Big Man Help?

Maybe they’ll sign Alaa Abdelnaby and take him away from NBA TV ;D

Guys we are so undersized it isn’t even funny. Our only two big men who aren’t undersized suck. Kandi is terrible in general and Perk is bad this season becasue of the foot. We desperately need some real big men not undersized ones.

None of the big guys on the block are significantly better than Olowokandi.

Plus I’m going to laugh when Leon Powe blossoms with some other team, just as Darius Songaila did.

Birdbrain said:
  “There’s a big guy that plays for Memphis.”

You mean Mr. Softie who is 7 ft. but plays like 6-6?

How bad does Olawakandi have to be that he can’t get minutes on this team? Is he really that bad? The few glimpses we’ve seen of him this year he didn’t seem that much slower than Perkins and is a little more capable on the offesnive end. Why not sit Perk until he loses some weight and is healthy again and let the Kandi man do his thing?

This rumor doesn’t make much sense to me, but then again, anything is possible with this team at this point.

Skilled big men are always in demand which makes their acquisition suspect. Teams looking for PGs are generally looking for a number 2 or 3 PG, hardly trade bait for a quality big. We do have draft choices and expiring contracts and injured players who might have had reasonable value if not for their physical ailment. Since no one values our youth like we do, knowing what others don’t….that all of them are going to be superstars (LOL), we suffer quietly, silently hoping for the right ping pong ball to drop.

“How bad does Olawakandi have to be that he can’t get minutes on this team?”

The real question is how bad do the Cs have to be that someone is talking about Olawakandi getting minutes for them?

What did I miss about Perk’s weight….he has like .05% body fat.

Hopefully somebody wants Kandi for a second rounder or something….Something must be going on because Powe is inexplicably buried like Gomes was last year. 8) 8) 8)

it’s not that he’s fat, he’s too bulky. it puts too much stress on his feet and makes him slow as molasses. i’ve lost count of how many times he’s been stuffed trying to do a layup. he’s a 7 footer! if he trims down he’ll be a little quicker, more useful and injury free.

We get torched on the defensive end every night because of our lack of a major interior presence. We need a defensive machine— Perk COULD have been that, but his injury derailed him. For now, we live with Al’s defensive lapses, and maybe the team doesnt see those improving, in which case we need a monster 5 next to him to pick up the slack. In fact I see this as the single biggest need the team has— Oden is exciting to me more for his defensive lockdown ability than necessarily his post play (although I think he’ll be a very good scorer if he needs to be).

Perk is not athletic….I don’t see much of a quickness difference from when he weighed 300. Just more confidence. I don’t know that any weight loss will equal more quickness or athletism.

Brick, do you honestly think this team as is can get it done?
I know Doc has cost us between 5-10 wins this year, but don’t you think having 9 rooks on the roster has something to do with it also?

If we can move some of those guys for Pau, we would be crazy not to do it. He is a sure thing, and so are Paul Pierce & Big AL. Oden and Durrant still need 3 years in the league to get to where Pau is right now, at which time Paul is as good as gone. We will not get a better chance at a better player (who fits us perfectly btw) for years.

Theo, Green, Gomes/West, Perk, unprotected 07 #1 gets it done. With AL, Pau and Paul, who needs Oden?

Theo, Green, Gomes/West, Perk, unprotected 07 #1 gets it done. With AL, Pau and Paul, who needs Oden?

Well since that would still leave us without a big time interior defender, we need Oden.

The current roster could win 40-45 games next year with a good coach. Remember that young players do get better. To move beyond that, they will have to add pieces. But really this team needs some “addition by subtraction” by subtracting Ratliff, Szczerbiak and above all Rivers and Beetlejuice.

Agreed D dub,

It seems like the more people talk about Gasol the worse he becomes.
the guy was an All Star a couple of years ago. He also lead his Spanish team to a World Championship over an American team loaded with guys that everyone would have taken over him. The guys a winner. He just needs to be in the right situation

Under Doc Rivers’ coaching he’s bound to improve immensly

All right I’m kidding on that one. But I do like Gasol for this team.

With all of that said it would surprise me if he ended up here

Thing is, Pierce is capable of carrying a team out of the East right now. Which means we should be improving the team right now. There will be no better player on the block than Pau for a long time.

With Oden/Durrant (if[/i] we win the lotto), maybe we see the first round in 08, 09, and hopefully, [i]if[/i] we can re-sign everyone, and [i]if[/i] Pierce is still around & healthy, have a shot at contending in 2010…. Too many if’s to bet this franchise on when we have the chance to write our own ticket [i]today.

Here is the easiest trade in the world.If Denver needs a PG. send them Telfair,Scal. and a 2nd. rd. pick for Najera.

So anyone else been watching that kid Granger playing for Indiana?
He was the pick directly after we selected GG. Danny went for “raw, but huge upside” w/ GG … Granger has been a solid contributor w/ Pacers. I have a feeling that the delta between these two will continue to expand. Also, I feel Celtics Nation is at the end of the Ainge/Rivers era … it’ll be over by next year’s All-Star game. Danny has run out of time. He’s drafted ok (Jefferson is a starter, Delonte a solid 3rd guard, Gomes can stay in an 9-man rotation, TA … still not sure, and GG is too far away to know what we have, Perkins is a backup), but his trades and FA activity has been horrible, HORRIBLE. They have the worst record because collectively, they have the worst talent. A top 3 pick in the 07’ draft will help begin the process of turning over this collection of players. Shed Telfair and Wally for whatever you can get to open roster space and cap space. Move Pierce … that’s right … move Pierce now. Chicago would give up Deng (a talented 21 year old who can score and rebound as a wing player), and NY’s 07’ pick (a top ten for sure). Sign a veteran PG who can play 20 minutes a game, while tutoring Rondo and West. Pray … PRAY for Oden (since Deng and Durant would constitute some overlap in how they play, but maybe not). So let this collection play … use NY’s pick and Minnesota’s pick next year to add talent (via draft or trade) … add Jefferson. I’d feel better about that future than trying to trade for veterans to surround Pierce before his biological clock runs out. Come on Wyc …