The Truth Hurts (along with the rest of the C’s roster)

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It’s all starting to make more sense now. The news has come via Doc Rivers on WEEI’s Dennis and Callahan morning show today regarding the team’s wear and tear and it’s not good. Here are a couple of the most glaring admissions by Doc from the extremely informative interview which you can find in full at WEEI.com:

On Injuries In the Starting Five:
“Ray Allen had a hamstring problem throughout the Orlando series that was not getting better. Paul had some bone spurs that may need to be removed as well. (Kendrick Perkins) may have to have a procedure on his shoulder… In Ray’s case, I thought his hamstring was bothering him a lot. That could have had an effect on him (during the Magic series).”

On KG’s Future & Impact During Playoffs:
“I don’t think there will be much more (than reported). I think it will be the strained tendon and the bone spur. What they started thinking at the end was that maybe the bone spur had something to do, maybe it started rubbing against the tendon and that’s what kept it inflamed. But they don’t know that. That’s just an assumption.

We didn’t run out of gas in the playoffs. We ran out of gas trying to get to the playoffs in a lot of ways. Every game was different and harder once Kevin left. Our defense suffered. (Rivers noted that opponents averaged 88 points per game against the Celtics last postseason, and 102 points per game this year.) I don’t think much more needs to be said about our defense, and how important Kevin Garnett is.”

On the Celtics Lack of Depth:
“No. 1, the one spot no one talked about all year, was the small forward spot. We need a small forward who can defend, who can make shots and give Paul (Pierce) a blow. I thought Paul, all year, had to guard the best guys all game. Whenever we took him out, we went small. We put Ray Allen in at small forward, which is a tough matchup. You could see it in the Orlando series. You were almost scared to take Paul off the floor because when you did, Ray Allen was now guarding the Terkoglus or the Rashard Lewises of the world. They went straight to the post, just like every other team did.”

Check back with Celtics Hub later this afternoon for a in-depth analysis of Doc’s comments and what these injuries may have meant for the Celtics during these playoffs.