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Um, Jeff, did you mean beacoup crazy? ;D

Al Jefferson’s extension.

Roy,not Carlisle…gotta figure out who we take 3, 4 or 5…and who has most trade value if we get those picks….do the O’Neil’s,KG’s of the world get moved in a huge 3/4 teamer involving our pick 3-5?….would we ever trade AL in any deal??

Al’s not for sale. No way.

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Go Mets! ;D

The recriminations on May 22nd are going to be brutal no matter what happens. Either the pro tankers are going to be gloating and doing the happy dance on the “how can we sell out the franchise like this” faces or the pro tankers are going to be in hiding. Either way it should be entertaining on here.

This has been a fascinating post season already; part of the prospect of Celt’s success for the future is the attrition that takes place with the other teams and it sure is good to see that the Heat are gone, finished, dead, swept in 4, no Antwoine and his shoulder chip, maybe it is time for Shaq to become border segurity and another team stuck in the middle for a long time; couldn’t be better. NJ may win but sure look vulnerable in round 2 with ice on the knees.

It is also good to see that the teams that the Celts will need to compete against in the future; Chicago, Toronto, and Orlando, Chicago is the front runner; awesome, good young teams, that may make for a great rivalries.

Here’s a thought,

I’ve been very impressed with Golden State in the playoffs, if Dallas doesn’t advance beyond the first round, does Cuban blow up the club and starts a whole sale? Can we see Dirk being traded?

Wouldn’t Dirk look good in Celtic green next to Pierce?

Just thought I’d throw that out there, since it’s a slow day other than the Pat’s coming up big over the weekend

The Heat’s low hanging fruit is already starting to rot. As for the Mavs, the player they will look to dump first is Dampier, and he’s a slug.

The worst moment of this past year was listening to the Boston crowd chant “MVP” for Kobe Bryant. I still haven’t recovered.

BTW, if you read the LA Times today, you’d see that the NBA writers who are jumping ship on the Lakers are convinced that Mr. Garnett will be wearing purple and gold this fall.

I’m hoping that when Deborah Jean Palfrey (the woman accused of running that prostitution ring in DC) publishes her client list, that Doc Rivers’ name will be on it.

totally off subject

good call on the Simon&Garfunkel there Jeff.

laughs a lot

re Dallas. Not to insult anyone but you guys may have forgotten they let Steve Nash go. They are capable of blowing the team up. They would have to feel like they would stay as good and not be so much of an investment for the future thing. I haven’t a clue about cap issues but no way we get him without trading Al or PP for him. Id sure call and say how about Perk, Gomes, West, etc and our first pick for him. Yeah I would trade a bunch of nothing and a top two pick for him. The front line would be Dirk, Al and PP. Al would be the low post guy obviously. Its a good fit and of course it won’t happen

Let me add I have seen enough of Dirk over the years, as probably everyone here has, to be amazed that he just can’t bring himself to stay underneath the basket. Still, as big as he is and as great a shooter he is he poses big problems for the opposing team. he would draw pressure away from Al, and allow room for pp, tony and gerald to cut to the basket. oh yeah, he is a great fit and Id trade that pick to Cuban. I think old Cuban could bite at it. he is gonna be pretty sick of watching Dirks game here in a few days I think

I think that Mavs are at least 50-50 to come back and win the series. They just have to find a way to win game 6 on the road.

I don’t see how the Lakers get Garnett unless Minnisota just gives him away. Who do the Lakers have to trade? Odom? Kwamie Brown? Are you kidding me? Yeah, Bynum has shown flases but he is still only two years out of high school and is probably two years away from being a full time productive starter. Outside of Brown (talented head case), Odom (productive starter when healthy), and Bynun, the Lakers don’t even have a legitimate starter. The best Minnisota could get for a sure HOFer and one of the top five players in the league is one of those guys? No way. That is just wishful thinking on the Lakers’ part. The Lakers are in a lot of trouble. Kobe makes them too good to get a decent draft pick and none of the aquisitions they have made (Odom and Brown) have panned out into an All-Star for Kobe to play with and they only have one young player who is well thought of (Bynum). They are stuck like chuck. I can’t see them getting any better without a major miracle, either signing a free agent off of the junk pile who turns into a star or getting a gift from the draft gods by getting a mid first rounder who turns into an all-star. Both of those are pretty unlikly.

IMHO Garnett will be a Laker. The deal will indeed be Odom, Kwame Brown (expiring) and a first round pick. The Wolves will also force the Lakers to eat at least one bad contract (Jaric or Hudson).

Following the DAL/GS series just makes me depressed over
what the Celtics would be like with Baron Davis here.
I believe we could have had him for the same price we paid
for Antoine (plus perhaps Tony Allen?).

“IMHO Garnett will be a Laker. The deal will indeed be Odom, Kwame Brown (expiring) and a first round pick. The Wolves will also force the Lakers to eat at least one bad contract (Jaric or Hudson).”

If that is all McHale can get for Garnett, he is the dumbest GM in league history. That isn’t even a nickle on the dollar. You mean that Chicago can’t do better? No way. The Lakers have nothing of value. That deal is just giving Garnett away for cap space. It makes no sense.

wahz, Dirk is a good scorer, but a big who plays small and his defense is questionable. We have plenty of scorers. I wouldn’t include Perk in a trade for him because Perk is our best low post defender and he’s getting better at covering bigs who play small. He’s our best defender against opposing bigs. I think DWest has too much heart to trade for Dirk and I think DWest will get better. I don’t see us getting any big name players this summer.

Are the Celtics capable of being involved in the LA-Minn trade? I mean, I would love looking at Odom playing for Boston with that soft hand he also uses to smoke

Odom is a very good player, regardless of what he smokes.

“Odom is a very good player, regardless of what he smokes.”

He is a 15 10 guy who only has played in 80 or more games twice in his career. He only played in 56 games this year and has played fewer than 70 games four out of his seven years in league. He is just not a reliable player. Never has been. He also has never averaged more than 17.2 ppg and is a career 45% shooter. Hell, Wally has had a better career than Odon. He can be a good player when healthy, but is not and never has been even when healthy even a lower tier all-star player. If that is the best player McHale can get for Garnett something is seriously wrong.

The Beatles break-up, Simon and Garfunkel break-up.

The Celtics break-up with Doc/Danny is a no brainer and yet we stay the course. If the Celtics wish to be a championship contender some year and think they are going to get their with the Danny/Doc show, be careful what you wish for.

It is inconceivable that we went through the season we did and these guys are safe and getting extensions. Who says “tanking” doesn’t pay off?

I seriously doubt, especially after reading the owner’s comments about building around him, that Kevin Garnett will be traded. But if he is traded, I expect it will be to the Lakers. Kobe is going to put a lot of pressure on management to get him better teammates, and my guess is they will reluctantly include Bynum in the deal.

I do agree with the “No news is good news” theory. If I’m a Boston sportswriter, I’d be saying to the sports editor just let me cover the playoffs and we’ll revisit the Celtics in a few weeks.

Bynum and Odom for Garnett is absolute robbery. I can’t beleive that Chicago or Miami or Dallas couldn’t blow that offer away if they wanted to. If that is what happens that means that there is no market for Garnett at his age and salary, something that seems very unlikly.