how baker will fit in

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@xxxxxxxxx>]

I've been thinking about this, after having read the
comments that both Pierce and Walker made about Vin
Baker.  Both guys would have to be stony stupid to say
that they are positive that vin baker will be better
than rogers -- they've been to war with Rogers, and
don't know Baker from adam, except through the nba
grapevine.  But both seem to think that he will help
their games a lot.

I wonder.

Generally, solid low-post scoring works best from the
inside out -- that is, when you send the ball into the
post, and a good scorer has the option of shooting or
passing.  That means the offense starts with the post
man.  Will the Celtics regularly feed Baker on the
box?  It seems to me that most of the offense has
consisted of one-on-one stuff for Pierce and Walker,
and beyond that, the two-man game.  Other guys get
shots when Paul and Antoine are overdefended.  What
with Paul and Antoine do when Baker is working down
low?  They're both players who need to dominate the
ball; do they become spot-up three point shooters too?
 I'm just having a problem figuring what the new
offense will look like.

Josh
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