http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20090701/SPORTS16/907010320/1002/SPORTS/Magic+may+not+afford+big+man

“In other words, any hopes Magic fans had of seeing a major upgrade at power forward in the form of Rasheed Wallace, Antonio McDyess or Brandon Bass likely are gone because Orlando almost certainly won’t have the financial wherewithal to attract such players.”

Now it’s just down to San Antonio and Boston I think !

I would like to get this done soon so we could move on though…

. He also is said to be wary of the strong egos in the Boston locker room, not to mention the fact that the Rajon Rondo situation needs to be resolved??

There is no Rondo situation to be resolved. He is under contract for this year and if they sign Sheed they definitely aren’t trading Rondo because they are going for it now !

what strong egos is he referring to? KG, PP and Ray all showed they could get along just fine and check any egos at the door to get a championship. Perk hasn’t had any issues. The bench, such as it is, isn’t an ego problem. Could he mean Rondo with that statement? If so, a player of Sheed’s status should have no problem handling a teammate that young with only 3 years of experience.

So the Ainge-Rondo PR fiasco is now extending to our ability to sign FAs? That’s a bit of an unforeseen consequence. Hope something like that doesn’t come back to bite us-that is, beyond pissing off Rondo and his agent.

I think there is a very very good chance Sheed will be in Green. The only problem I see here is not so much of a basketball issue. I think basketball wise he would be a good fit as a sixth man and he will get his minutes. I think Boston will be a high energy and intimadating team with KG,Wallace,and Perk. But the EGO part of this could be a concern. KG is a alpha male, Perk is a alpha male and yes Wallace is a alpha male personality. Can these guys co-exist? I think they will because of thier Age KG and Wallace are veterans who have rings but Wallace is known to implode even at this mature age

where does this leave McDyess and the Celtics?

He can shoot and has never been accused of being a head case..

I know y’all think I’m obsessed, and you might be right. But I’m sticking with my theme. If we get a viable big—and SHEED would be a home run, Rondo and Ray are safe for the season. Remember Danny thinks 2009 is like 1988, and 1988 proved the Celtics needed another big. So what did the Cs do in 1989? Traded Ainge for two bigs. Hence, my repeated assertion that if we strike out getting a free agent big, rondo and/or allen could be gone. All that changes if we get SHEED. That really would be a coup. Throw in Grant Hill and Marbury, and this team is set to win a few playoff games, say, like 16?

It’s been resolved as far as I can see. That’s probably just some crap that Ken Berger threw in. I doubt if it came from Wallace or his agent. Bad journalism.

Will Rasheed continue his pre-game dance in Boston? I think it would be hilarious he would get a Tommy Point before the game even starts !

I am kind of warming up to the idea of Sheed in green. I mean if Marbury, who didn’t even play all that well, could grow on me, so can Sheed. However, I think Matt Barnes would be a better fit than Hill. Barnes can shoot the three, is more atheletic, and younger. Just not sure if Barnes would take the LLE., but I still think Danny should try to convince Sac-Town to take our pu-pu platter for Nocioni.

“Boston is another team that has Hill on its radar and more are sure to emerge.” I know that we want him but this is the first I’ve seen that he wants us!

i understand san antonio, but why would sheed rather play in orlando or especially dallas?

coming off the bench.

Are you freakin’ kidding me?

The excitement level won’t be the same as post 7/31/07, but it will be damn close!

i would be far more worried about sheed’s attitude than anything people said about marbury’s ’tude. sheed loves the spotlight and the starhood and if in boston, would be a secondary player, no matter how much he would think differently. i would prefer mcdyess or za za.

a bit too much overlap in the skill set, Marbury is really a luxury at that point, but if you can do:

Sheed : Posey type MLE deal (maybe a team option on year 4, and an ETO after year 1)
Hill : Vet Min
Marbury : max early bird

you’d have to think its about as good as you can get, I’m a big fan of seeing the roster as 5-3-5-2

first 5 are you starters
3 are your key bench guys – i.e. the rotation
second 5 are your reserves – they might see 10-20 on some nights but mostly they are insurance
last 2 are for development

i still see the starting 5 as the best in the game, regardles of SAS, LAL, ORL, or CLE moves.
Sheed, Hill, and Marbury would be a highly talented trifecta – each possibly playing near starter minutes
house, allen, walker, scal, powe (assuming BBD is gone and we bring back Powe and he’s playing by playoff time) features a bunch of flawed players, but guys who each bring one or two skills

giddens and #58 would be the two NBA-DL guys. The roster still affords DA the chance to pickup a big for some combo of expiring guys outside the top 8.

marbury’s play / attitude – was more about fit. hill’s game is dribble drive, short J’s, and passing. that duplicates Marbury, and compliments House. Doc’s system has a lot of secondary movement (after the PG passes it up) so I think it could work. But Marbury would be ideal next to a guy like “Posey 08”

Marbury : Please! He proved conclusively that his NBA days are over. Finding a player to replace him will NOT be a challenge!

Hill : He lack the size and length to give us what we need…he`s 37…and Ainge cannot risk spending any more “cap money” on a guy with a such a ridiculous history of injuries.

Sheed : Hate to say it, but I think he`s coming here. The “ideal” would be {if only it were possible} to put Grant Hill`s personality and dedication into Sheed`s body.

How would this guy know anything about what Wallace is thinking or not thinking, or what, if any reservations he might have about Boston. Sounds like he took what other media types have been saying and put a minor spin on it. Bucher is sitting there with egg all over his face after declaring Wallace would not go to Boston so he goes out and makes up a “KG pleaded with him.” A huge stinky load. If Boston was an afterthought for Sheed why is he coming to town?

The number one issue for an NBA FA contract is – Money. It is the agent’s job to get as much money from a team as possible. Bottom line. If Sheed at any time feigned he wasn’t interested in coming in Boston (and none of us really have any idea, truly, if he did or did not) it was in all likelihood to let the Celtics know that their offer was going to have to come hard and fast if they were going to win him.

Also, for those in the “No Sheed in Boston” camp, consider this: if Kevin Garnett is indeed as active as indicated in recruiting him and wants him there that badly, that should tell you how much Sheed can add to the team. Garnett is not going to lobby to have a sub par player on the roster to go after another title.

Be glad when this is a done deal. Title 18 to follow.
Either Anthony Parker or Grant Hill next.