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Posted by Zach Lowe on May 31, 2010 53 comments
Some brief links/commentary before I head out to celebrate Memorial Day:
• Comparisons with 2008 are inevitable, and I will have one here tomorrow, and Boston fans will inevitably counter the notion that this version of the Lakers is superior to the '08 version (they are, and it's obvious) by pointing out that Rajon Rondo makes this Celtics team a different animal. Here's Shaun Powell at NBA.com on Rondo's maturity:
The big change with Rondo? He's no longer a legend in his own mind. Sounds crazy, but Rondo actually thought he was a star before he officially became one, according to people within the organization. It led to some friction with the Big Three and the higher-ups, who grew weary of Rondo's act. They paid their dues, he hadn't.
There were times when the dominant voices on the club (Doc Rivers, KG, etc.) would say one thing and Rondo would do another, not to be defiant, but because he thought his way was better. And that often became an issue.
"Leadership is established by what you do on the court," Ainge said. "It's not what you say. It's how you go about your job. Rondo's had to learn that. He's always been bright and looked at himself as one of the veterans. He's had to learn how to be a listener."
This narrative of a brazen young Rondo clashing with the wizened veterans has been floating around for 18 months now, and it usually appears, as it does here, in very general terms.
I've seldom, if ever, read concrete examples of it happening. Hopefully someone somewhere is saving some good Rondo Grew Up stories for a book.
• Charley Rosen of FOX Sports picks the Lakers in six:
Kobe, on the other hand, is the only player, alive or dead, who can reasonably be mentioned in the same breath as His Airness.
As such, there's no way that Ray Allen, Tony Allen, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, or even Tom Thibodeau can hope to hamper Kobe's offensive explosions.
Artest can bull through Pierce on his way to the hoop and the offensive glass. The Celtics will smartly challenge Ron-Ron to knock down open shots while they point their defense at Kobe. And if Artest can repeat his Game 6 accuracy, the Lakers could sweep.
Two brief reactions: Thibodeau found a way to bother Kobe in 2008, when Bryant shot 40.5 percent in the Finals. The personnel was different then, sure, and the Celtics today do not have someone with the length of James Posey to serve as secondary defender on Bryant. Second: The Artest/Pierce match-up frightens me. The early comments about thi series shows me some Boston fans may not realize how much the Lakers have upgraded the small forward spot since the '08 Finals.
I mean: Do you even remember who started at the three for LA in the '08 Finals?
• Mike Bresnahan of the LA Times, cross-posting at the Herald for the Finals, has Kobe reflecting on Pierce and Artest:
"Pierce is a very tough matchup," Bryant said. "He's one of the few players that has a long ball, that has mid-range game, can get to the basket. I think that makes him tough to cover, but Ron is up to the challenge."
That is a simple, elegant summation of why Pierce is a good offensive player, isn't it?
• Howard Beck leads off his Finals piece in The New York Times with a fun anecdote:
Not long after winning the championship last summer, Jackson, the Los Angeles Lakers coach, visited his daughter's apartment complex. There, improbably, he bumped into Paul Pierce, the Boston Celtics star.
The Celtics beat the Lakers in the 2008 finals but had failed to make it back for the rematch. Jackson had a request.
"I said, 'Get it back. We want to meet you in the finals,' " Jackson said, recalling his moment with Pierce.
• Mark Heisler of the LA Times does a position-by-position breakdown and guesses that Kobe will spend more time than not guarding Rajon Rondo:
Rondo still passes up open 15-footers but finishes over big men, rebounds over big men, frees up teammates and gets every loose ball in or near his vicinity with his long arms and huge hands.
If Kobe plays him, Rondo had better start taking those 15-footers because he'll get a lot of them.
If Phil Jackson really is ready to make Bryant Rondo's primary defender, I hope Ray Allen is working on his post-up game.
• Ron Borges of the Herald gives us this nugget about the team's extra-long film session between Games 5 and 6 of the Orlando series:
"It started after the loss to Orlando," Celtics swingman Tony Allen said. "Guys thought it was going to be a long film session. It started off rough. Doc had a grueling film session and it was funny, well not funny, but it kind of surprised me that he stopped the film session and just told us, 'Guys, we don't even need to watch film. We just gotta go out there and play hard.'
"I think guys remembered that we don't need to look at no film with this team. All we got to do is play hard, and we played hard and executed our stuff."
Tony Allen's ankle is an underrated little subplot of these Finals, by the way. He's going to spend some time guarding Bryant, which means he's going to spend some time on the court alongside Rajon Rondo. In that set-up, TA's ability to drive on or post-up against Derek Fisher (should Bryant guard Rondo) is important to avoid the offensive stagnation that can always pop up when you pair two guards who both lack a consistent jumper.
• The Globe's Julian Benbow reminds us that Red Auerbach played a role in changing the NBA Finals format to 2-3-2:
"Although he's not here to defend himself and deny it,'' Stern said in '08, "I tell you that Red said to me back in '84, 'This is too much. Play, travel, play, travel, play, travel,' In subsequent years, he said it was terrible that we changed it to 2-3-2, but a young commissioner was motivated by the father of us all.''
• In a brief series preview at ESPNBoston.com, Peter May reminds us of two things:
Jackson's teams are 47-0 after winning Game 1. That is fast becoming a pretty amazing record. According to this Globe piece, a team that wins Game 1 at home has gone on to win a best-of-seven series 86.5 percent of the time.
Now, Jackson's teams weren't at home for Game 1 in every single one of those 47 playoff series, but they were for most of them. And if those series had played out to match that 86.5 percent rule, Jackson's teams would be something like 40-7 or 41-6 in those 47 series.
So what Jackson has managed to do—never lose a single time!—is a statistically significant thing, I think.
• Bresnahan lists some memories from the '08 Finals the Lakers could use as motivators:
In no particular order, they could use: Paul Pierce dancing on the Celtics' bench during a timeout in the final minutes of the 2008 NBA Finals; the Garden crowd derisively chanting "Where is Kobe?" while the Celtics hovered near a 30-point fourth-quarter lead and Kobe Bryant sat on the bench in the decisive Game 6; the Celtics returning to Los Angeles later in the summer of '08 for a sports awards show and bragging onstage of "another win in L.A." after taking the category for top pro team of the year.
