Saturday, October 18, 2008

Why isn't Varejao starting?


Anderson Varejao (6'10 240 PF) puts together a solid game tonight, scoring 15 points on a perfect 7-7 shots, and I am left wondering, why in the world isn't he starting? Why is he riding the pine behind Ben Wallace, how much sense does that make?

For example, Wallace tonight starts, and plays 26 minutes, scores 1 point, gets 2 rebounds, commits 4 TOs and 4 fouls. Such stat lines are all too typical of Ben Wallace, who is, quite frankly, a poor imitation of basketball player.

Varejao, on the other hand, scores 15 with 4 rebounds in only 21 minutes.

I guess having dark skin, a ridiculous afro, a surly face, and a bad attitude means more in the NBA than having skill. But I guess you already knew that.

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