Celts In No Hurry

by Jeff Clark on Jan 4, 2009 8:20 AM EST in Rumors Comment 9 comments

Sounds like the Celtics are in no hurry to make a move and in fact never made an offer to Mutumbo: (via the Globe)

"Boston talked to me about being interested, but never made an offer. I believe they also had interest in P.J. Brown, Alonzo Mourning, and Joe Smith, who might be released by Oklahoma City.

Also:

Despite their recent losses, the sky hasn't fallen. The Celtics won't make a kneejerk move to add a veteran big man or a veteran guard with scoring skills off the bench. As they did with Brown and Sam Cassell late last season, expect them to take their time to make sure they get the right piece to their puzzle.

The Celtics will keep an eye on what big men are waived by Saturday, when contracts become guaranteed for the rest of the season. Potential candidates include Memphis's Darius Miles, Chicago's Michael Ruffin, the Lakers' Josh Powell, Miami's Jamal Magliore, Milwaukee's Austin Croshere, New Orleans's Sean Marks, and Toronto's Jake Voskuhl.

One NBA source said the Celtics seem interested only in players that are free agents or are bought out. But stay tuned. Don't be surprised if Celtics president Danny Ainge has something up his sleeve.

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I don't think signing

Mutomobo, Marbury, etc. or trading for Joe Smith would be knee jerk reactions. These positions of need were known before the season even began. I don’t care what Danny says, he needs to get moving or watch Cleveland take over first place.

by Bankshot on Jan 4, 2009 9:03 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Sounds like another year of no trades and signings only

As last season progressed and some of the weaknesses in the armor were exposed last year, Danny showed great confidence in his bench and as much as rumored swirled, he stayed put and let them grow and added a couple of bodies later on down the line through signings. It sure seems to me that this is the way that Danny is going to progress again. I only hope that he can bring in the quality of individuals that he did last year. Those guys, as people, seemed to fit in seamlessly.

by nickagneta on Jan 4, 2009 9:24 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Last year’s bench was a lot better than this year’s bench — remember James Posey?

by vinnie on Jan 4, 2009 11:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Um, none of those potential candidates should get any minutes off our bench..
Also, I dont take any of what is said in that article seriously “they’re not gonna make a move, they’re waiting for players to be waived. Danny might have something up his sleeve” which one is it?
And please tell me he doesnt see guys off our bench as untradeable

by TheAncientRivalry on Jan 4, 2009 10:17 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Most of those candidates are better than Paddy, but several of them draw no interest from me. Maybe Magliore.

by CoachBo on Jan 4, 2009 10:18 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

6th man

is what our bench is really lacking! The guy that’s truly in the running for the leagues 6th man award. The go to guy of the reserves, or maybe even the guy many people think should be starting, but gives us more as the first guy off the bench! Especially with Docs penchant for using all five reserves at the same time—the second unit is rudderless.
Doc tries to have that guy be one of the big three, but usually they’re left in about the time they really need a blow too! Not the same as getting a fresh body with a big spark off the bench—Hondo like!
Just don’t think one of these bigs that are being speculated about is going to solve too much!

by OhioGreen on Jan 4, 2009 12:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

When someone worth picking up becomes available, Ainge will make an offer. That hasn’t happened yet.

by Brickowski on Jan 4, 2009 1:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

There's nothing to indicate a trade, but maybe one will come about.

Ainge is good at wisely selecting late round picks and developing them into marginal NBA players. And he’s shown he can then package guys together and trade them off for a more significant contributor. Right now we have a half dozen guys to choose from to make up a package. I don’t see how he’d do it, or for whom, but maybe we should half expect it.

by no kidding on Jan 4, 2009 1:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Time will tell

So many things can happen during the year regarding a possible roster change, injury necessity or line-up weakness. The Celtics current roster is small but why not try a larger size line-up and test it out and see what happens. If you are playing against a big lineup from an average team and you are going to win the game test out O’Bryant at Center, Powe or Baby at Power, Scal at the 3, Tony Allen at 2 and Pruit at the 1. Now you are not a small lineup what can hurt especially in lop-sided games.

by CelticsWin on Jan 4, 2009 4:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs