It's good to see his minute totals starting to go up. I'd like to see him starting by the end of the season. His post skills will help our swingmen out alot. He also knows how to get boards, and when we get boards we usually win. Look, Raef is a pretty good player, but he would be a better off coming off the bench. Because let's be honest, "stretching the defense" is almost hurts more than it helps. Here are some excerpts from a Globe article by Peter May:Link <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">We all love Waltah, but I want to see more Al. Things happen when he's on the floor and he can rebound. And this team needs rebounders.</div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">(let's) hope that he lets the kid get out there and learn when games are on the line and rebounds are to be grabbed.</div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">We don't know what we have yet in Jefferson, although the signs are encouraging. </div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The NBA's website has a statistical category called "efficiency rating" in which a number of stats are added, subtracted, and then projected over 48 minutes. Last Friday, Kevin Garnett was No. 1. Dirk Nowitzki was No. 2. Tim Duncan was No. 3. Al Jefferson was No. 8, ahead of guys like LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Ben Wallace, and Andrei Kirilenko.</div> When asked if Al would see more time.... Doc Rivers said, "You'll get your wish, probably sooner rather than later." I hope he sticks to his word.
I think you're going to get your wish. The celtics put Googs on the injured list today with lower back pain and activated Justin Reed. You have to figured that this means Jefferson moved right behind Raef on the depth chart and will be getting more minutes.
