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Post by DERRENMATTS on Dec 22, 2007 2:52:23 GMT -5
Pruitt is not going to be ready for playoff basketball--not this year. Iits a whole different ballgame in the postseason--its a real advantage to have players who have been there and done that in the playoffs, and Payton is definitely one of them.
Its debatable whether Payton is on the same plane as Lindsey Hunter, but as we have seen, Lindsey in limited minutes off the bench for the Pistons is still a factor. That's what I envision Payton can be for us.
But you are right, CF. Its not mandatory right now to go and get Payton. We can keep him fresh and bring him onto the team after the break, if that's what Ainge and Doc want to do. We need him for the playoffs.
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Post by birdie on Dec 22, 2007 6:48:41 GMT -5
we need Payton it's simple, I laugh very much to the guy said Pruitt is better than Payton, come on
thats The Glove, and a kid play in the D-League
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Post by runrondo on Dec 22, 2007 11:59:00 GMT -5
No matter how bad Payton is now, if we wait and sign him later on in the season and play him limited minutes he'll be fresh enough to play hard for 10 or so mintues in the playoffs..I'm sure Danny will do the right thing, but he definetly just needs to wait because the longer we wait the more rested Payton will be since we know he'll be in some type of good shape...Or possibly someone better gets bought out, you never know what may present itself!
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Dec 22, 2007 16:24:51 GMT -5
Eja, Pruitt may very well run circles around Payton, and GP may not be able to contain Pruitt; but I tell you this--in the playoffs, you are going to feel so much more secure handing the backup PG duties to a future Hall of Famer who has been in the Playoffs and the Finals many times, versus a young rookie PG. The game slows down in the postseason, and it becomes a halfcourt game on every possession. Speed is definitely a factor, but having a PG who can hold onto the ball and make the right decisions will come to play in big ways. GP isn't going to be nervous in tight games.
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Post by birdie on Dec 22, 2007 17:14:05 GMT -5
why nobody clap for Derren
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Dec 22, 2007 19:30:06 GMT -5
Oh, I clap for Derren all the time ;D
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Post by eja117 on Dec 22, 2007 21:01:54 GMT -5
Eja, Pruitt may very well run circles around Payton, and GP may not be able to contain Pruitt; but I tell you this--in the playoffs, you are going to feel so much more secure handing the backup PG duties to a future Hall of Famer who has been in the Playoffs and the Finals many times, versus a young rookie PG. The game slows down in the postseason, and it becomes a halfcourt game on every possession. Speed is definitely a factor, but having a PG who can hold onto the ball and make the right decisions will come to play in big ways. GP isn't going to be nervous in tight games. That's a good point, but if he gets the ball stolen from him a lot and gets blocked a lot and make lots of TOs and can't play D I wouldn't feel comfortable giving him the ball in the playoffs. I'd still rather have Delonte or a lot of other guys. Maybe an Anthony Johnson or whoever |
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