Mickael Pietrus could debut Wednesday against Dallas Mavericks
Mickael Pietrus, who has been nursing a knee injury since signing with the Boston Celtics, could make his debut next week against the Dallas Mavericks. (WEEI)
Ainge also told Glenn Ordway and Michael Holley that Mickael Pietrus (knee surgery) could debut for the Celtics next Wednesday vs. the Mavericks at the Garden.
It’s unclear exactly what role Pietrus will play, but it seems likely that he will take some (if not all) of Avery Bradley’s minutes. This is normally the time when I make some sort of bad joke about Bradley’s offense, but HE SCORED SIX POINTS IN THE LAST FOUR AND A HALF MINUTES AGAINST NEW JERSEY’S SCRUBS, PEOPLE, RAISING HIS FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE TO 29.4 PERCENT!
Seriously (and with less shouting), I’m looking forward to Pietrus’ debut, even if I’m quickly becoming more intrigued by Bradley’s potential as a defensive stopper. If he can just be passable offensively, like he was against New Jersey, at least in the second half, his defense is a weapon.
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Why would he take Bradley’s minutes?
Pietrus is a legit SF, sure he can play SG, but he has the size and strength to defend at the 3, so I don’t see the benefit on putting him there.
If he’s going to take minutes from anyone, I’d put my money on it being Daniels.
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Pietrus will hopefully be converting those corner threes that Quis had been bricking.
71% of Daniels’ attempts have been jump shots or threes where he shoots only 20% efg, but he’s converting a much higher percentage closer the rim (62%). Quis is an excellent cutter, but he needs shooters on the floor to maximize his value. He could slide back to the 2 spot or indeed play some point with Dooling or RR as the 2. Rondo without the ball in his hands can be extremely efficient along the baseline.
The line up of RR/Ray/Bass/O’Neal/Quis produces a +12, 56% efg in the 4 wins, and if he’s used in conjunction with Pietrus/Bass and another shooter (PP/Ray or KG) he’ll find more opportunities in the paint. AB is a pesky on ball defender, but offensively with him on floor we’re playing 4 on 5. Playing him in situations is something worth pursuing. But as far as 10-man rotation goes it will be Bass/Pietrus/Quis/Dooling … 6-9, with the real competition between Steamer and Wilcox jockeying for the back up 5 minutes.
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No more need for Sasha…yes!!!
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