C's Make Offer On Mutumbo

good news

I think our chances at Mutombo are at 20% .. someone at his age wouldnt want to uproot his family for the same amount of money, he seems comfortable there ..
They should be looking to Europe in my opinion..

I heard thought I read somewhere that we was leaning towards Houston so that he wouldn’t have to relocate his family again..? Let’s hope he’s willing to sacrifice for a better chance to win.

If we’re not gonna outbid the Rockets we could at least offer to let him start (and by start I mean let him play the opening five minutes and then sit him til the 3rd of 4th quarter. I like Perk, but if there was another player last season who picked his first foul up in the opening minute of the game more than Perk I’m not aware of him.

Spend the damn money on PJ Brown.

i randomely remember mutombo being on jamn94.5 while he was visting his home he had here in like ’98. he said he loved boston at the time.

Trying to put myself in Mutombo’s shoes, I think that he could convince himself that with McGrady, Yao, and Francis, along with solid contributors in Battier, Bonz, and Mike James, that he has just as much of a chance winning it all there as here. Sadly to say, I think he is right. We will be great in the East, but only a Celtic fan could make the statement we are definitely better than them. They do lack team chemistry though. Players like Francis and Wells don’t help that.

I hope he convinces himself of this because I don’t think he has anything left…

jonez11,
Creative idea, way to think outside the box.

Get both Mutombo and PJ Brown, we’re going to need them.

CWebb,Deke &PJ…2 of those 3…and another point-Hudson???…3 more vets sounds good

Based on seeing both Motumbo and PJ Brown play last year (about a dozen times each on League Pass), I’d rather have Motumbo. The guy is still a productive rebounder and solid defender. Brown didn’t look anyhting like the defender he once was. I’d rather them make a better offer than Houston to entice Motumbo over rather than throw the money at Brown. I also agree that the Cs should target Webber as well and try to get 2 of the 3. The team would be very old, but incredibly experienced and suddenly deep.

I think he’d have a better chance of winning with us. Remember Houston is fighting Western conference teams in the playoffs. Houston might be as good as us now but we are in the weaker conference.

I think we can safely put PJ Brown to rest. He wants the mid-level, and we only have 3.8 million to offer, as of now. So that ship has sailed.

They should also go after Anthony Johnson with a second draft pick and cash considerations.. he is easily a buy low candidate whose value was hurt with a strange Dallas tenure.Elsewhere ive seen him he has been solid solid solid.

Anthony Johnson would be a solid pick up as a back up point. Is Chris Duhon available??

Duhon isn’t available for what the Celtics have to trade.

As I said in another post, a veterans’ minimum offer for Mutombo is insulting, and I wouldn’t take it if I were he.

The Celtics also have their biannual exception available. The could use that on House and still have their full MLE.

I hope Mutombo passes.

Thanks, Brick. I wasn’t sure if Duhon was a free agent or not.

  Who believes anything a player says about where he wants to play? It’s all lip service – with the intent of not making ANYONE mad. Mutumbo might not switch from Houston for a tiny amount of money, but for any decent offer, I’ll be he’ll come. He is on the Last Roundup and I’m sure he knows that. Plus I would presume he would higher in the playoffs here then in the west and that’s extra cash too. Mutumbo is a very smart individual and will factor all this in.

Mutumbo is a freaking Travares. All they can do is point their index fingers.

Let’s spend the freaking money on Brown who still is a force and can move and run.

Honestly how much left can Dikembe have in the tank? I know that he was surprisingly productive last year, but to expect or hope that he would be able to repeat it is a big gamble. Same with PJ Brown. He’s what 37, 38? Do you really think its a wise bet to count on these guys 1) staying healthy and 2) still be productive?

Motumbo would be nice but Brown would too. In the role he would play I’m sure there’s plenty left in the tank.

I won’t repeat my entire post from earlier, but those saying Brown is a better buy than Motumbo mustn’t have seen the two of them play last year. Motumbo looked a lot sharper. Brown looked drugged on the court. Like his sneakers were stuck in mud.