<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> <div class="bi">Line Of Fire</div> <div> <span style="font-style: italic">Oct 17</span> - Jackie Manuel and Dahntay Jones remain in the potential line of fire. Meanwhile, from team indications, rookie Brandon Wallace appears to be safe.</p> </p> Scot Pollard (sprained left ankle) still isn?t practicing. In his absence, Doc Rivers said the C's have no real backup center, adding that Leon Powe will be used at that spot almost exclusively for now. -- <font color="#000000">Boston Herald</font></p> </p> </p> [*]Danny Ainge met with officials from the team's Development League affiliate, the Utah Flash, for more than two hours. Celtics coach Doc Rivers said all of his rookies (Gabe Pruitt, Glen Davis, Jackie Manuel, and Brandon Wallace) are Flash candidates. "Hopefully the players will understand that it's not like a punishment to come and play for us," Flash owner Brandt Anderson said. </p> The roster was trimmed to 16 after the team waived forward-center Esteban Batista. -- <font color="#000000">Boston Globe</font></p></div> </div>
It wouldn't surprise me, but I think we'd be better off keeping Big Baby on the active 12-man roster. We need that insurance inside.</p>
I'm still wondering why they didn't keep Batista? Expecting Leon Powe to play backup center exclusively doesn't make a lot of sense. He's undersized for a PF, and this means KG will have to guard the post against players like Shaq, Yao, etc. when Perkins gets into foul trouble. Celtics definitely need to add some size to the roster and/or keep Big Baby available just in case.</p> It's not in the team's best interest to wear down KG during the regular season. He can't help but play with a lot of intensity all game long and he's never been good at pacing himself. Celtics need to do what they can to limit his minutes and physical punishment during the year.</p> I think Danny Fortson is still available, he doesn't have much left in the tank, but he can be the enforcer on the inside off the bench.</p>