The '08 Finals were fun, weren't they? Hopefully this series will be, too. It will definitely be physical and feisty. The Lakers are a focused, angry bunch.
Enjoy Memorial Day, folks.
Artest can bull through Pierce on his way to the hoop and the offensive glass. The Celtics will smartly challenge Ron-Ron to knock down open shots while they point their defense at Kobe. And if Artest can repeat his Game 6 accuracy, the Lakers could sweep.
How is anyone thinking SWEEP either way…that's just ridiculous. Also Kob'es assessment of Pierce is dead on, same can be said of Kobe except he is obviously even more explosive than Pierce. Just like the last two series I'll say this…its going 6 or 7 and the Celt's have a good chance to win…not that LA can't come away with it but after Cleveland and the Magic I gotta go with the C's.
"Artest can bull through Pierce on his way to the hoop and the offensive glass. The Celtics will smartly challenge Ron-Ron to knock down open shots while they point their defense at Kobe. And if Artest can repeat his Game 6 accuracy, the Lakers could sweep."
I think Pierce is being labeled here as a terrible defender. The team defense of the Celtics is also being treated as non-existent if Artest can easily "bull his way to the hoop". The reason why Artest was hitting those shots in game 6 was because the Suns really wanted to ignore him at the 3-point line. I expect the Celtics to want him to take those shots, but I don't expect them not to contest at all.
Vladimir Radmanovic.
Think about that name.
That's who guarded Paul Pierce in 2008 w/Luke Walton as a backup. Ariza didnt play.
It's Ron Artest time.
Celtics fans dont want to admit that, but thats a huge huge huge difference.
Pierce is your go to guy but what happens when your go to guy has a battle every play?
Lakers found that out in 08. Celtics, your turn.
Rondo needs to avg 25pts and 10 assists this series. He does it twice but not 4 times, Lakers in 6.
I'm not saying Ron Artest will shut down Pierce, but I have to agree that he's going to be challenging Pierce a lot. However, Artest's defense has not faced a Pierce-type of player in the playoffs yet. Yes he faced Durant (and shut him down really well), but Pierce is a different type of offensive player. Interesting to see how that will play out.
However, I have to question something about our go-to-guy battling on every play. We have a lot of them.
Durant is a superior offensive player to Pierce. I'm not saying Artest will necessarily hold Pierce to 35% shooting like he did with Durant, but Durant and Pierce as both out of central casting for players-Artest-was-built-to stop.
if ray-ray and esp. KG get back to 2008 form in their most-likely last finals appearance, I assure you: Celtics in 5. Nuff said.
actually you only have 1 go to guy, maybe 1.5.
GTG being defined as a guy you give the ball to late and say score.
You run plays for Allen. You run plays for KG.
But late in the game, it's Pierce at the elbow. I say 1.5, cuz I'm not convinced Rondo does anything late other than defer to Pierce (to the detriment of your offense). I'll admit that Rondo can be a late playmaker but without a jumpshot we'll see if he can do it (cant really reference '08 cuz there were no close games to test that theory).
So yea, I'm not saying PP is 100% shut down, but I'm saying all game is has to battle which dramatically lowers the chances he'll get in a zone.
Durant puts up bigger numbers all right, but the difference is Pierce has go-to moves and can create shots off the dribble really well (a bit like Kobe, to an extent). Durant is very good, but his strengths are in slashing (blowing by his man) and pull-up jump shots. Whenever Artest hounded him, it would just force Durant to attempt a tightly contested pull-up or pass off to a teammate. Somehow, it's like when you're asking Ray Allen to create his own shot: it usually is a contested pull-up jumper.
@Korey: Ron-Ron over a corpse, yes, is an upgrade. But he can be just as much a detriment as a benefit to you. Especially against a world-class defense like the Lakers are going to find themselves fighting with. Good luck finding 4 wins when Kobe has to take the majority of the team's shots because no one other than Artest can get a whiff of an open shot.
I have to agree with you on that one. Pierce, when not in the zone, becomes really terrible at ISO plays at the end of the game. (However, I need stats to back me up on this) Good call about the go-to-guy.
- 'Game 1 winners' is arguably a self-selected group, because those teams are typically the ones with HCA, which, in normal years, means those teams are better to begin with (better reg season record). Not true this year. This year, the game-1 winner will be the team that simply plays harder/better… also an excellent indicator of ultimate success, but not nearly as convincing as it has been in 'normal' years.
- Re Paul: All the gloating on the Lakers side about Artest on Paul, and (to a much lower extent) the hand-wringing on our side, is just a waste of time. We KNOW Paul will be better-guarded. As he was in the CLE series. Didn't stop the Cs then, and it won't now. It just means we will probably not see too many Paul explosions this time around. Other guys will be stepping up… Rondo and Ray come to mind. KG too. The Cs know this, and are planning accordingly.
- The single biggest problem the Cs face is guarding Kobe. Here there is one factor that most analysts are ignoring — the simple fact that Kobe, in addition to being very talented, is a VERY TALL GUARD. At 6'7″, he simply shoots right OVER most guys that guard him. That is exactly why Paul had so much success against Kobe in 08 Game 4 — all of a sudden, Kobe was facing a determined, talented defender that was TALLER than him. And it worked.
Posey, with his skills AND HEIGHT will be sorely missed in this series. TA is NOT EQUIPPED to stop Kobe, no matter how healthy he is. He is just not tall enough, period. Paul is our best Kobe stopper. Our 2nd-best? That COULD be Marquis Daniels. I.e., it's possible that this series is when we finally see a lot more of Marquis, because he's just about Kobe's height, and is capable of pretty tenacious D when motivated. It's possible/arguable that this series is the reason Marquis is in Boston.
- I like Perk on Bynum, and KG/Wallace on Gasol. Perk or Baby on Gasol = trouble for us. There's nobody Baby is particularly well-suited to guard in this series. Once again, the Cs will need everything Sheed can give them. He's in Boston for just these last two series… ORL and LA… they're his raison d'etre (in Boston). And he has stepped up, big time.
- It looks like this will be a Rondo-centric series.
