Celtics win by 30 without KG; Sheed still a -12

Last night my buddy told me he liked the Celts at -1 over the Heat. He knew they would be paper thin at the forward spot without KG but figured they were home, would be amped up about Q's ridiculous comments, and thought maybe...just maybe...Rasheed might step it up and actually try. Well, the good news is that my buddy had his bet won by the end of the 2nd quarter. The bad news is that Sheed did everything he could to prevent that from happening. Think I'm exaggerating? Here is Sheed's +/- compared to the starters and other bench players playing over ten minutes:

Perk is a Beast +41
Paul Pierce +37
Glen Davis +24
Ray Allen +31
Rondo'd +29
Shelden Williams +4
Mike Finley +1
T.A. -2
Rasheed -12

Now I admit the +/- stat does not always tell the whole story but I think in this case it is pretty clear that we aren't imagining things....Rasheed hasn't turned it on in the playoffs. He is still giving a terrible effort. He is still pissing off the officials and getting unnecessary technicals. He is still spending entire possessions behind half court either complaining, faking injuries, or just being lazy (he did all these things last night....when the game was tied). And he still makes the Celts a worse offensive and defensive team whenever he steps on the floor. How much worse? ...well last night it was about 53 points or so...

On the bright side, Big Baby is back to being the Big Baby we saw check a fat white kid after draining that game winner in Orlando. I know he had a slow start to the season with the thumb injury and all, but Baby is a competitor and his defensive effort was contagious last night (that was the best defense I've seen the Celts play all season). So I'm praying Doc benches Rasheed and goes with Big Baby and the Big Ugly (Shelden) off the bench for the rest of the playoffs. The defense, toughness, and most of all effort those two guys will bring to the game dwarfs the contributions Rasheed (potentially) gives you on the offensive end.