Thank You Eddie House

Thank you Eddie House. I hope this isn't goodbye, but it might be. Steve Bulpett reports:
James Posey’s agent reports no decisive movement in negotiations for his free agent client as of early tonight. But the Celtics could be in danger in losing another player represented by Mark Bartelstein — Eddie House.
The Celts would love to get House back at a one-year deal for the veteran minimum, but he’s looking for more money and more years. According to Bartelstein, such offers are currently on the table from other clubs.
If it is goodbye, I wish you all the best. You came to town without much fanfare, but you filled a need that many of us didn't know we needed; a sniper off the bench.
On most teams you'd be called the best shooter on the team, except that you happened to have Ray Allen on the team. You catch and shoot so fast, it isn't just one motion, you seem to start the shooting motion even before you catch the ball. It's a thing of beauty.
You were instant offense no matter how long you spent on the bench. You hustled and you bought into the team concept from day one. The team brought in Sam Cassell to be veteran backup point guard and found out they had a pretty decent on on the team already.
It was a joy watching you play. I still hope we can watch you in Celtic green again next year, but if not, you go with our blessings and thanks.
More Thank You's: Ray Allen | PJ Brown | Wyc Grousbeck & Owners | Sam Cassell | Paul Pierce | Kobe Bryant | Doc Rivers | Assistant Coaches | James Posey | Danny Ainge | 17 Thank You's
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Steady…steady. Time to offer 2 years at 2.0-2.5 mil. C’mon Danny, you know “glue” when you see it. And Eddie has two more good years
We can’t offer quite that amount if we’re going to bring Posey back with the full MLE. We can offer him about $3.9 million over two years if we have our LLE left, or $3.7 million over two years if we used our LLE on O’Bryant.
Damn, Eddie was a fan favorite. I hope they can find SOME way to keep him, he’s a huge spark everytime he’s in there.
by WillC on Jul 15, 2008 8:22 PM EDT reply actions
i definitely hope we dont lose eddie. just a class guy and a great teammate.
by bucknersrevenge on Jul 15, 2008 8:31 PM EDT reply actions
Dag Eddie’s worth at least the LLE or a 120% non bird at two years? We raise Eddie above the minimum he’s worth that he’s definitely worthy of 2 years…look for him to end up in Philly (they NEED a shooter) or NY he knows Dantoni’s system and he fits well into it.
by Hillcrestwildcat on Jul 15, 2008 9:17 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah, I kind of see him ending up in Philly too. He’s a good energy guy, but he isnt irreplacable like Po-Z.
by murphman on Jul 15, 2008 9:30 PM EDT reply actions
Danny’s FA signing always seemed puzzling. all the way through signing pollard. But then he signed House, posey, and PJ and one thought he was turning the corner. But this offseason, he seems back to his bizarre brain doctor ways. We have a small window. We need guys like House and Posey. Not O’Bryant. O’Bryant won’t last three minutes in the playoffs before he puts the team over the foul limit. Tyrone Lue or Pruitt aren’t the deadly no conscience shooters House is. Whoever we plug in for Posey won’t give us the killer 6th man we had. I’m dissapointed that Danny doesn’t see that we basically have two more years to win with this group. Don’t fool around with a winning fornula. You gan give Scal 5 yrs, but you can’t give Posey 3? You can give O’Bryant two years, but you can’t give House that?
show me the money- it’s all about wyc’s,et.al. dough.i can’t blame em. ticket prices are obscene and they will escalate. we cry about the gas prices. but the $$$ all these guys have and the owners have is disgusting when you realize people will die this winter from the heating oil ^ in price and a whole lot more will suffer. so let them go back and forth and we wait and let’s really remember, they’re all overindulged and overpaid.
Cmon we cant come up with more than the veterans minimum for House. He did everything asked of him including taking a back seat to Sam for the last quater of the year. I don’t think we get past Cleveland without his play in games 6 and 7. He deserves to be offered a modest raise and a guarantee that his minutes will not be yanked around. He is a great fit with either the starters or the second unit. He spaces the floor, hustles on defense, and knows our system. The problem with giving in Poseys contract demands is that it handcuffs our ability to sign anyone to anything besides a veterans minimum contract.
by FatjohnReturns on Jul 16, 2008 12:07 AM EDT reply actions
House and Posey were talking about Jason Collins making $6 million this year (he signed a five-year, $25-million deal with the Nets awhile back) at the Championship DVD signing at Borders today.
You can’t blame them for patiently waiting for more than the offers they’re getting when thinking about what other players make, whether that should matter or not.
by FierceLikePaulPierce on Jul 16, 2008 2:43 AM EDT reply actions
If it ain’t broke… Eddie handled his demotion with professional class, and came up big when called upon in the playoffs. If we lose Eddie because Scalabrine’s eating up $3 million for the next two years, my dissatisfaction with the “Orange Assassin” will turn to disdain. Bring Eddie and Posey back, they are glue guys and pressure players, as they demonstrated so well this season.
by halfman/halfoyster on Jul 16, 2008 7:24 AM EDT reply actions
I really don’t understand what MLE’s, veteran’s minimum, Scal’s salary , etc have to do with signing Pose and House. If the owners are willing to pay them, why can’t they just pay them. Are there rules that limit the owners spending if they are willing to pay the luxury tax. Dallas and New York don’t seem to have any limits.
love eddie and hate the fact that the salary cap prevents teams from staying together. I don’t begrudge eddie his payday; I just wish it was with us. we’re going to be in this situation every year with pierce, ray and kg’s huge contracts. it takes more than 3 guys to win and we were lucky to get the supporting cast we did this year for as cheaply as we did. danny did an unbelievable job there.if danny could swing a deal for the young guard Kopponen on the trailblazers he should consider that. that kid looks like a player. darius miles is intriguing because of his length and athleticism- I just don’t know about his head. I always thought the kid had unbelievable potential. I remember him playing really well against us. I still feel we need one more big man and I think the birdman would be a nice addition but I suspect he is going back to NO. there are a number of intriguing players in the various summer leagues and you can be sure Danny is watching and taking notes. Eddie THANK YOU!!
Eddie House became my wife’s favorite Celtic during the postseason, especially game 7 against Cleveland and game 4 of the finals. I think she likes his tattoos and the dives to the floor he would take to get a loose ball. So between my wife’s recommendation, House’s surprisingly good defense, and his amazing attitude despite being supplanted by Cassel, I’ve grown to love Eddie as well. Bring him back for two years!
Like everyone else, I grew to enjoy House as a Celtic . . . and I grew to like watching his family on TV as they attended games during the playoffs (except whiny “Uncle Mike”). Absolutely Eddie’s a fan favorite and I will miss him if DA decides he needs too much to stay. Fingers crossed!
by Thruthelookingglass on Jul 16, 2008 10:57 AM EDT reply actions





