@zach – No question Durant is a better offensive player than Pierce right now. But he's also a different kind of offensive player, in that he relies a lot on grace and touch, and not on changing pace and creating contact. Artest handled Durant by being physical, bodying up on him in a way you almost never see out on the perimeter. That might work on Pierce as well, but there's at least a chance that Pierce will be able to draw fouls and force Artest to play a different, less effective style.
Bottom line – Pierce almost certainly will be less effective than he was against Orlando, but I expect him to be significantly better than he was against Cleveland.
pierce had a horrible offensive series v the cavs and the c's still took care of them pretty easily – the artest/pierce matchup is def important but its not gonna single handedly decide the series – both of these teams are quite dynamic and flawed, it should be interesting
The Tall Theory is a good one against Kobe.
Three kind of defenders that can bother Kobe: strong, long, or incredibly crafty.
#3 is incredibly rare to have on your team. That's Bruce Bowen or Battier. Celts dont have one.
#2 is Tayshaun Prince, Thabo Sefalosha.
Kirilenko, etc. Marquis Daniels *may* be long enough but I'm not sure. I think he got torched in Dallas by Kobe and i question his defensive discipline.
#1 is a James Posey, Melo, Pierce, etc. guys who are just bigger. The bump to create space is less effective.
In my opinion, your only hope to contain Kobe from getting to any spot he wants is Pierce.
Lakers fan here. One thing that the Lakers have going for them against every team in the NBA with the exception of the Celtics is the intimidation factor. In the playoffs, in the final seconds of a tight game, time and again you see one of the Lakers make a play and/or their opponents tighten up. Of the four Laker victories against Orlando in last year's 5 game finals, 2 of those wins were the result of the Magic succumbing to the "Lakers Mystique". Unfortunately for Laker fans, this does NOT appear to affect the Celtics one little bit.
One thing that the Celtics fans should take heed of is the fact that the PRIMARY reason that the Lakers signed Ron Artest in the first place is to defend Paul Pierce in the Finals. At this point in both of their careers, Artest is every bit as good a defensive player as Pierce is on offense. Zach is correct to be frightened of this matchup, because if Artest dominates it the way Rosen surmises he might, the Celtics are going to find it extremely difficult to win 4 games from the Lakers no matter what kind of performance they get out of Rondo.
You are right in the Artest liability.
But the funny part is 2 games out of every series this playoffs Artest will get on fire and kill you.
He is a NBA player, a former 18-20pt scorer. You leave a guy that wide open and 1 or 2 games he's going to beat you.
Ironically, he is a much better fit vs. the Celtics because Artest needs contact to play well. And Pierce will give it to him on offense and defense.
I will admit that Artest 3 pt bonanza scares me he's shown every series he's going to be crazy hot a couple of games and that will be the difference for us.
i have a feeling next time durant sees artest he'll have a little something for him – that series was a learning experience – pierce of course has already been to school – artest can slow him but theres no way he owns him like he did durant – and ronron cant make paul work on D like lebron did
Brought over from the previous thread:
Bynum will start for sure, and play 20-24 minutes per game. Odom will play starter's minutes, but he'll come off the bench. The two biggest differences for each team from 2008 are:
1) Lakers have Bynum and Artest starting at C and SF with Odom the first big off the bench, instead of Odom and Vlad Rad starting at PF and SF with Pau playing center and the team bringing Walton off the bench; in 08, Pierce was the most important offensive player for Boston and was matched up against the two worst defensive players on the Lakers (Vlad, Luke)…
2) Fish will guard Ray Allen & Kobe will guard Rondo; I realize that this was the alignment from Games 3-6 in 2008, but Games 1 & 2 in Boston were very important and set the tone for the series…the Lakers were 0-4 with Fish on Rondo and 2-2 with Kobe on him in the 2008 regular season plus playoffs, and they're 3-0 with Kobe on him ever since…
1a) Rondo is one of the five best PGs in the league now, and a very strong argument could be made that he's the best two-way PG in the league; he will be a far tougher matchup for Kobe than he was in 08, and he was phenomenal in Game 6 of that series…
2a) I believe that a bench of PJ Brown + Posey + Powe + Eddie House is significantly better than a bench of Sheed + Baby + Tony Allen + Nate or Finley or Daniels…
So the question is, which changes will offset the others? I think it will be advantage to the Lakers, as IMO their changes have been a bigger improvement and they now have home-court advantage (although the Celtics have been nails on the road).
You are correct. Durant seems to be a player in the Kobe mold. By that I mean constantly comes back with a new wrinkle.
He'll be better and ready for Artest next year.
But I believe Durant needs to learn how to create plays for others as the next step. Right now, he is pure scorer.
That's Carmelo's problem. Great players can influence the game multiple ways.
@The Dude Abides
2a) I believe that a bench of PJ Brown + Posey + Powe + Eddie House is significantly better than a bench of Sheed + Baby + Tony Allen + Nate or Finley or Daniels…
I have to disagree with this one. I wont disagree with Posey vs. TA, clear downgrade there only for the fact that we lose a shooter when TA is in there. And playing Rondo + TA creates a lot of spacing problems. But Wallace and Baby have been playing great this post season, I'll take them over PJ and Powe right now. Baby's ability to do the little things is fantastic, and Wallace spaces the floor and pulls a big guy out of the paint, enabling slashing moves from TA and Rondo from the wings, can't under value that.
Finally, the little guy no ones talking about, who I really believe can be an X-factor in this series is Nate Robinson. We all knew he could score, there was no doubt about that, but his defense in Game 6 against Nelson was really great. He's a guy that could seriously impact this series, there's not a PG on that team that can stop him in he heats up.
You make good points. I like the "Laker mystique" thing, and I'd say the same goes true for a lot of teams against Boston. There's definitely an "aura" around both teams that's undeniable.
Far as Artest goes, yes, the match up worries me. But I'm not "frightened" by it like Zach put it. Pierce is not going to go for 30+, no doubt, but then again, he's going to get his points in spots. They'll run him off screens, they'll force switches, they'll get him the ball in his spots. You won't see a 1 v 1, get him the ball and clear out strategy against Artest (I hope…) because we know that's just not going to work.
But this team can beat you in so many other ways, so if you're banking on "If Artest stops Paul Pierce the Celtics can't win." You seriously have another thing coming.
