Perkalicious

Thus far the Celtics have played like cow-turds this playoffs. As a result of their mediocrity Celtics fans have been desperately seeking a scapegoat. Blaming Doc is too trendy these days, Rondo is too cute to be mad at, and blaming Ray Allen is just depressing, . This means that every-time the Celtics sputter, Perk gets dragged under the bus. That was until last night when Perk dominated the game throwing down 18 points 16 rebounds. Perks critics have been silenced for the time being, but just in case all the haters ( like that wanker BP) aren't convinced, I'm going to clarify some anti-Perkins propaganda that has been floating out there.

1. "He often disappears in games." - Perk doesn't disappear IN games, he disappears FROM games. The reason? Because Doc shows no confidence in Perk, rarely giving him extended playing time outside the first quarter. Its hard to stay engaged in a game when your sitting on the bench. If you look at Perks numbers per 48 minutes, they rival even the "Big Ticket."

2."Perk has oven-mitts for hands." The biggest myth about Kendrick Perkins is that he has no hands, cannot handle passes, brings the ball down, and has no post game. Anyone who says that has clearly not watched a Celtics game this year. Perk is a different man. He has developed a solid low-post game with a soft-baby hook and powerful attacks to the basket. Where he used to bring the ball down and miss layups, now he simply dunks the ball. Perks greatest asset in the post is that he plays within himself. He doesn't force his low-post game. There's a reason he had the highest Celtics field-goal percentage of all time.

3. "Perk does nothing but foul." Another lie. When someone says Perk does nothing but foul what they really mean is that they are too stupid to recognize anything Perk does except the fouls. Perk is a roll player. It is not his job to score. His job is to get rebounds, get garbage baskets, and defend the basket. He does those things to perfection, and while they don't always show up in the box score, they show up in the wins column. Yes, Perk gets a lot of fouls, but keep in mind he is still young, and that every ref hates him.

4. "Leon Powe is better." Leon Powe is awesome, but whether Powe is better or worse than Perk is irrelevant. What is important is how P.J. Brown, not Perk is eating all of Powe's minutes. P.J. is a steady veteran who is reliable and makes few mistakes. He also makes few big plays. Perk showed he can put the team on his shoulders and Leon has that same explosiveness. Why hasn't Powe seen a minute of PT in the Pistons series? Ask the Doc.

5."Perk sucks." No, you suck. Perk is only 23 years old, and is getting the first consistent playing time of his career. If you consider how much Perkins has improved since last year, Celtics fans should be praising the beast, not ripping him.

Perk will never be Bill Russel, but for a 23 year old roll-player to score 18 and 16 on limited playing time is pretty damn' good. You want to throw someone under the bus, talk to the coach, biotch.

Congrats to our friends at Perkisabeast for Perks awesome performance and Donny Marshall's shout out to them on the Celtics half-time report on CSN.Source URL: http://ledger-heath.blogspot.com/2008/05/perkalicious.html
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