An invigorated Perkins throws down gauntlet

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Perk Is Pissed
Published 6/17/2007 by redsarmy at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
... From today’s Herald: ...

Youth versus Inexperience
Published 6/17/2007 by FLCeltsFan at LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog
... We can no longer equate our youth with inexperience. This season I expect several of our players to take their games to the next level. Al had a break out season last year. Perk is poised to break out this season as he is no longer plagued with foot pain and is working harder than just about anybody else on the team. He took 3 days off after the season and then was back in the gym working on his conditioning and his game. This will be Perk's first offseason working with Clifford Ray and I am expecting it to pay big dividends. The article in today's Herald just reinforces my expectations that Perk will break out this season and he has become a leader on the team and he will challenge the others on the team to step up as well. ...

Perk
Published 6/18/2007 by Jim at Green Bandwagon: Front Page Posts
Reading this article got me so fired up that I wanted the season to start tomorrow. Although that would kind of defeat the basic premise of this article, which is that Kendrick Perkins is using the off season to get in ridiculous shape. For all the talk about injuries and how the roster as it is currently assembled could make the playoffs in the East, this is one the first time someone has really drawn a line in the sand. Well done Perk.

The Key is in the Middle
Published 6/18/2007 by FLCeltsFan at LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog
... Steve Bulpett had a good article yesterday in the Herald about Perk and his summer conditioning program. He calls out his teammates to get better saying that every position on the team is open except for Pierce. “Every position is open to me except Paul. Despite what (Rajon) Rondo did this year and what Al did this year and what Gerald (Green) did, we still didn’t win games. And that’s what we’re here for. Despite all the numbers, we still didn’t win no games. So if you had 30 points and we lose and you had 12 defensive breakdowns, what good is it? We never really had a chance to have a healthy team and just play. We could never get on a roll. But guys have to play better.” And Perk is willing to put in the work it takes to get better. He works 5-6 days a week and even comes in at 3 in the morning to work out at times. Even while adding lean muscle, Perk has lost 10 pounds an ...

Celtics Summer Reading List!
Published 6/20/2007 by Sullivan at I *Heart* Celtics
... - Spontaneous generation is exactly what the Celtics need from Perk this year. Although he may be hulking, he can come out of nowhere to generate boards, ruff up Anderson Veraejao, and block some shots. He has also emerged spontaneously as the guy who calls out all of his teammates to urge them to play harder, for better or ...