I know comparisons to 2008 are trite and over-used but a few key nuggets are important. In 2008 the Lakers had exactly ONE great perimeter defender to guard 3 great perimeter players. They now have 2, that makes a big difference because Ray Allen and PP were your MVP's in that series. We can live with two of your big 4 going off, but not 3 or 4.
KG is not anywhere near what he was in 2008 physically and he spent most of the Cleveland series this year shooting mid-range shots over Shaq and Jamison rather than punishing them inside. Odom and Pau have a lot more skill/determination/toughness than Jamison on the defensive end and as long as KG is shooting up mid range jumpers we're happy with that.
Rondo is absolutely amazing, but Kobe shut down a stronger, quicker, more athletic russell westbrook, he should be able to do at least as good a job on Rondo as Jameer did. Artest will do much better than Vlade or Luke did on Pierce.
I expect Kobe to play well, but not transcendent on offense. I think even Kobe expects this. He'll probably shoot 45% from the field and score around 28-29 points a game but won't be in the 32-33 range i think.
The Celtics team defense scares the living crap out of me but the Lakers WILTED under the pressure of the 2008 Finals. I hardly doubt this happens now.
About Kobe's length:
Kobe is 6'7″, which means he can shoot over the top of smaller defenders (ie Ray and TA). But that shot over the top is exactly what we want as a Celtic defense – a contested two off the dribble. Even better of TA's athleticism forces him to shoot it while fading away.
Kobe's midrange game is good, but he 40% is about as well as he can shoot from midrange with a hand in his face. It's when Kobe has driving lanes to the basket for easy layups or dump-offs to Gasol that he will kill us, and putting TA on him helps shut down those driving lanes, because TA has much quicker feet than Kobe at this stage in their careers.
Also, Ron Artest initiating the offense vs. Pierce would be a huge positive for us. Ron is not a ball handler (prone to stupid turnovers), not a good shooter off the dribble, and has terrible shot selection issues. If the laker offense runs through him instead of Gasol/bryant, the celtics will be in a good place.
"Rondo is absolutely amazing, but Kobe shut down a stronger, quicker, more athletic russell westbrook, he should be able to do at least as good a job on Rondo as Jameer did."
The problem here is that Kobe defended Westbrook, who as we all know, is not really the best passer at the point guard position. He got his points and Kobe guarding him eventually slowed him down. However, Rondo is a double-edged sword. If you focus on taking away his scoring, he is also one of the best passers and assist-men in the league.
Also, I don't think anybody believes that Jameer did a good job on Rondo.
The Pierce vs. Artest matchup will go like this: Pierce 21 ppg 7 reb and 3 assists vs. Artest 11 ppg 7 reb and 2 ast. That is Pierce +10 vs. Artest and the Celtics will take the +10 all day. Ray needs to go for 18 ppg and then the Celtics win in 6.
@Zach – I think there might be a typo up there.
"…TA's ability to drive on or post-up against Derek Fisher (should Bryant guard Kobe) is important…"
The "should Bryant guard Kobe" part.
I'm sure you've heard the expression "the world is not a vacuum"…
Pierce +10 over Artest is irrelevant.
Just like Kobe +10 over Allen would be irrelevant.
It's about efficiency and effectiveness.
If Pierce avgs. 21 on 40% shooting, that's not good for you guys.
The key as has been reiterated is Rondo: He needs to average 20 and 10 in this series (or a 15, 12, 8 type series). If he doesnt, you will lose. Mark it.
@Jay P, good points about Wallace and Baby. Sheed has definitely picked up his game in the postseason, but he's still been pretty inconsistent. And Baby is very good off the bench, but he is not the legitimate post threat against Bynum, Gasol, or Odom that Powe was. He is just the sort of PF that the Laker bigs gobble up with their length, a la Carlos Boozer or Kenyon Martin. And even though Powe isn't much taller than Baby, he was so good at drawing fouls, a la another undersized PF who's always given the Lakers trouble, Paul Millsap.
Also, I just don't see Nate giving Boston the same type of consistent spot-up shooting off the bench that Eddie House gave them. But that's why they play the games, right? My biggest fear is Phil having a tactical brain fart and putting Fisher back on Rondo like he did for the two regular season games that season and the first two games of the Finals. The Lakers were 0-4 in those games, and they're 5-2 against the Celtics since then with Kobe on Rondo. While I think it's doubtful, that Phil does this, he can be so unpredictable sometimes.
Never underestimate the drive behind guys like Garnett, Allen, and Pierce. All 3 know this is it. For someone like Bryant he still has time left, but for Boston's Big 3 they realize this is their last chance. Don't underestimate how a player reacts when he knows this is it for him.
@zebulon– good point about wanting Kobe to shoot over the top of our shorter defenders. Probably true… I say "probably" only because at the end of games, that guy just goes nuts. But overall… yeah, let him keep taking contested jumpers.
@chris– small point, but I must disagree about this being the "last chance" for our Big 3. Uh uh. There's at least next year.
"One thing that the Celtics fans should take heed of is the fact that the PRIMARY reason that the Lakers signed Ron Artest in the first place is to defend Paul Pierce in the Finals."
I'm going to go out on a limb and say actually Ron was brought in for LBJ.
@Jay Cutler, not only LBJ and Pierce but also Durant, Brandon Roy, and Carmelo.
Nobody is even thinking of how good he'll do if Fisher guards him (which I think he will the majority of the time).
Ray will go off this series, splashing 3s off screens, getting good looks off screens, and blowing by Fisher off the dribble. He'll average 20-25 ppg.
@chris, the only Laker fans underestimating the will to win of those guys are 12-year olds who don't understand the NBA. But this is the NBA Finals, and when you get that far, everyone can taste the ring. Don't forget that the Lakers also have some guys with that kind of drive, like Kobe, Fish, Artest, Vujacic, etc…
OK that last name was a joke
Despite Artest's impressive performance against Durant in round 1, his defensive rating has actually been fairly subpar for the playoffs overall (113, tied for 7th on the Lakers). I also think Pierce could be a different type of matchup for Artest than Durant. Throughout the OKC-LA series, it seemed Durant settled for the contested jumper far too often and didn't exhibit a great ability (in this series anyway) to blow by his defender and get to the rim (something noted by the Daily Thunder true hoop blog). I think Pierce could have more success against Artest because of his ability to get to the rim and exaggerate contact on drives to the rim. Also, does anybody know if there's a way to look at the success Pierce has had against Artest in the past, using something like Synergy?
