One of the many question marks surrounding this season for the Boston Celtics was what player would be joining Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, and Kevin Garnett for the closing minutes of the games. Previous guys like James Posey, Shaq, and Glen Davis all enjoyed a nice bump in their stats and made solid contributions to a winning team. Would it be Jermaine O’Neal and his defense? Would it be a shooter like Keyon Dooling? The answer is the man that has earned those minutes form the start of training camp and that is new comer Brandon Bass.
Bass has earned the minutes with his strong play. His numbers are very strong averaging about fourteen points and five rebounds in his twenty eight minutes of work. He has brought a hustling and attacking energy type play to the team. However, the hustle energy play only earns bench minutes not closing minutes.
Bass is getting the minutes because his game fits perfectly with the Celtics Fab Four. Bass can provide space on the floor wi...
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