Time To Focus On Free Agents

Like all the others on the list.

McDyess is going to stay with the Pistons. Bird Man is going to stay with Denver, if we want to have a decent 5 then we need to get Sheed. Don’t mention that we can sign Zaza or Nesterovic I hate them both. Gortat would be good but I think he’s going to sign somewhere that allows him to start like NYC.

Is very likely to end up a Celtic. Ties to Doc from Orlando. He’s professional… should get along with the Big Three well. And… I can’t imagine him returning to the mess that is the Phoenix Suns.

I’d like to see McDyess. Anthony Parker would be good as well. I think Miami extended an offer to J-Moon. I’d also like to see Marion but I think he wants big bucks (more than we can afford). I say also package T-Allen and Scal and move them for someone (if anyone is interested in them).

WHY IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT VON WAFER??
He’d be a perfect fit as a back up swing for the Celts!

Plus he’s got some crazy in him which I like. Cuz I don’t know Karate, but I know CRAAAZY!

McDyess won’t sign, neither will Birdman. Wilcox, Shelden Williams and Drew Gooden would all be a good fit with us. Shelden would be better to bring in if we already got someone else good so that we aren’t relying on him.

1. Sheed
2. Gortat
3. Za Za

After they get their big man they can start to worry about backup swingmen and point guards.

I would also not rule out a sign and trade involving one or more current FAs.

is all I want from that list.
And maybe Sheed for the right price.

ill pass on Oberto and Bowen…Oberto i deemed useless halfway through last season and Bowen is not what he used to be. Frankly I think theyre both washed up and headed in the wrong direction. Now Kleiza he showed some fire with Denver bring him aboard.

so I would take a combination f any 2 of the bigs, meaning Cs or PFs. I’d take Parker and I’d take Hill, with Walker developing. I liked Marbury for the backup slot. He’s got starter talent and if Rondo goes down, you still have a shot.

I don’t see how Sheed helps. At his age is just going to be more tempermental replacement for BBD. I really don’t think he has it anymore. And the Celtics can get about the same thing with less headaches by resigning BBD and waiting for Powe to come back.

The Celtics are missing three things; a back up PG, a big swingman defensiv specialist who can spell Pierce so Pierce doesn’t have to always guard the other teams best scorer, and they need a back up center (not a back up forward but a center with some length who can do what PJ Brown did in 08). Sheed fills none of those needs. Grant Hill would, but can he stay healthy? He did play every game last year. The Celtics would be perfect for Hill and he for them. Great character guy. Can you get four more true professionals than Hill, Allen, Pierce and Garnett? His health is an issue but he would only have to play 15 minutes or so a game. He could go Kamakaze at the other teams best scorer during that time. HIll is unselfish enough to be willing to play defense and do all the dirty work. I love the idea of signing him.

I am not sure where they get the big man. McDysse is who they need. But, McDysse for some odd reason refuses to play anywhere but Detroit. It is just nuts.

And no Birdman. That guy is so grotesque he makes me want to throw up every time I look at him. He is a good player, but no way.

agree with the position needyou mentioned except McDyess is a backup forward not center. Just sign Gortat. Can we also get a list of the backup point guards available?

McDyess
ZaZa
Chris Wilcox

Is my big man list. I don’t think Sheed can defend/rebound well enough or will be willing to take a pay cut and come off the bench.

as for SF’s, I’d go with:

Josh Childress
Dhantay Jones
Des Mason or
Matt Barnes

I’d love signing Childress up for a couple of years to solidify our 6th man role. Searching for a backup for Paul each year until he retires will get old. Guys like Anthony Parker and Grant Hill are one year rentals at best.

After the non-action of last night’s draft. we did kind of screw ourselves, leaving it totally in the players’ hands as to how much they want to sign for. Could’ve had DeJuan Blair, BJ Mullens, or somebody else to help board, but did nothing.

McDyess wants to stay in Detroit. Birdman will stay in Denver.

Sheed or this will be another horrible offseason.

We all know the positions we need help in at this point, but, seem to have variious opinions about what is best and realalistic. Here is a breakdown, by position, as to how I see it working out:

PG: We need a vet here. Someone who can handle the ball, and preferably have a decent jump shot. There are obviously some big names out there. Marbury, Kidd, Miller, and Bibby are the ones that jump out to me. These players will probably want at least the full MLE or more, deserving or not. We are better off spending that elsewhere. I think someone like Booby Jackson would be agood fit here. Jackson is a vet, so probaly can get him for LLE or VM. He has a good outside shot, handles the ball well, andturns the ball over very rarely. He’s not much of a passer, but that can be worked around.