Finally, I think Artest's offensive contributions are being overrated. Against the thunder, the best team defense the Lakers faced by far until now, Artest was god-awful on offense the entire series. The Suns on the other hand often left him entirely open at the three point line and he still struggled to make shots in most games. Seeing as the Celtics will not let him get an entirely uncontested shot off very often, I don't see Artest as being an important contributor offensively.
I believe Ray Allen will be the key to this series. Even if Kobe guards Rondo, Fisher is very adept at fighting through screens. He not only punishes the screener but usually draws 1-2 illegal screen calls a game. However, Ray Allen is taller and quicker than fisher and if he can shoot around 40 percent from 3 and get easy drives into the lane, it will be a very long series for the lakers.
Speaking of a Pierce vs. Artest – http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/h2h_finder.cgi?request=1&p1=piercpa01&p2=artesro01
It seems like Pierce has gotten the better of this matchup over the course of their careers. At the very least, it seems to refute the notion Artest will "shut down" Pierce for the entirety of this series.
Robert says: The Celtics have suprised everyone with the increased intensity of their defense. Their rotations have been excellent and their rebounding has increased substantially. I believe the Lakers will wilt under the continued defense pressure by the time we get them back to Boston. I predict the Celtics in six.
Ya baby! Number 18 will be sweet at the expense of the LA Fakers.
what you need to do is look at what happened when Artest faced Pierce in the playoffs.
I know we all love #s, but #s in context tell the story.
In that series, Artest got the better of Pierce until game 3 when Artest starting getting technicals and thrown out.
Also, why dont you reference what happened when Artest played Pierce this year?
I'm not saying Ron Artest completely shuts down Paul Pierce, but let's not go to the other extreme.
There are plenty of #s that would suggest that Artest is effective vs. Pierce.
And the big issue is twofold:
#1 Ron Artest is better than Vladimir Radmanovic and Luke Walton on D. So Pierce doesnt get to float around.
#2 Ron Artest is better than any defender Pierce has seen all postseason.
So if people want to say "Kobe hasnt faced a D like Boston's all postseason" then let's also say "Pierce hasnt faced a D like the Lakers' all posteason either"
"#2 Ron Artest is better than any defender Pierce has seen all postseason."
Pierce faced LeBron about two and a half weeks ago. LeBron is a better player than Artest in absolutely every way, including defensively.
Those Artest vs Pierce head to head numbers suggest that Artest lowered Pierce's FG% from his career average (44.5% to 43.4%), raised his career turnover avg from 3.0 to 3.3, and lowered his FT attempts per game from 7.7 to 6.8. Pierce did shoot a higher 3-pt % against Artest compared to his career avg (38.9% vs 36.9%). Pierce averaged one more minute per game of playing time against Artest vs his career avg min/game, and his point per game avg is 22.5 career and 20.5 vs Artest, with his assists per game avg the same.
However, in the past two seasons, in his four games against Artest he shot 20-49 (40.8%) from the field but 9-21 (42.9%) from three, with 3.1 TO/game, 5.0 FT attempts per game, and a 16.3 ppg avg. He averaged 19.4 ppg in the past two seasons overall, while his assists were virtually the same vs Artest and the rest of the league. He clearly will have to work harder against Artest than he did vs Vlad Rad and Walton.
good point . Dang.
That's probably 90% correct.
The only difference is that Ron Artest's singular focus is to velcro Pierce whereas LeBron had much more responsibility on offense as well as weakside help on D.
But when you have one game that doesnt care about anything else but annoying the heck out of you, its slightly different.
*one guy that doesnt
There are 2 huge differences this time for the Lakers, Bynum and Artest. While Bynum is not 100%, he won't need to run like crazy to beat the celtics bigs back down court, that will relieve a lot of pressure on him. He'll also be able to rise over the Celtics front court on high passes. I see Bynum having a huge impact on this series if he can stay out of foul trouble. Another big difference is that Gasol knows the triangle. he had 4 months of time in system last year. He and Kobe can play the triangle and the pick and roll to perfection. Chemistry is vital for a champion and this team has been together for a long time in NBA time, despite Artest only being here a year, a year is more than enough. I see Kobe covering Rondo, who is a poor shooter, Artest on Pierce and Fisher on Allen. Fisher proved he can work through the screens well against the Suns. This is going to be a great series.
This is to Korey regarding the Artest / Pierce matchup… Pierce battled a much better defender in LeBron James (quicker, faster, bigger equally if not stronger)in the second round and the Celtics won in six. Your argument doesn't hold water as the beauty of the C's offense is there are multiple players who can step up.
I understand what you are saying, but you are trying to correlate a single event to why the Celtics won vs. the Cavs and why the Celtics will win vs the Lakers.
LBJ is a better defender than Artest…FACT.
LBJ's had 10x more responsibility than guarding Pierce…FACT. So while LBJ did guard Pierce, he also had to drop 30, get 10 boards, get 10 assists, and also block shots on fast breaks and in weakside help. Did I mention LBJ had to go guard Rajon Rondo too?
So Pierce was able to get relief from LBJ quite frequently. No one man can do all those well.
So this is totally different still. Artest need not score, rebound, pass, do anything except annoy the hell outta Pierce. That's it. Ask Carmelo Anthony and Durant how that felt like. This isnt a matchup where Artest is going tit/tat with Pierce. it's 100% defensive energy on one guy.
And the reason its important is that Gasol/KG cancel out, Kobe is unstoppable, Rondo can be unstoppable, but having Pierce go off consitently (like in 2008) would be the tipping point.
Tip… no …more!
You're right in that LBJ had to do more than guard Pierce. But you're forgetting the fact that Pierce, while trying to score on LBJ, then had to turn around and go guard him on the other end.
Huge, monumental, exhausting task.
So while Artest's only focus is to stop Pierce, and he doesn't have to expend any energy carrying the teams offense as well (like LBJ did) well, Paul doesn't have to expend any energy stopping Artest's offense either. So that makes him ever harder to stop.
