Perk an eager student

By Gary Dzen

February 27, 2008

1 minute to read

Kendrick Perkins stands to benefit from the addition of P.J. Brown as much as any other player on the Celtics roster. While Perkins has nailed down the starting job in the middle, he’s still young, and he thinks he can learn a few things from his new teammate.

“He’s a very smart veteran coming off the bench,” said Perkins. “I’m just happy to have him around. He’s another guy I can learn from, get better with, and hopefully he’ll help us with our chances on winning a ring this year.”

Rajon Rondo agrees with his big man.

“I think it’s another guy we can lean on, a great veteran guy that has been in the game a long time and knows a lot,” said Rondo. “He’ll be able to teach some of the younger guys, especially the bigs, how to play the game and how to be successful.”

Perkins also looked ahead to Friday night’s contest with the Bobcats. The Celtics have struggled against Charlotte this season.

“They challenge our defense,” Perkins said. “They come out more aggressive than us every time. You can tell it’s on their mind that they want to beat us. So we just have to come out and play hard, make sure we take care of the rebounds, and it will take care of itself.”