Scal is now the odd man out

Cyclical · Post #1 » by **Cyclical** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:06 am

Only 12 active players allowed per night, and with Sam and PJ suiting up the C

John Locke · Post #2 » by **John Locke** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:34 am

He will take this is as a pro. No doubt.

cfan79 · Post #3 » by **cfan79** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:32 am

Everyone finally gets their wish. Scala is a practice dummy now.

MalReyn · Post #4 » by **MalReyn** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:35 pm

What sucks is he's under contract for 2 more years after this one.

Oh well. At least Scal isn't a player who'll complain, and will take it like a professional. Has to suck being put in that position as a veteran.

cisco · Post #5 » by **cisco** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:05 pm

As expected.

Scal for 3 · Post #6 » by **Scal for 3** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:31 pm

cfan79 wrote:Everyone finally gets their wish. Scala is a practice dummy now.

I'm not getting my wish. I wish Scal got more minutes.

cisco · Post #7 » by **cisco** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:49 pm

Scal for 3 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I'm not getting my wish. I wish Scal got more minutes.

Why? Do you think Scal is better than Baby or Powe? Because you'd be asking Doc to sit better players so Scal can play. shouldn't happen.

tonythewise · Post #8 » by **tonythewise** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:50 pm

If only the games were 60 minutes, like in the NFL. Then everyone could play.

LarryBrdismyDad · Post #9 » by **LarryBrdismyDad** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:13 pm

How pissed must the owners be that this guy essentially costs them 6 mil a year (3 mil base salary and 3 mil with the lux tax). He is also under contract for 2 more years and his trade value is very low. Not too many teams are looking for slow, white 6-10 guys who don't provide much but setting screens, shooting 3's and being a good teammate tin the lockeroom.

P2 · Post #10 » by P2 » Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:17 pm

cfan79 wrote:Everyone finally gets their wish. Scala is a practice dummy now.

Amen.

Scal for 3 · Post #11 » by **Scal for 3** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:11 pm

cisco wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Why? Do you think Scal is better than Baby or Powe? Because you'd be asking Doc to sit better players so Scal can play. shouldn't happen.

Not really, I just love watching him play because I love rooting for the underdog and love watching hustle players. He's not as good as Davis or Powe obviously, I would just like to watch him play more...

cisco · Post #12 » by **cisco** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:53 pm

Scal for 3 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Not really, I just love watching him play because I love rooting for the underdog and love watching hustle players. He's not as good as Davis or Powe obviously, I would just like to watch him play more...

Wow. Why would anyone want to watch a terrible basketball player play basketball? :dontknow:

alwayslovetheceltics · Post #13 » by **alwayslovetheceltics** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:05 pm

cisco wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Wow. Why would anyone want to watch a terrible basketball player play basketball?

agreed. i just hope he doesn't hurt perk again in practice.

P2 · Post #14 » by P2 » Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:09 pm

Scal has been officially deactivated for tonight's game. Check the game thread, page 1.

Pogue Mahone · Post #15 » by **Pogue Mahone** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:28 pm

cisco wrote:Wow. Why would anyone want to watch a terrible basketball player play basketball?

Overstate much? If you or anyone else can't understand what Scalabrine brings to the floor, that is your loss. He brings a diverse toolkit to the roster and he has a role.

Which other player can play all three frontcourt positions and hold his own defensively in each? The answer is no one, really. "Fans" only see the missed shots and I find that unfortunate.

Not to you personally but the Das Celticsbloggen-level of "analysis" regarding Scalabrine and other players, of late, is freaking ridiculous. RealGM was the "crossroads of business and sports." There is nothing remotely 'GM' about this site anymore. Most threads degrade into ****, it seems, and from where I am sitting it's usually a regular poster from Das Bloggen spewing the vitriol when they disagree.

In my opinion, RealGM should be for posters who are able to watch a complete game without once looking at the ball-handler. The ball is easy to follow peripherally because it moves. A whole lot happens in the game that most posters seem to miss. Sad.

Like all the posts in the Miami game, sans KG and Ray Ray, about Powe beasting and why play Scalabrine when we have Davis (despite Davis playing 6+ minutes more.) Scalabrine's defense in that game was absolutely fantastic.

In that game in particular, Scalabrine attacked with tenacity, defensively, on the baseline. He was only credited, personally, with two steals but was responsible for at least 10 stops in ~17 mins. Another play stood out to me, on his defense of the pick and roll. The defender went under the pick. Scalabrine chipped the picker, thus preventing him from rolling, and in the same movement challenged the shot and forcing a miss on what turned into a pick and pop. It was a fantastic defensive play, imo.

Or how about the Cleveland game (when we lost on 5 Feb)? In the 1st QTR, Scalabrine challenge a Gooden miss, forced Gooden into a travel, challenged a Newble miss (not his man), challenged a Newble miss (not his man), flashed LeBron (not his man, forced to pick up ball), blocked Gooden and picked up Hughes on a switch. All in a 9:25 stint to open the game. Yet, all I read on the board was how he silly he looked on a shot, that he only had 1 rebound or that he got his shot blocked twice.

To the article (for those who cared to even read it), it just goes to show how much of a professional Scalabrine is. He continues to work hard, regardless of role, and he just wants to win. He is a very good defender who is currently in a slump shooting the ball. I am proud to have him on this team.

Cyclical · Post #16 » by **Cyclical** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:10 pm

Pogue, I agree with most of what you say but a couple of things:
A) Just ignore the ignorant. There a plenty of smart posts around here. Dumb posters existed back in the day (I've been reading this board since 03) but there are just more people here now - more observant ones and more clueless ones.
B) To say Scal is in a shooting slump is like saying Bush is having a bad year as president. Scal was always a horrible shooter. Statistically this his his worst year but his career best year is 40%. That's career best... It's unfortunate, and I think it's all mental with him, since he has excellent shooting form and gets open a ton in the course of a game. If he could drain some with any consistency he'd have a place on just about any roster in the league.

For the record, I likeScal. Like you said, his defesive knowledge, tanacity and flexibility are hard to find. But, unfortunately for him he doesn't fit much anymore.

Pats19andO · Post #17 » by **Pats19andO** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:49 pm

I dont think this is a bad thing

Mahoney_jr · Post #18 » by **Mahoney_jr** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:53 pm

It's ok for march, but it remains to be seen, if we need his 3pt shooting for the playoffs.

kingjaffyjoe · Post #19 » by **kingjaffyjoe** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:59 pm

Mahoney_jr wrote:It's ok for march, but it remains to be seen, if we need his 3pt shooting for the playoffs.

Mahoney_jr · Post #20 » by **Mahoney_jr** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:01 pm

kingjaffyjoe wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

:rofl:

well, the quote was indeed funny. I forgot to mention his defense. :)

Regardless, I think Scal is more valuable than Powe or Davis for the playoffs as a 12th man.