Paul Forrester of SI.com joins the horde of journalists lining up against Doc Rivers:
1. Doc Rivers' revolving door
It's not just that players such as Kendrick Perkins play 29 minutes one night and 13 a few later. It isn't just that promising rookie Leon Powe sits for the first game of the season, plays in the next four and sits again in two of the next three. It's that someone like Brian Scalabrine plays more often than a promising sophomore such as Gerald Green. The poster boy for brain-typing as a player evaluation tool, Scalabrine, who is supposed to have the same brain type as Michael Jordan, is averaging 1.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.27 blocks a game -- and he's 6-9. Scalabrine isn't a culprit as much as a symptom of Rivers' inability to define roles. And when a big part of your job as a coach is to develop a roster littered with inexperienced talent, uncertainty doesn't help breed confidence -- or wins.
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What the fuck is brain-typing?
Good question. The website below tries to explain it for us mortals. My understanding is that Danny Ainge believes in it and that is one reason Veal is here. Apparently he has a great mental approach to the game. But here's one point about Scal. Would it have killed him to put on some muscle prior to the season? At least look the part.
http://www.braintypes.com/whatis.htm
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