Last Roster Spot

But IMHO there are better alternatives than Arroyo, who is not much of a defender.

Arroyo is the best point guard available for this season.

no more vets are coming to boston, i think there best off jus giving hudson a shot. He reminds me of a gilbert arenas type player can shoot the lights out good at going to the rim and finishing with contact, and they both fell way farrrrr in the draft

Doc likes aggressive point guards. Pruitt was not aggressive.Hudson is aggressive., likes to rebound. He’s a rare combo of determined toughness. While I do not believe he is polished yet he plays the passing lanes and gets his share of steals. Shoots the hell out of 3’s. I think he will be a real pain in the butt against second stringers. Another of his strengths is he likes to push the ball up the court, like Rondo. And he’s got a lot of toughness about himself.

There is another guy coming to camp that broke the 3 point record. Eddie House and that $2.5 million salary just might be in danger. Summer camp does not make a player but this guy hit 3’s from every point of the court and he’s more athletic than House. Plus Danny always likes to get someone for cheap.

until the trade deadline, and try to package Scal for a PG or wing who can hit the 3.

A certain impact player from a team going nowhere would also be nice (Battier)…Hey, I can dream, no?

What’s the obsession with Hudson by some people? Did the years of obsessing about draft day really traumatize people so badly that they still need to latch on to every young player that comes the C’s way?

Hudson might some day be Eddie House. But right now we have Eddie House and three years down the road we won’t particularly need an Eddie House. So looking at things in terms of next season, a vet PG does a lot more in terms of offering insurance for the team.

Arroyo or another vet PG. Also, somehow, someway, trade Tony Allen and Scals expiring contracts. I’d like to see TA traded for a late 1st round pick or high 2nd to a team looking to cut salary. We could then use that spot to bring on Hudson (because the other open spot should be used for a vet PG). That should satisfy the Hudson lovers out there and he deserves a look in the NBDL. I’d like to see Scal’s expiring deal go later in the season for some sort of talent upgrade TBD once the season starts and we can determine where the roster needs tweaking or in case of injury. Also, keep an eye on Sheldon Williams and possibly trade him (if there are any takers) like we did with Pat O’Brien if he doesn’t pan out. Giddens is also a trade option (I’d like to keep Walker though).

He’s a longshot. A longer shot than Gil Arenas and maybe Raymon Sessions but those are fair examples.

The guys who want to sign a vet PG, overlook one small detail…the vet PG’s out there aren’t very good.

If Hudson doesn’t cut it and Daniels flops at PG there will be better bodies available in Jan.

I don’t think the C’s are in the position of having to do anything at this point.

The best option is to bring Hudson and maybe a vet PG or two to camp and let them show they deserve that last spot. If someone earns it, great. If not, determine if Hudson’s worth a developmental spot with an eye towards moving TA and Scal (and maybe someone else) for a better bench player midseason.

If Hudson can bring instead offense for cheaper than Eddie next year, it would be worth keeping him as the 15th player. The bigger issue for the C’s is that they have 3 of their top 12 spots tied up in players they’d rather not use and don’t figure to be improving — TA, Scal and Williams.

He’s the ghost of Earl Manigault.

I am available. I will sign for minimum wage.

Seriously, I prefer leaving the spot open and not making any hasty move to fill it unless a very very good backup PG surfaces at an attractive price.

Sign Arroyo. He’s the best out there right now.

  When you don’t know what to do, the best thing to do is nothing! Leave the spot open and eventually the RIGHT thing to do will become obvious. (I think this is what Danny is doing).

The way I look at it, there is no one available that has the skills to play a style anything like Rondo. It’s not like Arroyo can come in and the C’s can continue playing the same way. When Rondo is getting a rest, all we need is someone to bring it up the floor and make the first pass into our offense. House can do that, so can Daniels and Ray.

no interest in arroyo…dudes a scrub and doesnt fit in with this ballclub…

i would buy out tony allen and sign nick fazekas and lester hudson – i like their shooting abilities and are low risk high potential reward types

KG,PP,Ray,Sheed,Perk,Rondo,Daniels,House,Shelden,BBD,TA,Scals,Pruitt,Giddens.
Is this our Top 14 as of now?

keep hudson at least thru the preseason and see what he can do. i trust danny’s player assessment skills. doc won’t play him during the season. so hudson is strictly insurance long term.