"Victory" Cigar and Post-Game Thread
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:45 am
I think there's a clear choice...
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:49 am
Gotta go with Perk, not so much for those easy lay-ins but for his put back at the end and his defense on Big Al.
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:51 am
KG was great to close out the game and rebounded like a monster. Paul played an awesome all around game and was responsible for a lot of Perk's success. Perk played great D on Al, made the most of his opportunities, and had what turned out to be the game-winning bucket. All 3 are excellent choices. I say we split it 3 ways.
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:51 am
Abstain
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:01 am
The poll is wrong, it should be:
Perk
Perkins
Kendrick
Kendrick Perkins
and I choose Perk.
Perk
Perkins
Kendrick
Kendrick Perkins
and I choose Perk.
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:27 am
It has to be Perk all the way!!!!
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:36 am
Perkins 100%
CFan, you still pushing for Big Baby to start?
CFan, you still pushing for Big Baby to start?
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:49 am
I would like to Obstain as well.
Perk gets my "Tommy Award" but I really think that no Celtic Player deserves the Victory Cigar, because this wasn't a victory in my opinion.
I felt like this win was fool's gold.
If any player should get the Victory Cigar it is Corey Brewer LOL!!
Perk gets my "Tommy Award" but I really think that no Celtic Player deserves the Victory Cigar, because this wasn't a victory in my opinion.
I felt like this win was fool's gold.
If any player should get the Victory Cigar it is Corey Brewer LOL!!
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:54 am
Perkins, without a doubt for me. He was incredible on the defensive glass, imo .. he kept The Jefferson at bay on the offensive glass (2 offensive rebounds, with one of them sent right back in the 4th QTR) allowing Garnett to go get the ball. On the offensive glass, Perkins occupied The Jefferson and pulled down 3 offensive rebounds.
Scoring-wise, I give some of the credit to Perkins for finishing plays but a lot of it was a team effort.
Defensively, The Jefferson really didn't do all that much against him outside of a strong start. Anecdotally, Perkins was pushing him off his spots and bothered him with his length.
I said before the season (sometime in September) that Kendrick Perkins was due to see another sizable breakout (he had one close to two years ago that was obfuscated by injury) sometime around March. The growing pains of learning how to finish his shot and what he can do offensively will continue for a bit longer, imo. I think we are starting to see the momentum that confidence will bring to Kendrick's game. Just wait until he unveils the 18-footer that I spoke of HERE - 25 Dec 07 (5th post of the thread) (if you recall, just recently that shot was the topic of conversation as it was mentioned by Clifford Ray in an interview about Perk-- so I wasn't pulling anybody's leg.) When he gets the jumper working, he will comfortably be a double-digit scorer, imo.
Apologies for taking the thread a bit off-topic but the totties were wet and herb was sticky.
Scoring-wise, I give some of the credit to Perkins for finishing plays but a lot of it was a team effort.
Defensively, The Jefferson really didn't do all that much against him outside of a strong start. Anecdotally, Perkins was pushing him off his spots and bothered him with his length.
I said before the season (sometime in September) that Kendrick Perkins was due to see another sizable breakout (he had one close to two years ago that was obfuscated by injury) sometime around March. The growing pains of learning how to finish his shot and what he can do offensively will continue for a bit longer, imo. I think we are starting to see the momentum that confidence will bring to Kendrick's game. Just wait until he unveils the 18-footer that I spoke of HERE - 25 Dec 07 (5th post of the thread) (if you recall, just recently that shot was the topic of conversation as it was mentioned by Clifford Ray in an interview about Perk-- so I wasn't pulling anybody's leg.) When he gets the jumper working, he will comfortably be a double-digit scorer, imo.
Apologies for taking the thread a bit off-topic but the totties were wet and herb was sticky.
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:21 am
This was horrible!
I will go woth Perk...
I will go woth Perk...
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 1:16 pm
Peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerk!
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 1:46 pm
Is KG ok? Is this something that needs some rest. I know abdominal strains can be very difficult to come back from.
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:59 pm
KG is a nut. what emotion he shows even with a win against a wolves team.
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:24 pm
Perk and KG stole the cigar from Sebastian Telfair and the Timberwolves.....
It was fun to watch our former heroes in action.... they played hard....and we didn't play well...
It was Perk who bailed us out with his last minute put back of a Ray Allen miss and his swarming defence (with Rondo's double team help) on Al Jefferson which was key to preserving the win....KG then sealed the Timberwolves fate with pressure and a clutch steal on Bassey...
With KG's heroic return, this was a tough choice for me.. cause Garnett, night in and night out is "the soul" of this team and he proved that again last night!
But this time, give the cigar to Perk!
"Tough Love" win for the C's over the hustling upstart Timberwolves...
It was fun to watch our former heroes in action.... they played hard....and we didn't play well...
It was Perk who bailed us out with his last minute put back of a Ray Allen miss and his swarming defence (with Rondo's double team help) on Al Jefferson which was key to preserving the win....KG then sealed the Timberwolves fate with pressure and a clutch steal on Bassey...
With KG's heroic return, this was a tough choice for me.. cause Garnett, night in and night out is "the soul" of this team and he proved that again last night!
But this time, give the cigar to Perk!
"Tough Love" win for the C's over the hustling upstart Timberwolves...
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:47 pm
Please don't encourage Perk to become a player who looks to take an 18 footer. We don't need that. The kid could score 10+ a game if he could just finish the bunnies that KG, Paul, Ray, and Rondo hand him night after night. Big Baby and Powe are much better than Perk when it comes to finishing in the paint.
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:21 am
I went with KG.
If he didn't get that steal the buzzer beater would have went in.
If he didn't get that steal the buzzer beater would have went in.
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:27 am
All 3 deserve the Cigar, but I'll cast my vote for Perk. He really did a good job against Big Al.
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:29 am
RedSoxFan729 wrote:Perkins 100%
CFan, you still pushing for Big Baby to start?
Nope, Perk has finally earned his spot with his improved offense.
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:51 pm
I couldn't even talk about this game for two days. Perk without a doubt gets the award for playing a least some half decent ball. That game gave me the shivers. It was like when we used to make four trades a season with DEN and then set the game of ball back ten years when we played each other.
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:17 pm
Cigar standings through 34-7
Paul - 9.5 cigars
KG - 6.5 cigars
Rondo - 4 cigars
Ray - 4 cigars
Perk - 4 cigars
Big Baby - 3 cigars
TA - 1 cigar
James - 1 cigar
Leon - 1 cigar
Crazy that Eddy hasn't gotten stogey yet.
Paul - 9.5 cigars
KG - 6.5 cigars
Rondo - 4 cigars
Ray - 4 cigars
Perk - 4 cigars
Big Baby - 3 cigars
TA - 1 cigar
James - 1 cigar
Leon - 1 cigar
Crazy that Eddy hasn't gotten stogey yet.