Truism: The only combination of Andres that I fear in this world is the one two punch of Andre Brut (above), and Andre Cold Duck Grape, available wherever cheap, agressive alcohol is sold. As for Andre Miller and Andre Iguodala, they scare me about as much as an M. Night Shyamalan movie: that is, they are marketed as being scary, but the only thing scary about them is that they are horrifyingly bad.
Nevertheless, the Celtics allowed the 'Dres to run amock last night, as they combined for 50 points on 61% shooting. This is simply inexcusable. Andre Iguodala is clearly a talented athlete, but he is NOT an elite basketball player. His shot selection is atrocious, as he refuses to square up, instead opting for fadeaways with hands in his face. He makes every play harder on himself by trying to pull off indivdualistic, highlight reel plays. For that reason, he normally shoots around 41%. For some reason, this has garnered him fame and, tentatively, fortune in the NBA. Iguodala turned down a 5 year, nearly $60 million contract before the season - aka the most rediculous thing I have ever heard and just knowing that makes me want to boycott the NBA on principle. Next thing you know, Drew Gooden will be turning down $100 Million for 2 years plus free haircuts and beard trimmings at LeBron's in-house barber shop. But I digress...
Andre Miller, although a more accurate shooter, is not the type of guy who should be scoring 19 points in a half. The Celtics, who coming into this game had the best defensive FG% in the league, got torched by Miller's drives to the hoop and spot up jumpers.
As Donnie Marshall accurately explained post game, the Celtics came into the game expecting to coast, the Sixers played as hard as they possibly could, and the Celtics were down at the half. Luckily for us, "Coach of the Month" Doc Rivers must have delivered a riveting halftime speech, because the Celts woke up in the second half. I'm guessing it went something like this:
Scene: HalftimeDoc Rivers stands in lockeroom. Garnett, Allen, Pierce, and Rondo play spades in the corner over stacks of Euro C-Notes. Scalabrine and Glenn Davis shake the vending machine. Tony Allen chases a butterfly around the room with a net. Eddie House listens attentively..
Doc: "OK guys, move the ball. Box out. This is a basketball game."
Eddie House hears: "Eddie, shoot the ball. Everytime you touch it. The shot clock in the second half has been reduced to 2 seconds."
The End
Either way, it worked, as House and James Posey combined for 32 points on a numebr of huge threes, and the Celtics took the game, 113-103.Source URL: http://ledger-heath.blogspot.com/2007/12/celtics-make-bad-andres-look-good-posey.html
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