looking ahead

[Go Green]

the Herald today had a nice article on what the former Celtic Kids are doing these days in seattle and minn, mainly focusing on the lack of allstar votes for Big Al, but it also pointed out the restricted free agency that D.west, gomes,and green will be entering into following this season.
I for one would love to see west back in boston using one of the exceptions. esp with the uncertainty of tony allen's future on this club, and house's contract only being a 1 year deal. Kelanna Azubuike is another name who's been productive when on the court, but finding it tough to get minutes behind baron davis and monta ellis his overall stats arent crazy enough to be overpaid. but he is a decent shooter and good rebounder from the shooting guard position.
backup center will again be tough to fill next season, but i think depth for the back court will be more important to fill with ray allen another year older.

[MaxwellSmart]

Don't worry...Danny Ainge is our GM.

[cisco]

Don't want to see West back in a Cs uniform. He's not that good a ballhandler either. Hopefully, Pruitt can get some playing time next year. He is much more skilled than Delonte.

[threrf23]

Delonte is skilled and a decent locker room presence. If we traded Tony Allen and Perk for maybe a center in the offseason (purely hypothetical scenario, I'm not advocating they should be traded), I'd be cool with seeing Delonte replace TA.

Looking ahead though, Ron Artest and Jeff Foster are my two preferred MLE targets.

[Al n' Perk No Layups!]

Delonte is skilled and a decent locker room presence. If we traded Tony Allen and Perk for maybe a center in the offseason (purely hypothetical scenario, I'm not advocating they should be traded), I'd be cool with seeing Delonte replace TA.

Looking ahead though, Ron Artest and Jeff Foster are my two preferred MLE targets.

Where would we play Artest? He's not going to want to come off the bench, and you better not say smallball.

[threrf23]

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Where would we play Artest? He's not going to want to come off the bench, and you better not say smallball.

I think he'd be willing to come off the bench. If not, PP or RA would. He'd be used like Posey's used but get more minutes. More a situation where if a player of his caliber could be had for the MLE (and its very possible he wouldn't be had), I don't think we could afford to pass him up.

[cisco]

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I think he'd be willing to come off the bench. If not, PP or RA would. He'd be used like Posey's used but get more minutes. More a situation where if a player of his caliber could be had for the MLE (and its very possible he wouldn't be had), I don't think we could afford to pass him up.

PP is not coming off the bench. I don't think the Cs would touch Artest with a 10 foot pole anyway. We don't need him anyway. Pierce has been defending just fine, thank you. We need a point guard and another big, not another 3.

[Tricky Ricky]

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I think he'd be willing to come off the bench. If not, PP or RA would. He'd be used like Posey's used but get more minutes. More a situation where if a player of his caliber could be had for the MLE (and its very possible he wouldn't be had), I don't think we could afford to pass him up.

I dont think PP or RA would come off the bench, I dont think we have a shot at him anyway

[jjwalker]

Eddie House and Delonte West are the same player. I rather have house, he's a better shooter.

[threrf23]

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I dont think PP or RA would come off the bench, I dont think we have a shot at him anyway

I think RA would. Some of the best 2 guards in the game, including three who play for the three best teams in the league (outside of us), all come off the bench.

And I think PP would if he thought it helped the team win. And really, I think Artest would in any situation where he was willing to accept the MLE for a chance to play for a title.

[BadWolf]

how are house and west the same player? West is much more then a shooter, he plays solid, though unspectacular D, shoots nicely, can handle the ball much better then House, he's also a solid rebounder. House is a much more one dimensional player, though great at that dimension for sure.

[Parasite]

Regarding House vs. West, I'd rather have the player who possess one EXCEPTIONAL talent than the player who may be better rounded in this particular case. House is extremely valuable for his shooting.

[TommyPoints]

Regarding House vs. West, I'd rather have the player who possess one EXCEPTIONAL talent than the player who may be better rounded in this particular case. House is extremely valuable for his shooting.

Agreed

[celticfan42487]

House, Tony Allen, Pollard, and Posey [opt out] may not be on this team next year.

We have to worry about re=signing let alone improving our bench.

If TA goes we need another slasher off the bench.

[BadWolf]

Can we sign TA without using the MLE?

[threrf23]

Can we sign TA without using the MLE?

yes

[Dirty Water]

Don't want to see West back in a Cs uniform. He's not that good a ballhandler either. Hopefully, Pruitt can get some playing time next year. He is much more skilled than Delonte.

I'm not a huge Delonte fan, but that statement is not only speculation, but entirely untrue. Right now Delonte is a better NBA player than Pruitt because Pruitt has barely even sniffed the floor on an NBA championship caliber team where he's playing with guys that are of course going to make him look better.

Do you think KG/Allen/Pierce will make Delonte look better, or worsE?

[DorfonCeltics]

Eddie House and Delonte West are the same player. I rather have house, he's a better shooter.

Wrong, Delonte plays much better defense and distributes the ball better. While Delonte is a combo guard, Eddie is a shooting guard in a point guards body. I love Eddie but I'd rather have Delonte any day of the week.