Comments on: Leon Powe Flexes Muscles, Smacks Lakers http://www.emptythebench.com/2008/06/09/leon-powe-flexes-muscles-smacks-lakers/ The season's over. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:07:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrew Thell http://www.emptythebench.com/2008/06/09/leon-powe-flexes-muscles-smacks-lakers/comment-page-1/#comment-13665 Andrew Thell Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:45:40 +0000 http://www.emptythebench.com/2008/06/09/leon-powe-flexes-muscles-smacks-lakers/#comment-13665 "Powe always seems to make good things happen when he’s on the court with relentless hustle and work ethic. Leon is undersized at 6-8 and his 8 points with 4 boards a game this season won’t wow anybody. The Boston faithful know he can have an impact on games though. Powe has a knack for getting tough rebounds, keeping balls alive and making timely put-backs. With Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom and Kobe Bryant relentlessly attacking the Boston front line they will be in dire need of big bodies who can provide quality minutes… and a few fouls. I expect the offensive prowess and speed of the Lakers to negate the lumbering Glen “Big Baby” Davis, making the more agile and versatile Powe a more attractive option. If given more minutes all Powe needs to do is show up with his excellent timing, boxing out and hustle to make a difference." I found that prescient analysis on this great article previewing the series: http://www.emptythebench.com/2008/06/03/steppin-2-electric-boogaloo-five-potential-unexpected-heroes-for-the-boston-celtics/ That Andrew Thell, he must be, like, clairvoyant or something. “Powe always seems to make good things happen when he’s on the court with relentless hustle and work ethic. Leon is undersized at 6-8 and his 8 points with 4 boards a game this season won’t wow anybody. The Boston faithful know he can have an impact on games though. Powe has a knack for getting tough rebounds, keeping balls alive and making timely put-backs.

With Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom and Kobe Bryant relentlessly attacking the Boston front line they will be in dire need of big bodies who can provide quality minutes… and a few fouls. I expect the offensive prowess and speed of the Lakers to negate the lumbering Glen “Big Baby” Davis, making the more agile and versatile Powe a more attractive option. If given more minutes all Powe needs to do is show up with his excellent timing, boxing out and hustle to make a difference.”

I found that prescient analysis on this great article previewing the series:

http://www.emptythebench.com/2008/06/03/steppin-2-electric-boogaloo-five-potential-unexpected-heroes-for-the-boston-celtics/

That Andrew Thell, he must be, like, clairvoyant or something.

]]> By: phil anselmo http://www.emptythebench.com/2008/06/09/leon-powe-flexes-muscles-smacks-lakers/comment-page-1/#comment-13607 phil anselmo Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:16:19 +0000 http://www.emptythebench.com/2008/06/09/leon-powe-flexes-muscles-smacks-lakers/#comment-13607 I've wanted to go against the prevailing wisdom all year that LA had one of the better benches in the league all season. I didn't see enough Western Conf. basketball to say so without feeling like I was talking out of my ass. So far in the finals, the bench has looked meek and overmatched. We'll see how they respond in LA, but at this point I think its not Kobe's perimiter game or the calls that have been LA's downfall, its been been the Celtics bench outplaying the LA bench. I’ve wanted to go against the prevailing wisdom all year that LA had one of the better benches in the league all season. I didn’t see enough Western Conf. basketball to say so without feeling like I was talking out of my ass.

So far in the finals, the bench has looked meek and overmatched. We’ll see how they respond in LA, but at this point I think its not Kobe’s perimiter game or the calls that have been LA’s downfall, its been been the Celtics bench outplaying the LA bench.

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