<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">In case you're wondering, yes, Brian Scalabrine heard the boos Wednesday night. They were pretty hard to miss (although Doc Rivers said he didn't hear anything). But there were plenty of boos when Scalabrine missed two long jumpers in the fourth quarter, one of them an air ball, and then returned to the bench, for good, with 6:06 remaining and the Celtics leading Utah by 4 points. That concluded an evening in which he played a shade more than eight minutes and had 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists and, a day later, plenty to say. ''That was tough," Scalabrine said of the boos. ''I really don't know where it's coming from. Maybe they don't respect me as a player. When I was in the game, I did some things well. I did miss two shots. But if fans here in Boston are concerned about people making and missing shots, maybe they should revert back to the '80s, when all those guys on the team did a lot of the little things to help teams win. ''Whether they respect me for things I do, that's on them. For me, I know what I do. Obviously, I'm not trying to miss a shot. But as far as playing the game, helping defensively, doing the little things that matter in the game of basketball, a real basketball fan would have said, 'Wow, he did this or that.' If they want to boo me, that's all right. If I miss shots, and that's what it takes for them to like you or not like you, then so be it." This hasn't been the most productive span of time for the man the bloggers call ''Veal," whose most notable contribution to date has probably been the pick he set on Emeka Okafor to allow Paul Pierce free space to the hoop for the winner against the Bobcats the day after Thanksgiving. Scalabrine was Danny Ainge's signature free agent signing last summer -- $15 million over five years -- and much was made at the time that he also has the same brain type as Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, and Larry Bird. That is where the similarity ends, not that Scalabrine ever would put himself in such rarefied company. But he has averaged only nine minutes and has had four games for which he dressed and Rivers never saw fit to put him in. His shooting, supposedly a strength, has been dreadful -- 32.5 percent -- and he refused yesterday to use lack of playing time as an excuse. ''I'm a professional. I come in here [to practice] and shoot every day," Scalabrine said. ''I work on my game every day. It's my job to make that shot. I think it is expected of me to make that shot . . . When you're out there, you want to step up and make plays. I didn't make my shots. That irritated me as a player. I was happier with everything else I did. It's just that my shot was off the mark and I really wanted it to fall.</div> Source
Hmmm...Why would they boo you? You're terrible? Yes, no? Anybody have insight on this? I think I'm leaning towards Scal's instinct that we don't respect his game, but what do I know?
Veal Scalabrine.....that dude sucks more than Jenna Jameson...he dives for more loose balls as well! One.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting GrnDynsty:</div><div class="quote_post">Veal Scalabrine.....that dude sucks more than Jenna Jameson...he dives for more loose balls as well! One.</div> While that second play on words did make me laugh, unfortunately it's very true, the guy's not even standing upright for most of his minutes.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting NbaBaller:</div><div class="quote_post">For what reason did he get paid so much? Did the Celtics really think he could contribute?</div> Even more shockingly stupid than the money, was that, yes, they did think he would contribute. Obviously in a limited role, but nevertheless, yes. It's Gomes money, and he's about one one hundreth the player Gomes is. Makes me nuts. By the same token, we all thought he was being brought on as a cheerleader, so we rang in his signing with a hollow endorsement, and now we know how dreadfully wrong we were.
It does make you wonder what kind of medication most GM's are on when they offer players like Scalabrine 5 year deals for 15 million dollars when you could get a better contribution from a one-eyed one-legged pirate...
I think Ainge signed him as a 5 year insurance plan, but I do believe he did overpay him a lot. The problem with him now is that Doc trys to use him too much. I don't care what he makes, he shouldn't be in the normal rotation. It's almost like Doc feels as though he has to play him because he makes so much skrilla.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting 44Thrilla:</div><div class="quote_post"> The problem with him now is that Doc trys to use him too much. I don't care what he makes, he shouldn't be in the normal rotation. It's almost like Doc feels as though he has to play him because he makes so much skrilla.</div> Often happens when you give a guy a contract well over the odds. Scalabrine only averages 8.6 minutes a night though, so he's hardly getting a lot of time, especially when compared with his role in NJ.
