Isaac
Years ago
Simmons: Sheed infection plagues Boston
ESPN writer Bill Simmons is no fan of Rasheed Wallace, deciding that 'Sheed is his least favourite Celtic. Ever.
Sheed likes jogging at half-speed. He submits entire sequences -- two or three minutes at a time, six or seven trips up and down the court -- without ever passing either foul line. Sometimes I count to see how many consecutive possessions Sheed can pull off without crossing either charity stripe. His unofficial record is nine.
Sheed makes me say the words, "Why won't we play Brian Scalabrine?"
Sheed caused me to e-mail my buddy Hench in December just to ask whether he remembered seeing Sheed run harder than half-speed even once. Hench's response: "I've yet to see Sheed make a fast-twitch move that would have spilled a beverage if he was carrying one on the court."Read the full article: Smoke and Mirrors