Q Gets Traded Again
by Jeff Clark on Aug 14, 2009 5:59 AM EDT
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PrintIn the "things you can't make up" department, Quentin Richardson has been traded once again... for Mark Blount. That's right. Blount goes back to the Twolves. Tom Halzack (at his other gig) puts it into perspective for us.
Q's final summer stop is Miami. This is Richardson's 8th team in his career.
Adrian Wojnarowski has the news and says that Miami actually wants him. The Heat traded the highly desired Mark Blount for him as proof. Mark Blount. Now, that may be true, but you simply have to laugh at the unspoken significance of that trade. The Heat gave up a player they never wanted in the first place, with a well known self-centered attitude, and who rarely played. What arm twisting or sleight of hand did Minny do to pry Mark from their grasp?
Not much else in terms of news today, unless you want to keep talking about Leon Powe. Or for something completely different, you can continue debating the need for a backup point guard. At least Red's Army gives us some pretty graphs to look at.
Here's hoping the Daniels situation is resolved sometime soon. Didn't someone report that it would be wrapped up this week? I'm pretty sure we've heard that line before.
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It Shocks me...
…how desperate we used to be in order to give Blount such an enormous contract. Here’s to the present!
by BleedinGreen417 on Aug 14, 2009 7:15 AM EDT reply actions
sounds like Blount will get waived
now for the true test of GM’s desperation for centers – does anyone actually give him another contract? or does he retire to his port cellar?
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" Henry V
Unless there’s some sort of buyout… I’ve never figured out what interest a team might have in waiviing a player, particularly one with a expiring contract.
by BudweiserCeltic on Aug 14, 2009 8:45 AM EDT up reply actions
“Didn’t someone report that it would be wrapped up this week?” <—— ‘This week’ was mentioned 3 weeks ago.
by BudweiserCeltic on Aug 14, 2009 8:44 AM EDT reply actions
Ugh.
The Heat just moved up in the rankings with this trade for some cold potato no other team will want.
Wolves GM Glen Taylor is cheap so looking to save tidbits of money everywhere. They should have been able to get more for Telfair and Craig Smith (who is a short but a beast and “Rhino” nickname fits) than just getting QRich in the first place. In effect, Telfair/Rhino for Blount who will not play.
And we have a Laker coach.
Well, my virtual move is complete…. I’ve been reading every post on Celtics Blog since the KG trade and now consider Boston my “home” team. Thanks to Jeff and all at Celtics Blog for all the content and insights!
QRich is terrible...
… Mark Blount is even worse.
All the negativity in this town sucks. It sucks, and it stinks, and it sucks. - Rick Pitino
Blount...
I just cringe at hearing that name. What a waste of talent. How does one become a malcontent in the NBA? I guess I can understand if you are AI and have an enormous amount of talent and want to lead the team in scoring. However, if you are Mark Blount, a limited player with one offensive move (his trademark 15 ft jumper), and someone is paying you $7 million a year to play 5 minutes a game, how do you get upset? I would personally thank them and shake everyone in the owner’s suite hand before and after every game if I was him. He should have been out of the league years ago…
by funkstarrdeluxe on Aug 14, 2009 9:45 AM EDT reply actions
Mark Blount seems to be the most reviled person in the NBA. It’s not just Celtics fans who loathe him, as this article makes clear. I get the feeling Mark Blount is just a very unpleasant person to be around, and that anyone who spends 5 minutes with him will start to dislike him and try to get away from his presence.
Having squandered the ridiculous good fortune he stumbled into through none of his own efforts, it is safe to say at this point that Mark Blount has failed at life.
Failed at life is a little hard
He made an effort, it just happened to be in the last year of his contract. Some new owners fell in love with him and pressured a G.M. to sign him (I can’t remember who that was). Anyways, 7 million a year to under perform, under achieve, be a malcontent and skip down the basketball court like jack-ss (Minnesota game) doesn’t necessarily mean he failed at life. Earning the respect of the basketball world, yeah he failed.
isn't it nice...
…to not have anymore regret contracts on the books?
No Blount, no Gin Baker, even Scal’s contract isn’t so bad now (and is even an asset this year)
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" Henry V
Least favorite Celtics
I have never made a list of least favorite Celtics, but if I were to make that list, I think Blount would have to be near or at the top. Who would you put on that list?
When is Daniels coming???? aaa!!!
Top 3 of least-liked Celtics:
1. “Chewing Gum”Blount
2. “Gin” Baker
3. Payton
Starting Five Least Favorite Celtics
1. Mark Blount
2. Ricky Davis
3. Telfair
4. Marbury
5. Bob McAdoo
do owners count?
the Gastons rank up there (pun intended)
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" Henry V
Starting 5:
C Mark Blount
PF Vin Baker
SF Bob McAdoo
SG Ricky Davis
PG Sebastian Telfair
Bench:
SG Tony Allen
C Travis Knight
SF Todd Day
SF Curtis Rowe
PF Sidney Wicks
PG Sherman Douglas
PF Michael Smith
Head coach/GM: Rick “my illegitimate child is not walking through that vagina” Pitino
Owner: John Y. Brown
I'm starting to get bored...
Offseason’s close to being over, yet I’m still on celticsblog, nba.com, etc. the same amount of time a day constantly waiting for something new, and this is the best you can throw at me? Jeez.
POWE
yes, this is the best I can throw at you
at least until I find some time to write something new
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" Henry V
"the heat got better tho"?
Holy cow, some of you guys need to turn off the computer and go outside and play.
A real blockbuster
I mean the NBA landscape just changed immensely with this huge trade between the two biggest underachievers in the post-Vin Baker era. Mark Blount and QRich stealing close to 17 million from their NBA teams. Glad I’m paying these two stiffs. YEEESH!
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