Nenad Krstic > Kendrick Perkins

[Grinder]

Krstic fits in with the Celtics system better than K-Perk and it's pretty apparent from his first few games. Sure, Perk is one of the best low post defenders in the game but he's poor finisher for his size and is extremely, extremely limited offensively to the point where he's almost a liability on this side of the court. People automatically assume Krstic is a soft, Euro jump shooting big but his post defense is actually very solid and he defends the pick and roll effectively. His ability to space the floor and knock down J's has also allowed Rondo more space to work with on the floor and KG and Pierce also have more room to operate int he low post. Krstic is also a better finisher than Perk around the basket as well as being a near 80% FT shooter.

Krstic as a 1st big off the bench should work out really well for the Cs.

5 games with the Cs so far: 12 points/5 rebounds on 57% from the field in only 25 mpg.

[FindingTim]

He is better than people realize- always plays well when I see him...

[CJ Mustard]

Krstic fits in with the Celtics system better than K-Perk and it's pretty apparent from his first few games. Sure, Perk is one of the best low post defenders in the game but he's poor finisher for his size and is extremely, extremely limited offensively to the point where he's almost a liability on this side of the court. People automatically assume Krstic is a soft, Euro jump shooting big but his post defense is actually very solid and he defends the pick and roll effectively. His ability to space the floor and knock down J's has also allowed Rondo more space to work with on the floor and KG and Pierce also have more room to operate int he low post. Krstic is also a better finisher than Perk around the basket as well as being a near 80% FT shooter.

Krstic as a 1st big off the bench should work out really well for the Cs.

[Bigsmoke]

He's not stopping Rose

[t-rex]

Krstic fits in with the Celtics system better than K-Perk and it's pretty apparent from his first few games. Sure, Perk is one of the best low post defenders in the game but he's poor finisher for his size and is extremely, extremely limited offensively to the point where he's almost a liability on this side of the court. People automatically assume Krstic is a soft, Euro jump shooting big but his post defense is actually very solid and he defends the pick and roll effectively. His ability to space the floor and knock down J's has also allowed Rondo more space to work with on the floor and KG and Pierce also have more room to operate int he low post. Krstic is also a better finisher than Perk around the basket as well as being a near 80% FT shooter.

Krstic as a 1st big off the bench should work out really well for the Cs.

5 games with the Cs so far: 12 points/5 rebounds on 57% from the field in only 25 mpg.

I'm shocked at how well Krstic has played. He actually needs more minutes. But his time is cut short because he has been in foul trouble a few times. So far I think he has outperformed Green. What a great find for Doc and Ainge.

[FindingTim]

In that picture Jermaine looks like a character from that Disney show "Dinosaurs" from the 90's...

[Grinder]

You think JO is going to play over Krstic?

I said first big off the bench, meaning once Shaq gets off the floor.

[Hittin_Shots]

Did you see when JO was playing?

[magnax1]

He is better than people realize- always plays well when I see him...

Yeah, he's pretty good. If I remember correctly he was a 17 ppg scorer in NJ before a massive injury. However in terms of defense and rebounding, he's pretty useless.

[Bandito]

Krstic fits in with the Celtics system better than K-Perk and it's pretty apparent from his first few games. Sure, Perk is one of the best low post defenders in the game but he's poor finisher for his size and is extremely, extremely limited offensively to the point where he's almost a liability on this side of the court. People automatically assume Krstic is a soft, Euro jump shooting big but his post defense is actually very solid and he defends the pick and roll effectively. His ability to space the floor and knock down J's has also allowed Rondo more space to work with on the floor and KG and Pierce also have more room to operate int he low post. Krstic is also a better finisher than Perk around the basket as well as being a near 80% FT shooter.

Krstic as a 1st big off the bench should work out really well for the Cs.

5 games with the Cs so far: 12 points/5 rebounds on 57% from the field in only 25 mpg.

That's what I been saying all this time. He's not the best but he is solid in the paint. And he has game on the offensive side too. The trade along with Green was underrated IMO. The Celtics did a 'Gasol' trade

[Bigsmoke]

Awww it's nice to see you're always thinking of your butt buddy Rose even when he's not mentioned.

Krstic cant protect the paint like Perkins can. I'm not scared of him.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Krstic cant protect the paint like Perkins can. I'm not scared of him.

Defense is often overlooked. I'm sure that Krstic will put up better numbers as a scorer, is a better scorer, and will make the offense more effective. Perhaps enough to prove himself better than Perk. But the Cs won a Championship with Perk at center. People shouldn't disregard what Perk contributed over a few wins in the regular season. Is a win over the Bogutless Bucks really that impressive? Rondo didn't wake up until the 4th, if he had been his normal self the game is probably a laugher.

And if the Bucks had Bogut the Cs may well have missed Perk's D bigtime.

[IGOTGAME]

Im a lot happier that LAL will be driving to the basket and facing Kritic instead of Perkins...

[bluechox2]

whatever makes you sleep at night

[jlauber]

Yeah, he's pretty good. If I remember correctly he was a 17 ppg scorer in NJ before a massive injury. However in terms of defense and rebounding, he's pretty useless.

This. Perkins will be missed...just as he was in game seven last year.