Official Boston Celtics Thread

[NovU]

whether boston fall shorts from expectation or not, still the best move by ainge. we now get to witness prolly the best big 3(individually at prime) in history of nba... ppl gotta appreciate that, making boston everybody's favorite team now...

[Sauru]

my opinion is they are the best 3 some in the nba now, i wont say of all time though. i still say the original big 3 are better and among the best of all time, top 3.

[Silas]

You of course are referring to the original big three of the latter half of the 06-07 season correct?

Andre Igaudala, Kyle Korver, and Shavlik Randolph.

[cyanide]

I think he's referring to an old Celtic team. Am I right, Sauru?

[Sauru]

bird,mchale,and the chief. of course the celtic teams of old could also have thier own versions of the "big 3" though i think the fact that the 3 i just mentioned played the forward and center spots makes them the "big 3" while most teams best 3 players included a guard.

[[Q]]

I wonder what number KG will wear. with nearly all numbers 1-40 taken, They'll probably have a starting lineup with number 50 and up sooner or later. I think 21 is taken by Bill Sharman... lol @ Telfair trying to unretire #31.

House will wear No. 50 and Pollard No. 66. The reason?

“Because all the other (expletive) numbers were taken here,” Pollard said, looking around a conference room that had the numbers of Bill Russell (6), Tom Heinsohn (15), John Havlicek (17), Robert Parish (00), Larry Bird (33) and Kevin McHale (32) hanging on the wall. . . .

great minds think alike.

[Sauru]

lol the celtics gonna be the first team with players wearing 3 digit jerseys

[Andrew]

Celtics Interested In Patterson

I think it would be a decent signing. He averaged around 15, 5 and 3 for the Bucks last year, I'd rate him as being fairly solid at both ends of the court and he'd add a bit of much needed depth in the wake of the Garnett trade. Posey is also mentioned as a possibility which I think would be good move as well. Perhaps even Allan Houston will draw some interest now that Reggie Miller has indicated he'll stay in retirement.

[Silas]

I agree, and though he's had attitude problems, I think his age and the fact he's with three quality good people like KG, Ray, and Pierce, will mean that he will contribute rather than distract the team.

Houston would also be a great pickup, I think they'll realistically be able to pick and choose from whomever they want as long as the salary is low.

[grusom]

Patterson would be a good backup since he can guard and play three positions. It looks like the Celtics will have a hard time picking up another decent center (I can't think of anyone still on the market), but they should still be able to find a prober pass first guard. I like the Eddie House signing, but he's more of a sg in pg body IMO. Dan Dickau anyone?

[Sauru]

by no means am i trying to call the center spot solid for the celtics, but we do have a back up center now with pollard.

i think the intention is to play house at the point, which i am fine with, as pierce will be the ball handler anyway.

i think a player liker patterson would be a great pick up off the bench, more so than reggie would have. sure reggie would have given us a better shooter but patterson is superior on the defensive end and thats what we need from the bench. if by some crazy turn of events pierce,allen,and kg all are on the bench at once the shots will go to house which he has proven is not a bad thing

[cyanide]

Posey's playing for Boston now. Good move?

[TheMC5]

Yeah, I just read that at Real GM. Looks like a solid move for the C's, and it probably puts them as the odds on favorites to win the East. They still need 1 more PG and possibly 1 more big, but even if they don't fill those holes, they're still a very talented and well balanced team.

[Sauru]

great pick up by the celtics, the thing i like most about it is he signed for 2 seasons where most of the pick ups are for 1 year. i think this should put the celtics are the team to beat in the east, or if you wont go that far i think they have to be put on level as the bulls and pistons(finals or not i am not putting the cavs top 3). i agree the celts still need another big or pg, though the market for bigs is pretty slim now and the pg is not as bad as it seems imo. anyway, there have been championship teams without a great big or pg, though its definetly tougher.

[McDwyane]

James Posey is a nice addition to the celts.He can defend and shoot 3's.

[-Young Buck-]

Posey is a very nice pickup, but will he get that much time behind Allen and Pierce? I think they could have used a better PF/C to add to their team. Maybe they will be able to resign Kandiman, he is decent.

[Silas]

Yes, if he has a tiny salary, he's not so overrated anymore. He's certainly almost as productive as Scott Pollard is.

[Dan's Brain]

I didnt really want to dislike the Celtics this year, but James Posey has made that difficult.


However, I think he's a very good pickup for the Celtics. Depth was always going to be an issue after their cleanouts this off-season, but Posey's signing will certainly go a long way towards alleviating that.

[grusom]

I would have liked Patterson more, since he can play more positions effectively. Posey, however, is a better shooter than Patterson, and the C's won't have to worry about any potential rape/whatever cases with him (hopefully).

The Celtics are indeed starting to look like a championship team.

Nice pickup, but I would still like to see them sign another solid pg or center.

(btw, this post may have been more appropriate in the "I'm drunk"-thread in GT, but fuck that, I'm drunk)

[McDwyane]

IMO,Danny Ainge should be executive of the year.He brought many talent to the Celtics.

[maceo24]

Only if it works out, if this bombs theyre screwed. They've gone from one of the youngest teams to one of the oldest in about a month. Amazing talent level, but they have to win NOW.

[McDwyane]

Well,you have a point.KG and Ray are 10+ yrs pro right?Still if they retire in somewhere 17 yr pro mark,the celts' move will not be considered as junk.At first,I was disappointed in the draftday trade but once i heard KG's arrival,It seemed good.Let's wait for a year and let's see what will happen.

[maceo24]

17 years is very optimistic for any pro career nowadays, they dont make em the way they used to, lol. 14-15 years top IMO. I think the bigger question is how much longer theyre under contract. If it doesnt work out immediately, will the celtics be able to afford this trio when it come to resigning time? If they dont win in the next two years you have to look at the possibility of any one/two/all three of these guys flocking to the contender with the biggest wallet. Not that theyll be dicks about it, theyre all good guys, but they arent going to resign for peanuts just to keep the team together.

[McDwyane]

Well,if they don't win you're right.Many crucial decisions will come to them.

[Andrew]

Posey is a good pickup for Boston. I can't see him averaging greater than the 7.7 ppg he contributed for the Heat last year but he's a decent shooter and a good defender so he'll add some quality depth to the team. With a trio like KG, Pierce and Allen the Celtics need their bench to be solid, not spectacular and Posey fits that bill.

I like the Eddie House signing, but he's more of a sg in pg body IMO. Dan Dickau anyone?

That would be a decent move. Dickau isn't going to solve all their problems at point guard but he had a decent season with the Hornets back in 2005 starting 46 games for them and averaging around 13, 3 and 5 along with a steal per game. KG, Pierce and Allen are all adept at finding teammates and distributing the ball so the Celtics wouldn't need Dickau (or any of their point guards) to be Steve Nash.