Nate Robinson Out of the Boston Rotation?
by Seth on Apr 6, 2010 1:56 PM EDT
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PrintWithout getting snarky about Nate's legacy in New York, I thought I'd just pass along this article (originally twat by netw3rk) from Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe. Among other things, Washburn mentions that Nate Robinson might not see the court in his return to Madison Square Garden.
Rivers said Nate Robinson, who will return to New York tonight for the first time since being traded by the Knicks, and Marquis Daniels, are out of the playing rotation. Neither played Sunday against Cleveland.
Robinson has shot fewer than 39 percent as a Celtic and hasn’t scored in double figures since March 12. The club expected scoring punch off the bench and solid point guard play but Robinson has been tentative offensively. Rivers said he was upset that Robinson attempted a 3-point shot with 19.9 seconds left in the first quarter Friday against Houston with 19 seconds remaining on the shot clock.
It would have been fascinating to see how Nate was received by the Garden crowd if given playing time. If he doesn't spin, it leaves one to wonder if he'll be acknowledged at all. "We want Nate" chants, perhaps?
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Nate
ineffective on a contending team? Nawww…
"But when he saw it, he just put his hands up and they couldn’t give it to him. It just fell to the ground, I-I don’t, you know … So, that showed me he had great experience..." - Jeff Van Gundy
by Anthony Bonner's Subpoena on Apr 6, 2010 2:15 PM EDT reply actions
Omg I cant believe we traded him for pretty much nothing.
hes the reason were not in teh playoffs. its not even like we got any promising yung players in the trade lol
The Celtics
traded for Nate and then went right out and got Finley – plus they have Daniels. I don’t see them having enough minutes to go around for those guys. I feel like Bully is the best player in this whole trade. Sure, Nate is capable of scoring 40 points or dishing out 10 assists, but usually he doesn’t do that and at his size, he’s going to be a defensive liability unless he puts everything he has into bothering his man, and he just doesn’t do that well enough. Bully on the other hand has nice size, strength, and toughness for a 2 guard, can score a little, and keep his head in the game when he doesn’t have the ball.
Kind of sad to see – Nate’s a cool guy with lots of talent but I’m not seeing much of a future for him right now.
I bet you he does get some burn tonight, though. If Rivers is smart he knows he might just get Nate’s best effort tonight. Nate should actually play more like Eddie House – unconcious jackitup bench guy.
very good post
the thing about the celtics is they like to have everybody play and have a good enough team to do so. also, i really want to see nate start for a team with at least an average coach. i really think nate can still flourish into like a 15 and 7 player.
HAH!
Good. Fuck em.
..not Nate, I like Nate. Not enough to proper fuck Nate..but uh…yea. Wish Nate the best (re: escape from Boston)
F the Celtics.
I don't like how they're using him,
they need to let him be Nate. He’s being forced to distribute when they should let him go bananas and score.
I don't think I could find a link to it,
bu I specifically remember an interview in which Doc Rivers said “I told Nate we got him for the player he is, not to turn him into a player he’s not. I told him to just go out there and do his thing.”
Maybe it’s in his head.
Anyone ever date someone they liked so much, they were afraid to screw it up so they acted hesitant and over-thought everything?
i think you hit the metaphor on the head osborn.
i’d really love to see nate excel somewhere. not so much for the green, because i think garnett and pierce are both dueche kings. KG for his unrelenting shit talk and pierce for his ego that wouldn’t have fit in the old boston garden. but i digress.
i don’t think boston is a good situation for nate. he’s a freewheeling fun loving guy. and boston is a very tense professional environment. couldn’t you see nate killing it on the cavs? doing ridiculous celebrations with mo wililams and acting as insurance for when he gets hurt? plus alpha-bron would keep him in line from jacking inappropriate threes at the wrong basket.
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