thepaintedarea.blogspot.com - 6/17/2008
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Let's go to one old reliable, the NBA Hot Spots (courtesy of NBA.com), and one new toy, RedLasso , to provide a quick & dirty examination of how Kobe Bryant and Paul Pierce are being defended in the pick-and-roll in the Finals. I'm going to skip the pretty pictures in the Hot Spots, and just focus on the data. I calculated the numbers for both Pierce and Kobe for each of the four concentric ...
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Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 6/17
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog —
... done Yahoo Sports Pierce has jumped from good to great in Finals Star Tribune Garnett flustered by his own fourth quarter shortcomings Hollister Freelance It's hard to hate Boston this time around NY Times Celtics reflect on a lost opportunity as the Finals return to Boston NY Post Garnett no gem The Painted Area Kobe and Pierce: A tale of 2 pick and rolls Metro One win away, ...
Lakers/Celtics Game 6 Chat
Forum Blue And Gold —
... On offense, the Lakers need to get to the basket and finish strong — it would be nice if Kobe could do more of that but the Celtics have worked hard to take that part of his game away. Kwame a. had a one suggestion on what to try to get Kobe going: ...
Defense Wins Championships
CelticsBlog —
Two good links on the importance of defense. First the Painted Area breaks down our pick and roll defense . (with videos and everything) The goals of the Celtics' defense are a) to keep Kobe away from the basket, b) to run him off of the three-point line, and c) to keep him off the foul line. Even with a small sample size, these numbers suggest the Celtics have done a tremendous job on the first two counts, as Kobe's percentage of FGAs taken either At the Hoop or from 3-Pt Land has plummeted from 54.8% in the regular season to just 39.4% in the Finals. Quite simply, ...
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Something to Ponder
upsideandmotor.blogspot.com 6/17/2008 — Those who spend time around sports inevitably end up talking about legacies. So my question to you is this: if Game 6 goes similarly to Game 5 but Paul Pierce doesn't get stripped and the Celtics end up winning, how does that affect Kobe's legacy? How does it affect his status as the league's best player?
I think these kinds of questions are fair given the responsibility that Kobe has...
1 vs. 100
dimemag.com 6/17/2008 — Thanks to reader Ranger John for letting us know about this clip of one Celtic fan taking on an army of Laker fans at the Staples Center the other night.
Prepping for another parade: Here comes the rolling rally!
thesportsculture.com 6/17/2008 — Looks like Barstool Sports already printed banner No. 17 , so why not map out a parade route using the Google Maps machine:
And to your right, the obligatory front-page A1 parade feature photo. Eerily similar to the roles Manny and Dougie ...
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NY Post: Sports 6/16/2008
LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant and Yogi Berra were right. It ain't over till it's over. It's back to Boston, though the Lakers nearly choked again. Despite a shaky offensive outing from Kobe Bryant, the league MVP made two huge steals on Paul Pierce...
