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Post Play, Rondo, Pickup, etc. Questions And Observations

My twitter thoughts over the past few hours plus a few observations:
Can Rondo prolong the careers of the Big Three? Garnett just turned 34, Pierce 33 in Oct, + Allen 35 in July. Prolly not much past this year.
Note: Question should include Doc Rivers? Can the rewards of coaching Rondo keep him in the job?
Dwight [...]

So The Final Four Is Set: Here Come Celtics-Lakers?

Phil Jackson is the master of match-ups. He knows that factor singularly rules the order of succession, not just in the playoffs, but on a nightly basis in the NBA.
It’s just that the match-up issues are more profound in the playoffs.
So now we have a fresh four-team tournament before us, the NBA’s version of a [...]

The Era Of The Triangle Is Coming To A Close

Don’t cry for the Los Angeles Lakers just yet, but new forward Ron Artest has slowed up the team’s use of its famed triangle offense. That’s nothing new really. It always takes months, even years, for new players to find a comfort level in the controlled offense.
The Lakers knew that last summer when they signed [...]

Twitter Stuff Before Game 1

This is twitter stuff from before Game 1 at the Finals. If you know twitter, you know you should read this from the bottom up, to have it in order. I know, this is more than a bit flaky, but it’s fun too.
0. http://twitter.com/lazenby
0. lazenbybandwagon, the structure of the offense is a key, the foundation. Then [...]