SF: This, in my opinion, is where we could either hit a homerun or completely strike out. There really doesn’t seem to be much out there for FA’s at this spot, at least not affordable anyways. Our best move would be to try and trade some combination of Scal, TA, Giddens, Walker or Pruitt for either Nocioni or Magette. Sacramento is obviously looking to dump salary and would probably part with Nocioni. He still has four years left on his deal, a little prohibitive, but would be a great fit off our bench. He plays good defense, can shoot lights out, and seems to be a good enough team player. As for FA’s I like Matt Barnes over Hill. Hill is a superb character guy and still a good talent. Barnes is younger and more atheletic though. Barnes also can shoot the three and plays very solid defense. To some it might not seem like he does, but having played on G.S. and Phoenix it could be easy to overlook this.

C: Wow, some really farfetched scenarios have been thrown out at this spot. Sheed, Dice, Birdman, Gortat, Za Za just name ones who standout. This is probably where we should spend our MLE. Dice is probably the only one who could be had for less than the full MLE, the rest may actually want more. Dice really isn’t a center though, and seems to be content to play out his daysi n Detroit. Don’t think he is a good idea. Gortat is going to want to start somewhere and will get more than the MLE most likely. Za Za seems to want a starting gig as well, not sure he will get it though. Birdman is my favorite and would be the best fit. He isn’t a restricted FA, so it’s totally up to him where he goes as I don’t think anyone is going to offer him more than the full MLE. I do think he likes Denver and will want to stay there. This leaves us Sheed. I am really conflicted on him. He is still a capable player, especially in a bench role. Just not sure where his head is at, is he even sure. Will he accept a bench role? How much money will he want. If KG can get Marbury in line, then he can get Sheed in line, so this might actually be the best fit. If not , we may have to try to get LA to buy out Camby or work out a trade. Camby would be great in green and a trade could work, if we don’t trade for a SF.

So here is what i think would be ideal:

PG: Bobby Jackson (Vet. Min.)
SF: Andres Nocioni (Trade)
C: Chris Andersen (MLE) & Camby (LLE via LA buyout)

And of course we need to re-sign BBD!

From Ric Bucher’s Twitter

Those are top two. Heard Dal and Hou also called. Cle is not in mix. KG is calling, but Sheed won’t do Boston.

The top 2 being Orlando and San Antonio. So might be out of luck with Sheed

Forgive me Mater Po, this is the first time I’ve been wrong. No, wait a minute, I must be mistaken.

Has he ever been right? I don’t want him raining on my parade!

if i’m to believe bucher…….

i like the idea of matt barnes on the cheap, esp. better than grant hill, who’s old and not the kind of guy that we could build on at all past this year – barnes seems like an upgrade to tony allen (then again, my 5 year old cousin might add more to the team than T.A.), he’s relatively young and seems like a reasonable target for the c’s

if sheed is a pipedream, we need a free agent big and by big i mean center i do wonder about camby being bought out bc blake griffin makes one too many bigs in clipperland, but we cant sit back and wait for him to be bought out

with shaq in cleve. our top priority is a big man. when all else fails—hack a shaq. i have no idea about how available zsa zsa is but he’s tough. sheed has been backing away from the basket more and more to preserve his bones. i worry about hill’s age and fragility. go danny go.

No mention of Leon here. I wonder if he is a goner. Hope not.

While I HATE Sheed I have the funny feeling he’d fit in perfectly here. But I would sell my family for Grant Hill, whom I’ve always thought of as a Celtic at heart. Like Duncan. Classy ex-ACC winners who play team ball above all else. Hil’s comeback from injury has been almost as impressive as McDyess.
Would love any of those guys on this team. Not sure enough about the others, though.

who to pick Matt Barnes or Marquis Daniels?? If Sheed goes to the Magic does that finally close the door on Turk? Don’t sell the back up point guards short. A good one can get us better quality looks for our bench shooters and hopefully better production. It will be an absolute must to rest the big 3 a lot more this season and if we get no scoring from the bench I’m afraid Doc will be rushing them back in there. we will feel that effect come April and May!