[ESPN - Hollinger] Early surprises and dissapointments

Stats lie.

Manu's career scoring average regular season = Just under 15 pts.

Manu's FOURTH QUARTER scoring average in ROAD playoff closeout games = Just under 15 pts.

Not all points (or games or quarters) are created equal.

 

Rondo has a ton of flaws, but he's also a terrific point of attack defender. It's no surprise he and Garnett can give the PnR a ton of trouble.

Still, I can't imagine Boston will keep this up.

 

It's hard to compare them because they're such vastly different players, but I certainly think Boozer is a more valuable player. If the talent is comparable, you have to go with size.

Also, Manu is such a horrible flopper. That gets to me.

 

Alex English isn't even on your list? I'd take him over everybody but Boozer and possibly Arenas.

 

I'd take English over Boozer too for now.

 

I'd imagine Francis is safe. My assumption would be that Boston goes heavily after Marbury so he can reunite with KG. If they can get Webber in the process, then they're the team to beat.