http://www.wagesofwins.com/Boston2Post0708.htmlI actually respect the Wages of Wins work quite a bit. I think they usually hit the nail on the head with their formula pretty well. Somewhat surprised was I, then, when I saw their results on the Celtics players after the first 2 rounds of the playoffs. The two biggest drop offs from the regular season? Paul Pierce and Leon Powe.
But before you discount it for suggesting Pierce has been "worse" than Ray Allen thus far, as I initially thought, realize that it is in comparison to regular season performance. And, outside of one brilliant game and 2 or 3 above average games from Pierce in the first 2 rounds, he was actually pretty bad out there. Allen, on the other hand, also had a few pretty solid games early in the 1st round, and also was less effective than Pierce during the regular season... thus the bigger drop off for Pierce.