it. He doesn't expect anything."I expect Rondo to get the day off while Doc not only takes a look at Quisy at the point, but also a longer look at whether Hudson can run the team. I h...
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