PLAYERS:
Rasheed Wallace,
Paul Pierce,
Kevin Garnett,
Vince Carter
TEAMS: Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic
TEAMS: Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic
Somebody named Kevin Sawyer who writes for a Pistons blog called Detroit Bad Boys has included a couple of Celtics on his All-Overrated Team.C – Rasheed Wallace
Honestly, I think he makes Boston worse. They are already an elite
defensive squad, and his mediocre three point shooting will take
opportunities from more effective shooters. Oh, and Boston relies on
chemistry more than any other team. Also, anyone else as glad as I am
that we don’t have to hear “Rasheed would be the best big man in the
league if he’d stick to the post” 80 games a year? Nonsense. Sour
grapes? Perhaps, but ‘Sheed certainly hastened the fermentation process.We're all dumber for reading that paragraph, and since a rebuttal could be handled by a preschooler, I'm turning the keyboard over to my 5-year old son. Here's goes: KG's absence from injury aside, the Celtics slipped a bit on defense last season. Rasheed Wallace will help prevent lapses, espec...
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