I read in an article on ESPN.com that Larry Krystkowiak will be preaching defense in Milwaukee and was almost envious. The biggest problem I have had with Doc stems back to a statement he made last season. At the time he said that he was working on offense in practice because that was the hardest to get. He said the defense would take care of itself because after all, while they worked on the offense, half the team was playing defense. That statement has really bothered me and still does. In spite of his statements that he is always telling the guys to play defense, he didn't feel it was important enough to actually work on it. That may explain why we still can't defend the pick and roll and why our defense is still a weak point for this team. Defense is what wins championships and I don't think Doc takes defense seriously enough. I want a coach who will come in and work on our defense and not just micromanage the offense. We would be a much better team if we had a coach who would emphasize defense instead of insisting on running set plays every time down the court and letting the defense take care of itself.

Perk is starting to show signs of playing like I have always believed he could. He is still hampered with the plantar fasciitis and is just willing himself to play through it so he may still be up and down this season, but I believe the Perk we saw over the past 2 games is the real Perk. If he can come back healthy next season, and I don't see any reason why he can't, he will be averaging a double double, just as Al is this season. People wrote off Al as a bust last season because he wasn't playing well due to injuries and this season he is proving all those critics wrong. Perk is going to do the same thing next season. He works too hard not to. This kid is what Celtics Pride is all about!

Leon Powe is another kid who works too hard not to make it. This is from the Patriot Ledger:

Rivers on Leon Powe: ‘‘I just like him on the floor. He’s been up and down. I lost my cool with him (Tuesday) night because I don’t think Leon should ever play a game and have zero fouls. Leon is a physical player, and it’s tough to be physical with zero fouls.’’ Rivers said, though, that Powe ‘‘does exactly what you say. We were talking on the plane and someone said, ‘Man, Leon’s going to kill someone tomorrow.’’’ Powe scored eight points with four rebounds - and four personal fouls...