Bethlehem Shoals of FanHouse has posted an interesting observation. Shoals compares the New Three's game with Spurs' trio as follow,
But whereas as the serene Tim Duncan has remained the philosophical center of the Spurs, the Celts orient themselves around Paul Pierce--perhaps the most flawed of the team's trio of All-Stars ... he's expected to play to his greatest strength: Pure, unadulterated go-for-self scoring.
Even though Pierce may not be their best player, Shoals believes that the flaw in his game should be viewed as "honest, indefatigable scoring to the table, which at his level is a very valuable commodity."
We have seen how well Celtics have played so far. They won games by the margins of 20, 3, 26, 23 and 11 respectively. While Garnett has streamlined his rebounding and passing game, Pierce and sometimes Allen looks for their shots. If and when Pierce struggles, the other two compensates (Allen won it in OT in the second game).
I have to tip my hat off to Danny Ainge, who "figures out a way (bringing in two of the most adaptable all-stars) to neutralize Pierce's drawbacks while still allowing him to do what he does best".
As Shoals sums up, "that's what makes this Big Three such an ingenious combination."