It goes both ways ya know.
Artest appears to like defending players by sticking his hand in front of the shooter's eyes. Bet Pierce has been watching film and will figure out a way to move his head to turn that into a foul.
Wait… you quoted Charley Rosen, the guy who has a man-crush on Phil Jackson and who, in 2004 (allegedly at the bequest of Phil Jackson) took it upon himself to blitz Kobe as a selfish, egotistical player?
That is the same Rosen who said Lebron wasn't any good going into the league?
Well… if that's the case: it's great that he picked the Lakers, then! That means they won't win. He's like the living contrarian indicator of basketball!
When the c's win, none of these laker fan "annalysist" will be back at this hub ever again
'Kobe is unstoppable'
ayo @korey got some reading for u http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_NBA_Finals
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Flagstaff, AZ – Prescott native Kris Mayes was elected chairwoman of the Arizona Corporation Commission earlier this week. The low-profile commission makes decisions about high-profile topics: everything from electric power rates to rural water supplies to securities regulation. Mayes, who's a Republican, told Arizona Public Radio's Daniel Kraker she'll continue the commission's emphasis on renewable energy.
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The same week that William Campbell keeps its doors opens for the first First Friday, you can see Field Presence, their current show of paintings by Jane Helslander.
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Their short-passing game is the NFL's best. Kurt Warner is playing as well as ever, and he has top-notch targets in Anquan Boldin, Larry Fitzgerald and the rising Steve Breaston. But their running game continues to sputter; nothing much has worked consistently, so they might try to use the explosive J.J. Arrington more than in the past.
1. Improve kick coverage: This is an area that has been slipping, and it cost them in a big way against the Giants.
2. Get more out of the run game: The Cardinals will keep trying, no matter what the stats say.
3. Sleep in Thursday: The Cardinals are trying to go where no western NFL team has gone this year: coming up with a win in the East. To do so on a short week makes this one of the toughest tasks for any team this season.
When the Eagles have the ball: They can't run, so - much like the Cardinals - they can be expected to pass early and often. Donovan McNabb has had an erratic season, but he doesn't have great receivers and with Brian Westbrook, the running back who is most effective in the passing game, banged up, he doesn't have great options. This appears to be an offense running on fumes.
Arizona Out: S Matt Ware (head); Probable: DT Darnell Dockett (hamstring). Questionable: CB Rod Hood (ribs); LB Clark Haggans (foot); DE Travis LaBoy (ankle); T Mike Gandy (ankle); S Adrian Wilson (shoulder)
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Oooh! Speaker Pelosi! After you do this, why not increase or create new massive government financed welfare programs? You know, just like the New Deal. Remember? It's the massive socialist experiment that is mostly responsible for the current crushing debt burden of the United States and the credit crunch? You don't recall? OK. Go right ahead, then.
History. Repeating. Never mind. 'Puter feels like Cassandra.
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UN Company of Hong Kong has got something for you to help you save on your Christmas budget as they are having a Crazy Sale on KJ Works, WE Airsoft, and KWC products Also they have the new KWA KRISS Vector Gas Blowback in Desert Tan in stock right now. Click on the links below to learn more and check their website for more items.
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Looking for other ways to lay your hands on the limited edition KWA KRISS Vector Gas Blowback SMG in tan colour? If you're willing to look overseas, visit the website of EB Airsoft as they have it available and shipping it direct from Taiwan via EMS. Price including shipping costs is US$375.00. If you think it's good deal, then go for it.
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It's Thursday, and it's the time where we get some product updates from WGC Shop as they announced the availability of Umarex / VFC M27 IAR GBB (ASIA EDITION / WGC Custom), GHK G5 Carbine Kit in Black, the Marksman Rail System for the KWA KRISS VECTOR Gas Blowback SMG, and a special offer on the G&D DTW M733 AEG. Also in this update are products that are back in stock again.
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As previously shown in a press update, King Arms finally announce the available of their steel outer barrel for the KWA KRISS Vector Gas Blowback SMG. It has a 16mm thread clockwise, weighs 148g, and has a total length of 139mm. No idea yet on the retail price but interested retailers and distributors can contact King Arms right away for bulk orders.


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Hints for Applicants
Hint 1: Internet Presence
Applicants for various chaplaincy positions need to be aware of and careful with their on-line presences, beginning with an appropriate-sounding email address. Cutesy or too sensuous ones certainly need to be avoided!
firstname.lastname@example.com addresses are always appropriate.
Social Media. For other social media dos and don'ts, the following article is excellent:
"What the Internet Knows About You" from Newsweek
And please read this about Facebook: "How safe is your Facebook profile?" and "Don't let Facebook's Timeline embarrass you" from Kim's Columns
Professional Behavior. How should one behave when using the internet?
Please watch the clip "An Internet Lesson" from TVKIM.com.
Also, "10 Commandments for Daily Digital Manners" from The Kim Komando Show
Removing Yourself From the Internet. Here is a great how-to article to erase embarrassing comments/presence: "How to delete yourself from the Internet" from The Kim Komando Show.
Hint 2: Be Honest
Never lie on an application to us or for an institution. If we cannot trust you with being truthful and candid from the very beginning, well.... Enough said!
But, if you want to read and see more on the topic: Huffington Post: How to Spot a Liar
Hint 3: Don't Take Shortcuts
If you are trying to take a shortcut in becoming a chaplain or pastoral counselor, you will always be looking for the "easy," fast way. And usually the easy, fast way, isn't! If you live your life to squeak-by, doing the absolute minimum, you probably are not pastoral caregiver material. God uses the process(es) to mature us and prepare us for solid ministry. If you are all about shortcuts, keep moving and don't stop here. The Coalition of Spirit-filled Churches seeks to credential quality; not so much quantity. To find other endorsers, Google "endorsers" or "endorsing bodies" and run with the folks who offer quick online ordination and endorsement. It may not get you into the chaplaincy genre you desire, but it will be a great shortcut!
