Can anyone think of a more ineffective <u>starting</u> center (not anymore thank God!) than Mark Blount has proven himself to be over the course of the past several months? I could only come up with a couple that came close Eric Montross (at least he played D, slowly albeit), Pervis Ellison (Pervis was in Service! or at least he had some touch around the hoop), or maybe even...well that's all I can come up with now. Nevertheless, when was the last time the C's paid so much to receive so little. At least it's nice to finally hear the boos rain down on him. Oh yeah, brainstorm, duh...Vinny Baker. The TURTLE! But when you have to compare Blount to Vinny the Turtle, it's time to chalk him up for lost. He's no good to anyone now. Now we can all realize that maybe trading 'Toin (welcome back for game 5) wasn't the worst thing in the world, because our post savior (more or less) is now Raef. And one more thing, now that Doc has proven that he can outcoach Mr. Carlisle (way to go small all game Doc) can we now rest a little easier knowing the team is in good hands? I know I will.
A little PS, Remember those Vin Baker sucks T-Shirts they sold outside the Fleet two seasons ago? That should say all that needs saying about that guy. When will Blount stop throwing the ball out of bounds on nearly every play he's involved in and just kill himself? That guy drives me nuts!
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting 44Thrilla:</div><div class="quote_post">All great words. I ditto every one. Blount has to be the most frustrating player to watch.</div> I must say, if it weren't for Blount though, this team wouldn't have half the watchability it does for us die-hards. It's tough to watch a C's team that doesn't have one player you can tear into or have one player that Tommy can just audibly groan about five to ten times a game. Dino used to be good for that, and so was Dee Brown, but now there's such a dearth of utterly useless, laughable players (since they nixed Jiri). It sure does make you pine for NFL-style non-guaranteed contracts though doesn't it? Just like we did back in the Pitino days. Kenny Anderson for six years and $44 million? Yeah yeah, sign him up! And when you're done with that re-up Vitaly's deal for another two hundred years at sixteen mil a year! Yeah! Just kidding, another rant. But seriously, keep shinin' you crazy, bald-domed, head-banded, worthless diamond. I'll still root to cut you year in and year out, but that's just me, maybe I'm a hypocrite.
Well, you didn't specify if we had to keep this within the celtics family or not. If we do, I have to ask how you could forget the immortal Dwayne Schintzius (who should get extra points taken off because his trade brought in the draft pick that became Kedrick Brown... even by going away he didn't help!) If can go to other teams, I would say Michael Olwakandi is worse, because on top of lacking the most basic of basketball skills, talking to some people around the league, he has an ego that is almost un-matched.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting CeltsMan54:</div><div class="quote_post">Well, you didn't specify if we had to keep this within the celtics family or not. If we do, I have to ask how you could forget the immortal Dwayne Schintzius (who should get extra points taken off because his trade brought in the draft pick that became Kedrick Brown... even by going away he didn't help!) If can go to other teams, I would say Michael Olwakandi is worse, because on top of lacking the most basic of basketball skills, talking to some people around the league, he has an ego that is almost un-matched.</div> How could I forget the closest thing to Frankenstein since Mark Eaton? Schnitzel had a special kind of awful, although he didn't start for long, it was long enough to be noticed. And yeah, Olowakandi is probably the only man making more for doing less, a thoroughly infuriating combination. I bow to your superior knowledge.
Blount <div class="quote_poster">Quoting Ignignot:</div><div class="quote_post">How could I forget the closest thing to Frankenstein since Mark Eaton? Schnitzel had a special kind of awful, although he didn't start for long, it was long enough to be noticed. And yeah, Olowakandi is probably the only man making more for doing less, a thoroughly infuriating combination. I bow to your superior knowledge.</div> This guy is hilarious! But yea, Blount is very frustrating to watch. He makes a lot of mistakes and misses gimme shots. in short, he isn't to good.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting AA13:</div><div class="quote_post">This guy is hilarious! But yea, Blount is very frustrating to watch. He makes a lot of mistakes and misses gimme shots. in short, he isn't to good.</div> One of my favorite things to watch Blount do is hoist those 8 footers from his ear like a marksman does from half court (think Chauncey, B-Davis of two years ago) and then waching him just violently clang them off front iron and try to knoock himself out with the offensive board, which, by the way, he never gets. He has hands of stone, he has the wits of a post, and he has the game of an eight year old. When will he fade away? But I promise this will be the last I mention of him for a little bit, best not to grind this point into the ground. But it's stil tough to forget his 22 minute o-fer earlier in the year. This is a STARTING CENTER IN THE NBA! The greatest league in the world, and he can't score a single point in 22 minutes. Not only no points, but no boards either. I can't stress this enough, I don't care if you trade him for a second rounder, lunch money for your rookies, and a ham sandwich, I give the ham sandwich 4-to-1 odds in a game against him, just trade him! Keep in mind the rule of play in the NBA, subclause five, pertaining to centers. Centers will get one or two rebounds and at least some free throws, no matter how bad they are, if they play 20+ minutes in a game. It's just how the physics of it work. The odds are that the other team will miss at worst, fifty percent of their shots. If you have a guy that hangs out near the hoop (or should anyway) he will inevitably grab one of these misses. On the offensive end, if he touches the ball in the paint a total of ten times in a game, he will inevitably shoot no matter who he is covered by, and he will at the very least get fouled one of those times. If he is doing the job a high schooler can do in the paint (not Al, just any old high schooler) he will get to the stripe. But no, that is too much to ask of Mark Blount, he actually bends the laws of physics of the game of basketball to reach his intense level of sucktitude. But again, I digress, not soon will you hear me rant about him again. Until such time, go C's. Let's make game five a game to run on.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting CeltsMan54:</div><div class="quote_post">Well, you didn't specify if we had to keep this within the celtics family or not. If we do, I have to ask how you could forget the immortal Dwayne Schintzius (who should get extra points taken off because his trade brought in the draft pick that became Kedrick Brown... even by going away he didn't help!) If can go to other teams, I would say Michael Olwakandi is worse, because on top of lacking the most basic of basketball skills, talking to some people around the league, he has an ego that is almost un-matched.</div> Here's a question you might not know the answer to: do you remember where Dwayne ended his career? Tough one, just remember, at the time, he was backing up Mahktar N'Diaye. That's how far that man fell.
