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Re: Robert Swift!
Posted: Wed Jul 1, 2009 8:58 pm
by wigglestrue
forever35 wrote:Yeah ... Way to go Danny... You finally pried him away from every other team that was just dying to have him ...
... lets give this bum a 2yr 3mil deal like our wonderful POB got ... 7ft and couldn't even avg a full block per game... poor mans birdman and I'm only using the tats as a comparison... I wanna see a billy poster with swift gettin thrown on... Maybe gabe can get in the action and throw the ooop to billy... I bet billy avg's more blocks in the SL than this bum... Alot of people fell into the POB trap last season... Don't get fooled again!!!
Dude, POB makes Swift look like a Hall of Famer. I have no idea what Ainge saw in POB last year, I'd say he was drunk but Mormons don't drink. Swift actually has potential to be a solid bench player, if he's healthy. As for his blocks, averaging 0.7 blocks in 13 minutes isn't bad at all.
Re: Robert Swift!
Posted: Wed Jul 1, 2009 9:08 pm
by forever35
WOW.....
.... You got a ton of posts but that thought process is questionable ... dude....
actually lookin foward to see chris lofton... Not RCS...
Re: Robert Swift!
Posted: Wed Jul 1, 2009 9:13 pm
by chakdaddy
I thought part of his appeal in the first place was leaping and athleticism, and downside was that he was dumb.
He was decent before the injuries, I guess the question now is whether he can really come back or not.
This is a good kind of guy to take a flier on for the summer league.
Re: Robert Swift!
Posted: Wed Jul 1, 2009 9:15 pm
by Avalanche
well its the summer league... i dont see the harm
i think the only way he would be in with a chance to make the team is if we make a trade with our expirings and have a few spots left over... they wouldnt release any of our current guys for him i dont think
Re: Robert Swift!
Posted: Wed Jul 1, 2009 9:43 pm
by ParticleMan
You guys are going WAY overboard with this fascination thing.
We signed him to our SUMMER LEAGUE TEAM.
get it? SUMMER LEAGUE TEAM.
we didn't give him the MLE. we didn't give him any kind of contract.
michael sweetney has just as much chance of making the team as Swift.
i mean, somebody's got to be on the SL roster, right? why not a former lottery pick big man who's had injury troubles?
Re: Robert Swift!
Posted: Wed Jul 1, 2009 9:44 pm
by GuyClinch
He is tall long moves okay...(when healthy). He has some skill. Still I am hoping the institute some NFL haircut rules for this guy. He could make the team - but I doubt he sees much time in the rotation.
Re: Robert Swift!
Posted: Wed Jul 1, 2009 9:50 pm
by humblebum
Ya if the Celtics sign Sheed they're likely to let Davis/Powe walk. That would leave the team pretty damn thin up front and it's tough to count on signing Oberto or someone of similar ilk to a minimum deal, which is all the team would likely be willing to spend. So they have to look at big guys who have active bodies. Sweetney and Swift, if healthy and in shape are two potential end of the bench bigs. The Celtics are going to have at least one of those type of guys on the roster.
Re: Robert Swift!
Posted: Wed Jul 1, 2009 10:00 pm
by Inside/Outside
Robert Swift is a good pickup solely on the basis of having the worst tattoos in professional sports, and maybe the entire world.
Re: Robert Swift!
Posted: Wed Jul 1, 2009 10:21 pm
by BillessuR6
I watched Swift in his second season quite a bit and he looked very impressive in stretches. That is a long time ago but he has talent and if healthy can be a nice bench player...
Re: Robert Swift!
Posted: Wed Jul 1, 2009 10:37 pm
by Joekickass2008
Does having Swift on on the team make Scal redundant? Isn't there a league rule that says u cant have more than one fanta pants on your roster at once?
Re: Robert Swift!
Posted: Wed Jul 1, 2009 11:00 pm
by campybatman
Oh please, let me make the Celtics team after this summer. I promise I won't get another tattoo for the rest of my life. And I'll cut my hair, clean my room and do my chores like I'm supposed to. I can do right, I know I can.
Re: Robert Swift!
Posted: Wed Jul 1, 2009 11:25 pm
by Fidel Sarcasmo
bonsaiflipflops wrote:Oh please, let me make the Celtics team after this summer. I promise I won't get another tattoo for the rest of my life. And I'll cut my hair, clean my room and do my chores like I'm supposed to. I can do right, I know I can.
Is that a herpes sore on his lip?
Re: Robert Swift!
Posted: Wed Jul 1, 2009 11:58 pm
by campybatman
If it were, he should have had gone with Abreva.
Re: Robert Swift!
Posted: Thu Jul 2, 2009 12:03 am
by armageddon
You have to have some 7-footer to practive with. KG and Sheed will be resting between games.
Re: Robert Swift!
Posted: Thu Jul 2, 2009 12:07 am
by avi623
The only player in the league with more tattoos than games played...a legend really
Re: Robert Swift!
Posted: Thu Jul 2, 2009 12:37 am
by DelMonte West
Agree that people need to put this into perspective. Regardless of what he looks like (why that kind of stuff fascinates everyone is beyond me), he has plenty of strength and size to offer. After watching Mikki "tooth-pick" Moore out there why wouldn't we offer this kid a shot at our SL squad? With his combination of power, size, and B.O., he'll be able to keep anyone out of the paint.
Re: Robert Swift!
Posted: Thu Jul 2, 2009 12:46 am
by Rocky5000
Fazekas vs. Swift. Who do you got?
Re: Robert Swift!
Posted: Thu Jul 2, 2009 1:19 am
by Joselo16
Wasn't there a period where he played great for the Sonics before going down with that knee injury, where he demonstrated his post moves??? Can't recall! But I remember that the Sonics thought highly of this kid along with Ainge who almost chose him over Big Al or at least thats what it seemed like!
Re: Robert Swift!
Posted: Thu Jul 2, 2009 3:41 am
by Scalamental
He reminds me of Tom Delong from Blink 182, that red head from salute your shorts (and T2), and... Tim Burton? He at least looks like he's getting advice from Tim Burton.
Re: Robert Swift!
Posted: Thu Jul 2, 2009 6:22 am
by Joekickass2008
so does Scal get bumped to mascot duty? Scal=new lucky