Doc kept talking about wanting certain players to excel and earn their spots in the rotation but after one game, he's got to be confused. While most of his first unit struggled, the rookie Rajon Rondo and the still-learning Gerald Green looked good. The future frontcourt looked more like the present starting big men as both Perkins and Big Al were much improved in their first game this preseason. How long does Doc stick with his current first team before he shakes things up?
The small ball lineup was miserable. When Drew Gooden is putting your gameplan to shame, you don't just need to go back to the drawing board, you need to pick up the drawing board and then throw out the drawing board. On the bright side, Michael Olowokandi must have mixed up which year was a contract year because the sleeping giant awoke with a very nice game. Granted, it was against the Cavs scrubs but last season he couldn't have grabbed double-digit boards against the Cavs mascot so this was eye-opening. The Kandiman could be winning a roster spot which would help since I'm slightly more comfortable with him as our third center instead of Dwayne Jones and Kevin Pittsnogle.
As for the opponent, why are the Cavs getting so much love? Lebron is one of the best but his supporting cast in anything but inspiring. I still don't like him and Hughes together, their point guard situation is up for grabs, and I'm not a huge fan of the Gooden/Big Z frontcourt. Even though I've always been a big fan of Sideshow Anderson (Varejao) and like what they did in the draft, I think this team needs a lot if they want to overtake Detroit in the Central. (However, that Cavs girls looks pretty damn good. We need to get her on the Celtics dance squad.)
