Ainge Called Reggie (Again)

I think Danny places a high value on great outside shooters, especially in an offensive where Rondo is so good at penetrating and kicking out, and where KG is so good at finding the open shooter in the double team. That is why he pushes for guys like Reggie and Reddick (yes, I believe that Ainge was probably interested in him, although I hope he would not have given up Pruitt and Walker for the guy).

I listened to Dan Patrick this morning when all this was said and I have to say this report is another case of making something out of nothing. Dan just likes to paint guys into corners so he can run his ‘this just in’ news bit.

Did anyone notice that the announcers were mentioning Northeastern U. yesterday and failed to mention Reggie Lewis went there?

I’d rather see Pruitt and Walker get some meaningful game experience than Reggie. You know that, Hall-of-Famer or not, he’s going to need some time to get the rust shaken off. He’s also not going to the HoF for his defense (unless they’ve contructed a “greatest floppers” wing that I’m not aware of).

What the team needs more than another outside shooter is a wing that can defend, especially against some of the bigger guys. Pruitt might be able to help, but I really want to see what Walker can do against top competiton (not garbage time). He’s got the strength and athleticism where he MIGHT be able to at least make life more difficult for guys like LeBron. We don’t need a stopper, per se, just someone who can come in and give Paul a breather.

I find this very funny

Teams are still calling Reggie? Wow!

and if ta comes back and gives us some good wing d, though inconsistent at best, I think adding reggie and pj would be enough. i realize neither reggie nor PJ will make it here, but i think its the sort of thing we need. scal is playing just like posey, but not as well, so we need part of that to be made up. Another shooter is the realistic way we will fill it. we are kicking butt now because we are spreading the floor. reggie would spread the floor

Why the interest in a guy who is 43, soon to be 44 who has been retired for nearly 4 years?

I doubt Miller is coming back into the league, but if he did, I think he would join the Celtics over anyother team. We already have a relationship with him from last year and he is good friends with KG.

next one on the list= lazarus. i wish there was a big for the picking like pj last year. danny prbably will have to do a 3 for 1, for a mediocre big—oh well.

I expect TA to come back and play very well after the all star break. This is just another “sky is falling” thread. We need this, we need that, blah blah blah.

The Celtics are the best team in the league and they’re loaded.

Take Patrick O’Bryant for example. With a few exceptions (e.g. Portland and LA), Patrick O’Bryant would be the regular back up center. He has shown me that he can shoot, pass, rebound and block shots. That’s what centers do. In Boston he has become the new human victory cigar.

And don’t you think Rick Carlisle would love to have a player as good as Tony Allen coming off his bench, or even starting instead of the virtually useless Antoine Wright?

The Celtics have one of the best benches in the league. The only two benches I’d rate more highly are the Lakers and possibly Cleveland. But those teams don’t have three HOF players in the starting lineup, either.

Reggie could still shoot his last year, he just couldn’t get open. Its the wheels that go.

i think we’ve got a championship team. Our 2-8 spell gave all the blogger experts air but we’ve got a good 2nd team

I hope Brickowski is right about O’Bryant but for the first time against Dallas I think I saw why he’s nailed to the bench. No real quickness.

Reggie Miller is OLD.

I mean, you thought Sam Cassell was old. But Reggie is OLD.

How old is Reggie now? 45 or something? I’m not sure if I believe this…