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Ok, I have been thinking about this over and over after game 5 as to why in heck Phil Jackson puts in Chris Mihm in the game? I am sure other Laker fans were thinking this as well.

The only conclusion I can come up with is the possibility of Having Mihm play the C position and moving Pau into the PF slot (Just as if Bynum was playing this year). Odom would be at the F and Kobe and Fish of course at the Gs.

I don't know if it would work or even a possibility, it would throw off the Celtics offense in the paint and am sure it would help us with the boards. Just like Phil went small with having Fish and Farmar in at the same time???

I just can't understand Phil sometimes?

Your thoughts....

it threw the celtics off so much that pierce went off in the 2nd quarter and the celtics trimmed a 17 pt lead to 3 at halftime

it was hilarious, i couldn't believe it

i was waiting for coby to stand up rip off his suit revealing his uniform and go in next

I remember Phil mad at Ronny at his last appereance on the 4th game, i think thats why Mihm joined, Phil just wanted to send a message to Ronny, at the end Mihm was so horrible that Turiaf had to join the game but i think that if Mihm would have had an acceptable game Ronny wouldnt have played at all.

Mihm got like 4 fouls in less than 5 minutes, I think I would have thrown in Mbenga instead. at least Pierce would have felt the fouls.

snaquille oatmeal wrote:Mihm got like 4 fouls in less than 5 minutes, I think I would have thrown in Mbenga instead. at least Pierce would have felt the fouls.

Ronny has been the most disappointing player this series so far, with no impact on the game whatsoever. I was expecting him not getting any PT but the Mihm move was out of the blue. I'd rather give those minutes to Ariza, a better rebounder and equally good defender on KG.

Phil said he was done with that type of tinkering in the post game press conf.

I believe he was making a statement to Turiaf with Mihm, as well. We need Ronny to give us far more than he has. He'll need to work on some things in the offseason, but he got better over summer last year, so I expect more growth this offseason.

j-far wrote:Ronny has been the most disappointing player this series so far, with no impact on the game whatsoever. I was expecting him not getting any PT but the Mihm move was out of the blue. I'd rather give those minutes to Ariza, a better rebounder and equally good defender on KG.

I agree completely. Ronny had the potential to come in and bring energy to the game, kind of like Powe did in Beantown (except he probably would go off for 20 points or whatever). Ariza is a wild card right now in my opinion. He has been out of the rotation a LONG time, and Phil has never seemed to be too fond of him to begin with, so the time off is only hurting him more in Phil's eyes.

Did anyone else catch the comment from Phil about how it was Mihm's fault he was getting pushed around? He had a good point that the guards were getting burnt, but there is that one play they keep replaying on sports center where mihm jumps up at pierce, and pierce still manages to push him back 5 feet. YOU'RE A CENTER! GROW A PAIR!

I cannot understand that. I was surprised especially with a game like this that means a lot we decided to play Mihm? doesnt really make sense. But i guess he wanted someone to go out there and hustle, which it really didnt make an impact he did come in and really go for the blocks and try to rebound. Pau needs to stay aggressive whether Garnett and Perkins guard him. They say Perkins is hurt but i dont know about any of this because as a competitor we should be preparing as if he is physically beating us down low. That way we stay aggressive against them throughout the entire game.

snaquille oatmeal wrote:Mihm got like 4 fouls in less than 5 minutes, I think I would have thrown in Mbenga instead. at least Pierce would have felt the fouls.

i totally agree with that, i really think we need to continue to be physical with them. THey have been like that with us so lets show them that we are not SOFT.

I was surprised... but at the time it wasn't a crazy substitution, but when he was getting beat time and time again, and after that lazy one-handed shot three/four feet away from the rim that ended up being an air ball, he should have been out like that *snaps*.

Mbenga, playing in a suit, would have provided more energy, hustle, rebounding, defense, and most of all, SIZE, than Mihm ever could muster, but he was a DNP.