Hint 4: Do Your Research
When comparing endorsing bodies, take a look at the endorsing body's boards and the quality of their website (Do they copy/plagiarize forms and even entire pages from others [mostly from The Coalition of Spirit-filled Churches!] ? Why?) Look at what their leadership and advisors have written and accomplished in the field. Are the Endorsers themselves active in national pastoral care organizations [like the COMISS Network, or the Association of Religious Endorsing Bodies, or the Association of Professional Chaplains, the College of Pastoral Supervision & Psychotherapy, the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, the National Conference on Ministry in the Armed Forces, etc], attending annual meetings and sitting on national boards? Are the Endorsers themselves well-credentialed and well-experienced as chaplains and professional pastoral caregivers? Ask around about them among national organizations and military recruiters. Are they known and respected?
Sadly some "Endorsers" are either denominational appointees sent to that office to do a job they do not understand, and have little preparation for. Or worse, they are out trying to make a quick buck off of unsuspecting prospective chaplains and have little to no real understanding of and experience in professional chaplaincy. There are quite a few "endorsement mills" in the chaplaincy arena. Please make sure you do not get pressured by a recruiter or an institution to produce a fast endorsement that will prove later to be of little value or support — or worse, a source of embarrassment.
Hint 5: Ordination
Ordination is a function of the faith community to affirm the calling and gifting of the religious leader to the office/role that God has for him/her. And the role of that faith community is to pray for, encourage, and spiritually support their ordained clergy. As such it behooves the person being ordained to affiliate with a real "body" of believers who will offer that clergyperson real pastoral care and mentoring, real fellowship, real relationship. As even the secular organizations within the USA government (such as the Department of Defense) realizes, only real communities of faith—organized for and constituted of laypersons – have the authority to ordain (or defrock).
Ministers' fellowships, chaplains' gatherings and organizations, and ordination "companies" (just Google "fast clergy ordination" or "become ordained today"!) do not meet the requirements that the government sets for its military chaplains [please see http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/130428p.pdf, page 13, E126.96.36.199]. Besides, what person desiring to be an authentic, qualified chaplain would want such a bogus, non-relationship-based ordination? Anecdotally, one endorser has recently reported that one of their denomination's clergy utilized an internet-based "ordaining company" to get his dog ordained and was able to do so – for a fee – immediately. This ordination company has very few, if any, real congregations or lay constituency, and yet it claims on its website that it is able to secure ecclesiastical endorsement for its clergy desiring to be military chaplains. A good rule of thumb: If it seems too easy and too quick to be valid or true, it probably is! Let the prospective clergy beware!
In stark contrast to such ordination/endorsement companies, The Coalition of Spirit-filled Churches (CSC), is a bona fide coalition of independent congregations and networks/fellowships of like-minded congregations. And the CSC is not a "closed coalition." We are always open to more congregations and networks of churches affiliating with us, giving us their permission to represent their group's clergy for chaplaincy purposes only – and at no charge. [We are strictly a faith ministry totally supported by the voluntary donations of our chaplains and partner congregations and groups and friends] Hence, if you are already ordained by your local congregation or network of churches, PLEASE remain in that fellowship where you are loved and being cared for. You need not be re-ordained nor have your ordination transferred. Rather, simply ask that body where you are ordained to authorize The CSC to represent them and you. Please see http://spirit-filled.org/joining.html, and invite them to "sign-up" with us.
If you are not yet ordained, and it is not likely that you will be ordained by your home congregation, please feel free to give us a call to discuss it. There is an excellent chance that we can introduce you to a congregation in your locale — or to a national network — with whom we already have relationship. We now represent hundreds of Spirit-filled congregations serving and filled with laypeople (not just a mail-order pseudo-church existing on paper-only!) with whom you can have a real, mutual, Christ-based pastoral, caring relationship. Please do not succumb to an ordination/endorsement mill and cheat yourself out of a bona-fide faith community who will be there for you and your family!
Hint 6: Resumes
First, here is how NOT to write a resume: How not to write a resume (www.kansascity.com)
Next, here is how to write a good resume: The ABC's of resume writing (www.ajc.com) and Top Secrets Of Expert Resumes (jobs.aol.com)
And now, how to make a Ministry Resume worth reading:
- First, do not lie; do not embellish; and do not write "...in faith [that is, "calling things that are not, as though they are ...."]"
- Write clearly, and precisely, and not in generalities. Rather than state "Associate Pastor of First Maranatha Church" and leave it at that, DESCRIBE your responsibililites and achievements and about how many hours per week you served in that position if you were not full-time [e.g., "oversaw the community outreach and discipleship for the congregation and during the five years of full-time ministry I served on the leadership team, the church grew from 100 weekly worshipers to over 400"]. Be thorough — this is not a time to be modest and humble!
- If there are gaps in your ministry tenure, identify them and explain why they are there. Be positive and honest!
- Run your resume by a trusted friend or two or five, and ask for their sincere opinion.
Hint 7: Soft Skills
First, learn what they are: Without soft skills, your job hunt will be hard (www.zurichna.com)
Next, honestly assess your own soft skills.
If you are "low" or unsure about some of them, especially emotional intelligence, seek some professional assistance. It is truly hard — with today's society with a STRONG emphasis on sincere committment to diversity and pluralism — to be a successful chaplain, if you have low emotional intelligence.
Moreover, if you lack empathy, as a chaplain you are virtually doomed to failure, in my professional opinion and over twenty years experience as an endorser. How can you know whether or not you have empathy? Please spend five minutes and take a look at THIS VIDEO. If you do not feel a tugging at your heart for the folks in the video, you lack empathy.
Hint 8: Examine Yourself Through Your Prospective Endorser's and Employer's Eyes and Ears
The two-word key here is "Be Professional!" The following illustrations and exhortations are from real life encounters with prospective chaplains.
Phones. It is okay to list a cell phone as a point of contact. However: Make sure that your voicemail is set-up (it is a big put-off if you have been too lazy to greet your callers in your own voice with a cheerful, upbeat message vs. the "You have reached 555-555-5555. Please leave a message." Also, make sure your personal greeting sounds warm, energetic, and appropriate ("Yo, whattup, homey?" is not appropriate!) Your greeting — live or recorded — needs to be clear and enunciated. If you answer with a "hello," please make sure it rhymes with "jello" and is not "huh-low" or "hol-low." You may think these points are minor, but, from the employer's perspective, if you are lazy and unprofessional before hiring (when in the application phase), why should things change if you do get the position? Also, check and clear-out your voicemail box frequently. It is very discouraging for a prospective employer to reach a voicemail box where s/he cannot leave a message because the box is full.
