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Jimmy Rodgers, Jones' replacement, vowed to improve the Celtics, although he insisted on keeping the same crew. He would come in with new ideas about how the Celtics could win, he said.
Rodgers' ideas, as it turns out, revolve around an offense geared to the running game. The Celtics, formerly a team designed around a half-court offense, would have to run in order to succeed, Rodgers said.
Rodgers' decision to go with a running game is the equivalent of a poker player discarding a pair of aces in hopes of picking up a couple of 2s.
Rodgers is running his veterans, tiring them out and making it necessary to use his bench. Grind down Kevin McHale. Bring on Mark Acres. Wear out Dennis Johnson. Send in Reggie Lewis.
Jordan, the league's MVP, scoring champion and defensive player of the year last season, also was credited with nine steals as the Bulls handed Boston its second loss in three games under new coach Jim Rodgers.