PJ Brown... What a Pickup!

[EJPLAYA]

Who would have thought there towards the end of the season that PJ Brown would be the one of the two late signees that would be a key reason in us moving on to the conference finals?! I never had much faith in Sam being able to help that much, but probably had less in PJ. Way to step up and play HUGE for us. We probably don't hold on without his contribution. Big jumper at the end. Two huge follows of KG and Rondo airballs towards the end. Without him PP's superhuman effort might have been wasted. That game was worth every cent we spent in signing him!

[CeltsGM21]

Agreed.  I consider that jump shot he hit late in the 4th as one of the biggest shots of the game.  All others go to Pierce and KG.  And he has made so many other huge plays in this playoffs.  Thank you, PJ.  And thank you, congrats, well done, etc, Danny!

[footey]

PJ was a stud today.  Will come in very handy vs. the Pistons.

[Frontierboy]

PJ was huge in the 4th quarter.... that defense on Lebron, the jumper, the rebounds and put backs......

Much much better than Sam cause PJ knows his role....

Also, PJ knows how to foul and not allow a player to get off the shot ( his foul on Z )....maybe Ray can learn from him since he fouls and lets players get And 1's

[cdif911]

PJ was huge in the 4th quarter.... that defense on Lebron, the jumper, the rebounds and put backs......

Much much better than Sam cause PJ knows his role....

Also, PJ knows how to foul and not allow a player to get off the shot ( his foul on Z )....maybe Ray can learn from him since he fouls and lets players get And 1's

give Sam his credit, without him, we don't win games 1 and 2 imo...each of these pickups has played their role at times, thats what it takes to be a role player, eddie and PJ were the guys today, its been posey before, its been powe, sam, rajon, KP, POZ...that's what a solid bench is all about

[BigAlTheFuture]

Yeah, he had a huge game today. He knows how to foul a guy and not let him get the shot off. Made some huge shots for us.

[Jon]

I'd like to see even more of P.J. against Detroit.  His length really give us a dimension that we don't have with Powe and Davis on the floor.  As much as I love the two young guys and as crafty as they are, their lack of height can really hurt them defensively and under the basket. 

Plus, if we get to the Finals, we're going to need P.J.'s size against teams like San Antonio, LA, or New Orleans, who all have big front lines. 

[fairweatherfan06]

I think PJ and Baby will get lots of frontline minutes this series.  Powe might see a drop but I expect he'll get some run too. 

[Who]

I expected this from PJ Brown. I always thought he'd make the biggest impact of the two, that his reliability and easy to fit in game would make the biggest difference to the squad.

He was brilliant for Chicago last season, especially in the playoffs and against Detroit. PJ was their best big man last season. He was the reason the Bulls managed to prolong that series (Detroit), the Bulls didn't start winning until they played PJ that series.

No surprise

Great game PJ, absolutely brilliant. Don't win without PJ saving those buckets in the fourth.

[Redz]

PJ was a definite presence out there today.  He gave them toughness and stability - and hit some biggies.

[Scribbles]

PJ was huge in the 4th quarter.... that defense on Lebron, the jumper, the rebounds and put backs......

Much much better than Sam cause PJ knows his role....

Also, PJ knows how to foul and not allow a player to get off the shot ( his foul on Z )....maybe Ray can learn from him since he fouls and lets players get And 1's

give Sam his credit, without him, we don't win games 1 and 2 imo...each of these pickups has played their role at times, thats what it takes to be a role player, eddie and PJ were the guys today, its been posey before, its been powe, sam, rajon, KP, POZ...that's what a solid bench is all about

First off PJ was great today!  Looked like he was in his prime again when he played for the Hornets.  Now to the Cassell comment.  I agree without Same we would have struggled to win games 1 and 2.  Second the reason we really signed Sam was to have a bigger guard to help cover Billups as Rondo and House are to small.  I think some people forget that.  And I know he doesn't play any D anymore because he's old now but Billups isn't exactly lighting quick either so I look for Sam to play some against Detroit but if House is shooting and bring energy like he did in games 6 and 7 I don't have a problem with him playing at all. 

[Bahku]

PJ did a good job tonight, and came up with some big plays and a couple of nice buckets, but I wouldn't get too carried away touting his praises ... he has spent a great deal of time on the floor not producing. I'm not trying to dump water on the fire here, just trying to keep it in a realistic perspective.

The Sammy question is another matter ... I'm not a big Sammy supporter, but I think he may actually be useful against Detroit. I'd rather we run all the time against the Pistons, but I'm sure there will be times when they lull us into the half-court, and Sam would be great in that situation. 

[RebusRankin]

PJ, what can you say. Two big shots. Good D. Some boards. Nice contribution from MR Brown today.

[NUMBA 17]

Guess this is why D. Ainge picked up guys like Cassell and Brown....playoff time.....Brown was a solid presence in this whole series, but INCREDIBLY clutch today down the stretch.....an offensive rebound and layin.....the jump shot....and then real good D on Lebron, forcing a crucial miss....hopefully either he can keep this up, or Perkins can turn his game around for Detroit...(REAL bad series for Perkins)