Email. Check your email account and respond to your email frequently! If you are checking your email from a prospective employer only once every week or two — well, that tells your employer that you are NOT the one to hire! Also, find out your prospective endorser or employer's preferred mode of communication and use it. Remember you need them more than they need you. Also, if you are not internet savvy and competent, the chances of finding and keeping a chaplaincy ministry are virtually non-existent in today's world of IT communication and marketing. If you need a free email account, please visit http://spirit-filled.org/contact.html.
Grammar. While no one speaks or writes perfect English 100% of the time, you definitely need to sound like you have basic English competency and that do not have trouble communicating with educated people. All chaplains and chaplain candidates have at least an undergraduate degree, so sound like it. Make sure of your subject and verb agreement. Use proper tense, and basic spelling and correct capitalizations. To do less makes one look unprofessional. The employer looking for their next chaplain to hire will keep looking. Also, speaking multiple languages is always a big plus!
The Interview. When you do get invited to interview, you will want to be a LITTLE bit early. Arrive too early and you will seem too eager and will be an awkward inconvenience. Be polite and courteous when speaking with the receptionist. S/he often yields great power. But do not try to curry their favor nor pump them for inside information. They are pretty smart folks and can see thru this as they have probably dealt with many others before you. Do read 10 Things Receptionists Won't Tell You ahead of the interview or even prior to your initial personal contact with the company for some great pointers.
For the interview, you will want to dress for success: appropriate, well-fitting, cleaned and pressed business attire, along with shined shoes, and a fresh haircut/style. Do pay attention your grooming and hygene. Do some research on the company or institution you are interested in serving. Find out ahead of time what issues the company may be facing and be prepared to let them know how you will be a unique teamplayer with what you have to offer.
Hint 9: "Why We Need More 'Chaplains' and Fewer Leaders"
"Why We Need More 'Chaplains' and Fewer Leaders" from Christianity Today.
Hint 10: "The Chumbawamba Principle"
Read "The Chumbawamba Principle" from NPR.
Hint 11: Don't Take Shortcuts — Part II
If you skipped Hint 10, you really need to go back and read it. And I want you to ask yourself, why am I skipping free advice and wisdom? This is important. This is life, your ministry, and career. Don't take shortcuts. Don't cheat yourself!
Hint 12: Clinical Pastoral Education
First, if you want to know more about it, please visit http://spirit-filled.org/links1.html.
If you feel you have a good understanding of CPE, great! It is an excellent growing process for any clergy, and especially those seeking to be professional chaplains – of any genre!
Now, and this is important, if you are seeking to become a board certified chaplain with the Association of Professional Chaplains, please know that you MUST take at least 4 units of CPE in ADDITION to however many units of CPE that you have taken at your seminary as a requirement to earn your graduate degree. No double-dipping! No exceptions, no shortcuts! For more information on this, please download and carefully read Open Letter to ACPE Centers and ACPE Supervisors.
Hint 13: Digital Security
As chaplains and pastoral counselors, BE VERY CAREFUL with the confidential and privileged communication you receive. Please know that your very computer and cell phone can be broken into fairly readily. Password-protect everything! Even password-protected devices such as cell phones and computers can be broken into — especially when others have physical access to these devises.
The following is an article on how to re-gain control of your own computer, cell phone, etc when you have forgotten passwords. EXTREME CAUTION: Unsavory types — law-breakers — use the same information to break into your computer, cell phone, etc.
"Free tools to recover lost passwords" from The Kim Komando Show.
As professional keepers of secrets, do your very best to secure your counselees information!
Hint 13a: A Click Away from Malware
This is a must-read article! A Click Away from Malware from Programming 4 Us.
Hint 13b: Recovering a Hacked Account
Since this sort of hacking and hijacking happens so frequently (often from trojans, spies, and such that automatically install themselves from malicious sites that appear as links in innocent-looking spam emails), the following article might be helpful: "Recovering a hacked account" from The Kim Komando Show.
Another resource for what to do when you've been hacked can be found at http://www.kroll.com
Hint 14: The "How to Get a Job Manual"
Here is a good basic "How To" manual. Click here
Hint 15: Do N-O-T Use Skype for Calling Our Office!
We are receiving well over a dozen or so telemarketers or wrong numbers from Skype daily. And then when a chaplain or prospect does call and we answer, they can barely be understood the connection is so bad. Sometimes, they cannot be understood. PLEASE use your cell phone or if you have none, please find a hardline phone somewhere and us on the toll-free number we are pleased to provide. We have now set our phones to automatically REJECT Skype calls.
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Adlan, Hamzah (2007) Simulation Of Transmission Matching To Improve Cng-Di Vehicle Performance. Masters thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
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This research presents the process of designing a simulation tool to predict dynamic performance of a vehicle. In this case, PROTON WAJA powered by newly developed CNG-DI CamPro prototype engine was taken as model to be predicted and at the same time to improve vehicle performance. Besides that, the potentials of Natural Gas and Direct Injection technology were reviewed as one of the main elements in this project. However this paper will not cover the design change or modification required to optimize Natural Gas as a fuel. Performance of the CNG-DI engine was simulated to match with the five speed manual transmission. In order to calculate the vehicle performance, combination of gear ratio and final drive selection was carried out. Three gear ratios and final drives combination were selected and compared. The best gear ratio combined with best final drive will decide the best performance. Besides that, comparison between simulation result and actual test conducted by vehicle manufacturer at the same test basis was also done to verify the accuracy of simulation tool. The tool was design to ease engineers or researchers when comes to transmission selection for a given vehicle.
Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
Subject: | Automobiles - Transmission devices |
Subject: | gearing |
Chairman Supervisor: | Professor Ir. Barkawi bin Sahari, PhD |
Call Number: | FK 2007 13 |
Faculty or Institute: | Faculty of Engineering |
ID Code: | 5176 |
Deposited By: | Nurul Hayatie Hashim |
Deposited On: | 06 Apr 2010 09:19 |
Last Modified: | 27 May 2013 07:20 |
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