Sedale Threatt wrote:DEEP3CL wrote:Nah Sedale, no need for that. Everybody had valid points in that thread but raking over it again is moot. On the other hand I didn't create it to prove a point neither, just from things I saw at the time. Thing is and semi-sentient mentioned this on the GB, he said if Pau and Drew could learn to dominate at the same time we'd be damn near unbeatable and we wouldn't have these trade rumors for other teams guards. And I totally agree.
As far as this game Drew just flat out refused to be punk'd or bullied by the Perkins or KG, he smashed their asses in the mouth with brute and forceful play. Which is all I'm asking from both Pau and Drew.
It just dawned on me during the game that I misunderstood what you were getting at. We should have enough flexibility to change our approach as the situation dictates. Bynum was playing better in a game not suited for Pau's style, so we switched gears. It was a good move. We should have done it sooner.
That's all I was trying to get at, I felt we had enough versatility to adjust to whatever or however teams were going to play. And at the time of the thread it just seemed that Pau was physically out of sync, not that he was so banged up but just not there.
Teams like Boston and Cleveland will present a physical style that will be geared towards getting Pau out of whack by banging him. Bottom line is this.....if Drew goes like he went today then it works and we keep beating teams, and hopefully Pau finds himself along the way during the game. He was going good in that first quarter then the Celtics noticed that they had to get him out of rhythm quick or it would be total destruction for them. Remember Drew was also establishing his game against Perkins, and Pau was joining the act. In fact after he finished the layup Fish gave him, I can't remember much else that he did besides rebound.
Luckily Drew stayed "mentally in tune" to the game, but this much was clear he stood up to their front line guys and busted them up at will.
