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    hockey216
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    Celtics need a real center

    Doc doesn't want to play wilcox. well, KG is too old to be playing more than 30min/night. he is not even a real center or young enough to be banging bodies around the league with the big guys. but when he is on the bench celtics are putting forwards (green/sullinger) at center. that's been a concern. they got pounded at the rim by miami. miami got everything they wanted in the paint and got to the rim. Last night Milwaukee outscored boston 52-36 in the paint. Celtics need a good center. This is where trading/not resigning kendrick perkins hurt them. Green is a decent player but too small to play center. sullinger is a rookie. Celtics have lots of guards, but they need a center very badley. they should try to trade a guard or two (terry, lee, barbosa, bradley) along with maybe a draft pick or a couple draft picks to try to get a center. they need a center very badly. i know its 2 games into season, but they are looking very bad on defense. they put KG at the 5 but he's only playing 30 min/night. that's nearly 20min/game where you have a forward like green or a rookie like sullinger playing center. their defense is going to get pounded at the rim with kg out.

    everybody talks offense. but the celtics have been contenders last few years because of their defense. they have been one of only teams in the league that can win games if they score 85-90 points. Now they're scoring more but giving up over 100 points a game. can't win like that. i know its 2 games into the season. maybe things will work out. who knows. but they have 5 guards and no center. they loaded up on guards but have no big men. miami and milwaukee pounded their smaller lineups easily. celtics defense has looked poor so far. teams have been exploiting their smaller lineups/lack of a center and been turning it into many points. maybe celtics should play wilcox? or trade one or two of their 5 guards to get a real center? celtics don't need 5 guards. they need a center. they've been getting pounded on defense.
    Last edited by hockey216; 11-03-12 at 06:41 AM.

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