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Getting to Know Kendrick Perkins (Repost)

With the dog days of the off season quickly approaching, I thought I'd go back and repost here some of the articles I wrote throughout Perk's tenure with the Celtics.  I loved this kid right from the start and have defended him against detractors through the years.   With Perk, his stats never show his importance to a team and those who go by stats rarely appreciate his contributions.  But solid screens and box outs and defense are just as important to a team's success as the stats in the box score.   You realize how much Perk did when he's not doing it any longer.   Anyway,  here is an article from 2007, Getting to Know Kendrick Perkins.






It is no secret that I really love this kid. Anyone who has been around the Celtics boards knows that he is my favorite player and I expect big things from him. He, like Powe has gone through some tough times and has come out much tougher because of it.
Kendrick Perkins was born on November 10, 1984 in Nederland, Texas. His mother died when Perk was only 5 years old. His dad was rarely around which still hurts him. His grandparents raised him and were there to give advice, direction and comfort. But his grandparents didn't know much about basketball except that Kendrick seemed to have an aptitude for the game.

Comments from the other side - FINALS Game4 6/20

 It's a bit depressing having to see these so called Heat fans celebrate a win that was pretty much assured to them by the officials.  But as one fan said, they don't  care if they are Whistle Champs again.  That's how they got their first title and that never bothered them.  It was interesting to see a Knicks fan speak up on how bad the officiating was.    It still amazes me how badly they trash their own players, calling them trash and LeChoke, when they miss a shot or two and then they are all great again when they hit a big shot.  Just amazing.   Lots of love for Russ, though.  I'm hoping it's still not out of the question for OKC to win the next 3 games.  I, for one, don't want a Whistle Champion. 

2-1 seems scary though. Both of our previous finals series, the team that was up 2-1 ended up losing.

With all the focus of how GREAT LeBron is......perfect time for Wade or Bosh to sneak in and step on the Thunder throats with big games!

Kd still has yet to have a horrible shooting game. I kno kd is a great scorer, but believe me, he is capable of going thru shooting slumps. I hope lebron/battier eat him alive next game.

Fans need to be as LOUD and INVOLVED as anyone can be. Let those referees know that ANY mis-calculated or calculated BS call against the Heat will be noticed.

The Heat need to get this game. Going back to OKC would not be fun.

Comments from the other side - FINALS Game3 6/18

 Once again, Miami fans, like the animals they are, attack their own as soon as they struggle.  I absolutely can't believe how they go from wanting Wade to be PG forever to not wanting him on the team any more.  I mean, Wade is the face of this franchise and they simply turn on him.  They turn on every player on the team when they make a few mistakes.   They talk better about the Thunder players than they do their own.   I really, really don't like bandwagon fans. Sorry, but you don't call your own players garbage and idiots when they have an off game. There's a few ref complaints here and there, but not as many as usual because the calls pretty much were going their way.  But of course,  they are used to getting all the calls so when any calls don't go their way they complain.  Like I said before, these fans don't deserve a team and they definitely don't deserve a championship.

Time to put them away from start to finish.

Winning 3 in a row will be hard, but I don't want this team to go back to OKC.

I'm terrified of what RW will do tonight The narrative is perfectly set up for him to shut everyone up and deliver an amazing performance Especially if bad wade shows up

Let's give the Thunder a good, old-fashioned Miami welcome and eat their motherf***ing faces tomorrow.

KD's jumper has been wet for game 1 and 2 so I can see kd goin thru a shooting slump tmrw.

I wouldn't bet on it honestly.... KD is an archer with the ball.

I really have no clue why they're all bashing Westbrook. He had an average game, not more, not less. I really start to dislike Magic.

Comments from the other side - FINALS Game 2 6/14

These aren't as much fun when we lose, but still some good stuff. Heat fans are still among the worst. They turn on their team and their players, including LBJ whcn the Thunder made a run. Now Battier is the best there is and all season and through the ECF, he was Crappier and they were wishing he'd get hurt so Spo wouldn't be able to play him. And it always amazes me when fans wish injury on other players. I mean, really? Wishing an ACL tear or broken neck on a player because he is playing well? Heat fans really disgust me. They are all boastful when their team is winning but as soon as they play poorly, they turn on them. They really don't deserve a championship.  Hopefully they don't get one.  

If Lebron can re find his jumpshot this series is over in 5.

Russell claimed that Battier tried to "punk him". Ok Westbrick. Next time, you will really see what punking is, courtesy of UD or sexy Dexy. I wish that we can hold this guy to under 20 pts on horrible FG % and 6-8 TO's in Game 2. Sick of his front running, show boating ass. Someone needs to teach him a lesson in Game 2. Whether it is by dunking on him or making our fouls a little bit harder.

Hopefully lebron dunks on westbrick just for laugh.

THis is the first time in a long time where.... I'm worried the Heat will get blown out.

I am worried, while we played **** in 1st game.so did OKC in 1st half, they were too nervous. WE Lost 2nd half by 18 **** points.

HEAT IN 5. That's right. Heat in 5. Oklahoma won't even win another game, let alone this series.

Comments from the other side - FINALS Game 1 6/12

 Heat fans are about the worst in the NBA.  They start out talking about how great Wade is and how LeBron is better than KD and when their team is up everything is great.  When their team gets down or a player isn't playing well, it's trade them, they're garbage, etc. It's amazing to see them turn on every player when they don't play well.  Tonight Battier was one of the Big 3.  Last game they were calling him Crappier.   My favorite was "OKC, this is what a real defense looks like!" because by the end they were moaning about how bad their defense was and how good OKC's was.  Too funny! And they complain so much about the refs.  If there's any team in the league who shouldn't complain about the refs, it's Miami.  James and Wade get more calls than any other players in the league.    I know you will enjoy today's comments.  Be sure to post your favorites!

I have a feeling we taking game 1! Let's Go HEAT!!!

I am confident..just worried they got more rest then us.They have full energy today, while we are tired from Boston game.

So, let's win for ourselves, Seattle, and Hakeem

Lets Go Heat, Blow These Suckers Out !!!

Dwade Rising starts tonight. People are forgetting how good Wade is and he is going to have a great finals. I think we can win both these games on the road but we need to come out desperate in game 1. This team has never been in the finals we need to come out and hit them hard in game 1. Let's go.

Durant gonna get MVP chants. I hope the real MVP silences them and keeps #35 under 20 pts. Although it's a dream, I just want all the milking of Durant to stop

Comments from the other side - FINALS Pre-Game 6/11

 Just wanted to set the stage for the Finals with a bonus version of Comments from the other side.   It's hard to believe that the DWade they are expecting to beast against the Thunder is the same one they were calling garbage and trash and wanting to trade during the Celtics series.  Get ready for the Finals and enjoy these pre-game comments. 

Obviously, a whole different team we're going up against.

I feel like we'll lose game 1 like we did against Chicago last year. Drunk over Boston, still sulking in on winning a bar fight.

I know we're on the road, 3 in a row at home which I love. But I wish we could somehow win the Finals at home. I'd love watching that confetti in the AAArena.

This is exactly why I didn't want us to have HCA in the Finals. You have a chance to go on the road and steal one, and then you have 3 straight at home. So damn awesome!