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Dwayne played a total of 67 minutes for the C's, with an AMAZING 11 points, 19 boards, 8 assists, and 10 turnovers(the kind you don't eat). I don't remember him starting and I'm very happy about it. I can't wait for the day I say: "Mark Blount started for us?"
Blount is a disgrace to the team.. He doesn't play with the heart the rest of the team does. He doesn't seem to be a good fit.. He cant even get simple rebounds half the time..Yes, he has a good 17-18 ft jump shot but thats it. He needs to hustle a little more. Notice he hasn't played a lot of minutes the the playoffs.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Ignignot:</div><div class="quote_post">I could only come up with a couple that came close Eric Montross</div>I don't know why you're hating on my boy Montross. http://www.posters.com/Sports/3026.jpg"> I (BTW- In case anybody is wondering....Yes, that poster IS actually being sold on the internet.)
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting 44Thrilla:</div><div class="quote_post">I don't know why you're hating on my boy Montross. http://www.posters.com/Sports/3026.jpg"> I (BTW- In case anybody is wondering....Yes, that poster IS actually being sold on the internet.)</div> I might have to invest a couple bucks in one of those bad boys. The man was a throwback to an era that just never happened. My favorite Montross moments actually took place when he was playing for the Pistons. It was late in the game and someone with the right idea fouled him in the point and he headed to the line for two. The first one he took was all air and literally a wave of laughter went through the arena. Even his teammates were laughing at him. On the second one, he furrowed his brow, buckled under and proceeded to air out another. The Artist formerly known as Brian Williams (or formerly known as alive), or Bison Dele, if you will, was tagged with a lane violation, which we all found out later was BS, you can't get one on an airball, it's an automatic turnover, but the refs were trying to help out Montross. So now Montross is pissed, he sets himself looks determinedly at the rim and airballs a third and all out hilarity ensues. Bison Dele starts lauhging so hard that Montross takes exception to him and punches him right in the kisser. Dele fights back and only the refs are trying to break it up, the whole team, both of them, just watch. Montross stays in the game, but Dele is ejected. Truly a brilliant moment. Best part was, Dele and Montross were on the same team, and no one from the Pistons bench even flinched when they went at it. Definitely a classic. Aside from that, let's remember Eric for his days at UNC, when he was a key cog in the National Champion machine that Chris Webber made possible. God bless that timeout, and God bless Chris Webber for letting us enjoy watching the biggest bonehead move in the history of NCAA basketball. Which takes me to my next topic: can anyone think of a bigger bonehead move than that? I'd love to hear some.
By the Dwayne the Main Brain retired from the Charleston LowGators after backing up Makhtar N'Diaye for a season and being thoroughly outclassed by NBDL talent. What a way to go down.
That Montross story is hilarious. I don't even remember it happening. Anybody remember Alaa Abdelnaby?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting 44Thrilla:</div><div class="quote_post"> That Montross story is hilarious. I don't even remember it happening. Anybody remember Alaa Abdelnaby?</div> The Egyptian Magician, truly a product of the greatest C's slump ever, he and Chris Corciani RAN that bench! Anyone remember Stojko Vrankovic? I didn't think so...
topic <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Aside from that, let's remember Eric for his days at UNC, when he was a key cog in the National Champion machine that Chris Webber made possible. God bless that timeout, and God bless Chris Webber for letting us enjoy watching the biggest bonehead move in the history of NCAA basketball. Which takes me to my next topic: can anyone think of a bigger bonehead move than that? I'd love to hear some.</div> Yes, chris did let the game slip away but there are two key things that people forget. Without his amazing effort in the first place the game wouldnt have been close. Second is that Michigan was losing anyway with like 10 seconds on the clock so chance are that they would have lost the game anyway. I am not saying its not his fault but I am saying that he gets too much guff for it.
