we need a big man, not a basket case. this could be one of those corey dillon/randy moss type situations where a guy has a bad reputation but…. why take that risk to fill that spot? it’s not the priority. unless it helps us get joe smith somehow i don’t see it.

no no no no no no no no….

I say go for it. Keep him from the Lakers. Then trade for Smith and keep him from the Cavs.

2 guys that makes us favorites by far are Marbury & Smith…there is ZERO risk,he allows Rondo AND House less point minutes….and the guy is a good player….it does not stop us from getting a big guy….downside??…none…..heaven forbid if RR got hurt? you want Sam logging 30+ a nite or Marbury???

want Marbury logging 30+ minutes a night. Thats where he will become a cancer. But if he is only playing 10-12 minutes off the bench in a limited I just dont think he becomes a problem. However, if the C’s ask him to play starter minutes then all bets are off.

is the real missing piece anyway, IMO.

I think???? we’ve not scored 90+ and lost…Marbury will help us score 90, which = wins…which we all like…Starbury is a lousy SOB maybe but his best chance for a new contract is via the Posey route,ride the coattails of the big 3 to a title and cash in…this is perfect for both him & the C’s

But Danny is a gambler. If he does bring Marbury in he will have done his due diligence. He brought in Ricky Davis and he helped us for a year. I think on this one he will get opinions from Doc and the veteran players. We see Marbury as a terrible person and maybe he is. But the players know him better than we do. Forgetting about the big for now we need someone to allow House and TA to play the 2 and 3 and not pg. My choice would be Gabe. If Marbury can be induced to be a playmaker first it could be a good move. And maybe the inducement of a ring can be that motivating factor. Will be interesting to see what happens.

i honestly don’t know how to feel about this. i worry about chemistry….but i do know that with strong team players like peirce, allen and garnett we won’t let one guy ruin it for us. let’s put it this way…if marbury screws this one up it’s just gonna make him look bad…and not necessarily the celtics. i don’t think he will stand in the way in us defending our championship.

don’y like the guy. holds on to the ball too much. is the epicenter of the offense. what, we were happy with sam keeping the ball to himself last year? and he has been sitting for months which equals terrible game shape, which means we have to tolerate tons of minutes of him doing his ego thing to get in shape.

Ainge has invested in Pruitt. If he thinks Pruitt can’t cut it, then yeah, he considers Marbury. But my guess is, Ainge isn’t thinking about Marbury at all, and this talk is only being generated by Marbury’s agent.

Marbury is typical of what is available out there at our price. We either roll the dice with the guy and hope he accepts his role or dont. I dont see a lot of difference here from the initial Posey signing. The guy has a bad rep from his former team/coach and we dont know how he will fit in. His teammates dont say a lot one way or the other except that he needs to focus on the game rather than his own needs. A lot of us (myself included) will tend to say I told you so, if this doesnt work.

If he comes, I wonder what role he is expected to fill? He takes minutes from Pruitt, House, Rondo and probably Tony Allen. Will he play any defense? Will the Doc and starters prefer him to Rondo in the fourth quarter like they did Cassell briefly last year?

sorry to beat the dead horse but Danny has to make up for the Pose deal or act within its theory which is to figure out how to win now and still have cap space in 2010.So if you sign Marbury and trade for Smith, they are one year rentals maybe two if they work out. Then they are gone as will be House at least and maybe Ray. Perk, RR PP and KG are the core beyond that and whichever youngs make it. I think are manuevering to get someone like Wade then. The point is we are picking up rentals, that is the plan, that is what Pose was.

1) How many more games before he arrives.
2) He hasn’t played an NBA game in almost a year.
3) He needs to get in NBA game shape. There aren’t many practices so it will have to be during games.
4) Donnie Walsh may not buy him out at all. Why would you if you have to pay him anyways? He’s not with the team.
5) Marbury is going to lose leverage as time goes on. When’s the last date you can be bought out or sign with another team?
6) The Celt’s last game with NY is in early Feb. Does Walsh wait until then?
7) I think he’ll be a good fit for 35 games. Marbury will look at it as Starbury against the world. Self Motivation on the short term.

nothing against the guy, I could not take him one on one … but after that last Portland game I was looking around for P.J. Brown. What’s dude’s name not Powe cuz they didn’t even let him on the floor… yea Perkins, i’m sorry he got owned. We need a big man… nuff said!