Leon Powe Belongs In The Starting Five For The Celtics

The Boston Celtics shouldn't be starting Kendrick Perkins. In reality Leon Powe deserves to be the starter. Now, maybe I'm a little biased because I saw Powe when he played for the California Golden Bears in college, but Powe has a way better game than Perkins. The only things that Perkins has going for him is that he's taller than Powe and he's a little bit better shot blocker at this point. Offensively though Powe is far superior to Perkins. Take for example, in Powe's first start of the season against the Warriors he had 12 points, seven rebounds, and two blocked shots. Not bad for his first start of the season. Now, that he's starting he's not going to be a focal point in the offense like he was when he played in college, but Powe does the little things to get open or to get the offensive rebound. Powe is currently second on the Celtics in getting to the free throw line and unlike Perkins, Powe can actually hit a free throw.  ... (link)