Ainge Comments On Miles

Ainge wants someone to sign Miles so that the Blazers are stuck paying the bill…. It isn’t inconceivable that it would be the Cs who take the flier on Miles (but I suspect with the O’Bryant signing that it is unlikely).

stay away danny. remember raef? remember theo? remember kandi-man? remember pollard? wakeup.

I’d like Miles if Posey doesn’t come.

Well Nazzbo, let’s compare apples to apples. LaFrentz and Ratliff had big contracts, and Theo doesn’t really count because he was acquired with an eye towards trading his expiring contract and a bunch of youngsters for a star— and the rest is history.

Olowokandi and Pollard were signed for the minimum. In the worst case you could waive one of those guys to reclaim the roster spot. No big deal.

The real killer was LaFrentz, a player Ainge acquired to play basketball, not as a trading chip. The bottom line is that the first Walker trade was absolutely lousy for the Celtics. Ainge was new to the job and far too anxious to dump Walker. He got fleeced by the Nelsons.

Roy, I agree — at the start of free agency, I was fine with the Cs using one of the four remaining roster spots on a project, which I feel they just used on Patrick O’Bryant. Now the other three spots need to be filled with vets who can help the Cs win now. Starting with Posey (I hope).

As in the case of Tony Allen, both Doc and Danny said that it takes a year to fully recover from knee surgery. Thus a one year contract for Darius Miles would hardly be beneficial to the Celtics.

Formerly micro fracture surgery did portend the end of a basketball career but surgical techniques are now more sophisticated so that type of surgery no longer predicts (with certainty) the end of a career.

One has to wonder as to what is missing when a player has a high degree of talent and disappoints on the production side. Production should not be solely measured by offensive statistics but rather on the whole player concept where defense weighs as important. Other yardsticks include BB IQ, whether the player makes his teammates better, good citizenship etc.

One hopes that Danny is either looking for a specific piece to complement our team or that he feels Darius could respond to better coaching. I doubt if either alternative would prove fruitful if Darius is being considered for a only a one year contract.

“his health is better than we were led to believe”. The C’s are working him out, and continuing to explore the option of bringing him aboard…. Sounds like Miles is past the point where his recovery is of question, or viewed as much of a risk.

Small forwards who only want to score & can’t/won’t play D are a dime a dozen. I’d love to be wrong, but I doubt DMiles amounts to anything but an end of the bench guy.

If Ainge somehow let’s Posey get away, I’d go after Matt Barnes. Similar scrappy defensive player, can hit corner threes & will do all the little things. Plus he’s younger and has DWest-style random tats.

Geez, c’mon guys. Wake up! Darius Miles is strictly to make Posey think we’ve got options. No one in green wants him especially with the risk card already played on OBryant.

brick-no problem with your point.i was merely remembering some of the injured guys we took on whose injuries really kept them and the team hostage to sick bay.

I know this is crazy-man talk, but it would be nice to go into a season with a roster of all-healthy players and not literal stiffs like Pollard.
Just sayin’…

I wouldn’t worry about the roster space. Remember, we had Scalabrine Pruitt Pollard on the roster that did pretty much nothing last year. I see no problem having O’Bryant and Miles on the team. Miles at one year for the minimum is a worthwhile risk.

Posey is going to the Hornets. I have no inside information but I don’t see the Celts matching one more year! It was nice having him on board but I don’t see him coming back.

As far as Eddie House! In my opinion, although some might disagree I think Bill Walker may supply the spark that house did this season. I also love the Marbury idea so long as KG gives the nod.

Goodbye Posey I’ll miss the defense. If any of the Big Three begin to bitch I’ll be pissed. All of them are max contracts which is why it is tough for use to fill the bench with quality.

Richard,

I’m glad you mentioned Walker as I never hear any mention of him helping next year at all, only Giddens. I think Walker has the better shot to be a big time player than JR. he’s got the pro body already and just needs to gather experience. Total agreement on the bench. I’d love to have everybody back too but it doesn’t work that way when you have 3 max contracts on your hands.