Carolina Speed
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I flipped on Sportscenter for a moment and it happened to show the Celtics vs 76ers highlights. To my surprise, the whole segment was Kelly Olynyk doing his thing. He scored with an impressive array of three pointers, post moves, finger rolls and fad-away jumpers off the dribble! Unreal for a 7 footer. His upside is Dirk Nowitzki.
Yes, Olynyk did all that coming off the bench in around 29 minutes!
..... and on a negative note, LA Clippers JJ Redick hits his first 5 shots last night and scored 10 points in the first 7-8 minutes of the game and only plays 18 minutes total while going 7-9 in the first half and 14 points. Don't think he played much in the 3rd quarter and saw no 4th quarter action, meanwhile, Griffin (18 pts.) and Jordan (16 pts.) played 30+ minutes and Paul (11 pts.),played 24+ minutes.
Coach Doc Rivers said Redick didn't get the ball much, because they (Detroit), started paying him more attention. Right, no he didn't get the ball much, because he kept him on the bench after his hot start.
I remember seeing this happen to Redick a lot last year. He would score 10-12 first quarter points only to see little or no second half action.
Unlike Dunleavy, I don't think Redick is passive, I think he wants to score. He just doesn't seem to get the consistent minutes!