It's Official: Nate Robinson is a Celtic
by Greg Payne on Feb 18, 2010 3:37 PM EST
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PrintWell, it certainly took a long time, but it looks as though the Nate Robinson deal has finally been completed, according to The Boston Globe:
The Celtics have acquired Nate Robinson and Marcus Landry from the New York Knicks in exchange for Eddie House, Bill Walker and J.R. Giddens, who were thrown into the deal to match salaries.
The Celtics are waiting for NBA approval and the deal may not be announced until later this afternoon.
So who exactly is Marcus Landry? He's a 6'7 rookie out of Wisconsin. Beyond that, I really can't tell you a whole lot. You've probably heard of his brother, Carl Landry, who was actually traded to the Sacramento Kings earlier today. Here are some links to help you get acquainted:
ESPN.com - Marcus Landry (College Profile)
ESPN.com - Marcus Landry (NBA Profile)
Jessica Camerato of WEEI also has a short profile on Landry.
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Well, still not sold on Robinson but...
Welcome to Boston, Nate!
Hope you can contribute, starting tonight against L.A.
Hey -- you forgot Marcus Landry in your headline!
Will he even join the C’s or be waived immediately?
Ah, BUT
Read the Globe’s line there…only Robinson is mentioned right now. The other players haven’t been confirmed, so I don’t want to start any speculation until we get more details.
Article below this report indicates that Landry likely to be waived. So how many spots are open on the roster (Rondo, Ray, Perk, KG, PP, Sheed, Daniels, BBD, Robinson, Shelden, Scal). That makes 11….did I miss anyone?? So we have 4 spots open. I suspect Danny may be planning to get a player off the waiver wire to fill a spot or two, Any ideas who that may be? I cannot imagine Landry staying with the team.
And our rotation looks like this:
Rondo/Robinson
Ray/Tony
Perk/Sheed
KG/BBD
PP/Daniels
Benchwarmers: Scal, Shelden, Landry. Who is the shooter in the second unit? Not Sheed, We need him in the post. Who are the rebounders in the second unit? Sheed? Sometimes. BBD? Can’t elevate with big guys. The bench can play some D, though. I still think we are not done. Has to be a player we get on waivers.
Seeing Nate, Queesy, TA on the floor should be interesting…
How many guards can slash the lane at the same time?
One thing l like about that rotation is
everybody has a more defined role. For example, Quis doesn’t have to play 3 positions. I think that makes it easier for guys to know when they are coming in, and who they have to guard.
Tryin to look on the bright side…
is Nate the PG or the SG?
because TA is NOT a SG. He is a slasher, not a shooter.
Nate is a semi-decent shooter – but he’s a better PG than TA. So is the offense when the 2nd unit is in going to be: Nate brings the ball up and shoots?
I liked the second unit better with Quis on point, Eddie at SG & TA at SF.
Agh. Oh well. Lets see how it shakes out.
nobody if the lane is clogged with defenders
because there is no shooter to draw a body out
Lame Trade Deadline over all...
The C’s aren’t the only team that didn’t live up to expectations.
Cleveland improved but even they went to plan B or C.
As for the C’s… I know everyone grew fond of Eddie and I did too but Nate will be an improvement. House just isn’t the main line shot of concentrated offense this year. I don’t see this deal being a game changer or killer.
Jamison was their target all along
But the Wiz wanted Hickson, so they starting talking to Phoenix.
Eventually, Cavs got Jamison for a low 1st rounder and Ilgauskus who likely be bought… oh, and they keep Hickson.
Rondooooooo
is he going to play tonight or are we going to be stuck watching ray allen play 40 plus because we have
no back up SG? daniels def will play point…who is the 2 guard off the bench?
by celticinorlando on Feb 18, 2010 3:45 PM EST reply actions
Ive come to the conclusion
that ainge sucks as a GM the only trade he made that saved him was the big 3 deals everything else has usually arguably made our team worse he has no traded away m y favorite celtic, and two young players when this team is always saying how they need to get younger I am tired of the guy he is on the same page as Theo in my opinion
by Nick Sannicandro on Feb 18, 2010 3:46 PM EST reply actions
I have never been a big fan of Ainge, but he did get the players that won #17
And for that, he deserves a lot of credit.
This trade isn’t going to ruin the franchise. Eddie House wasn’t exactly holding the room together.
This isn’t the 2010/basketball version of the Joe Thornton trade.
Are you kidding me?
Eddie House was JUST about to explode for 40-8-8 per game for the rest of the season and we are going to miss out on it!!! ha!
This trade is most irrelevant to the team… We are trading the 8th man for another 8th man. Wow.
by funkstarrdeluxe on Feb 18, 2010 4:11 PM EST up reply actions
If I recall someone saying..
A few years ago, Nate was 3rd in voting for the Sixth Man award.
Maybe it's called
Wyc doesn’t want to pay money for huger contracts and what not. Face it, there weren’t a lot of players worth trading Ray for, contrary to what this board thinks. And what do you mean “two young players”? Two young players who probably won’t find time with other teams? Don’t make me laugh.
You do realize Nate’s 25 to Eddie being 31, right? That’s not younger?
Tell me about his draft choices
How he outfoxed the great Jerry West to get Perk. Picked up Allen, Rondo, Power, Davis, West with low picks, and Al with a midd-ragne pick.
by Celtsfansince55 on Feb 18, 2010 4:45 PM EST up reply actions
it is not enought!!
ok, you have nate, and that´s all?
good bye for the tittle this year and the followings…
we should had trade Allen, and we had a lot of options (hinrich, thomas, deng…)
The word is: DECEPTION!!!
Clarck
I'd rather have Ray than that pu pu platter
… from the Bull’s rumor. If we were going to trade Ray we needed someone in return who could be an every night starter and put up Ray numbers.
That trade just wasn’t out there.
Because
Most of the people here wanted to cut off Rays head and send it out for a younger less talented shooting guard or another power forward—just to make a change.
Yeah, I don’t get it either.
OOPS
The reply above was meant for this post.
You love it?
We are swapping benchwarmers… If anything, we should have just kept House and our two youngsters (who may have turned out to be pretty good).
by funkstarrdeluxe on Feb 18, 2010 4:14 PM EST up reply actions
so...
our points scored is going to go up by 8%????
That would be truly awesome! We’d crush!
Umm... Seriously?
Rondo is our starting point guard, Ray at 2 guard, Pierce is the wing, then KG and Perk. First off the bench is Wallace. It will be Tony Allen, Marquis Daniels and Nate all fighting for the back-up guard minutes. TA and MD are better defenders, and will get minutes just on that. So he is competing for a maximum of 15 minutes per game. Explain to me how that is not a benchwarmer?
You know what, you’re right. Let’s start him over Rondo.
by funkstarrdeluxe on Feb 18, 2010 4:56 PM EST up reply actions
Sheldon WIlliams is a bench warmer. Nate will play Eddie’s 17 minutes or more. Nate will back up Rondo and Ray. Tony Allen will back up Ray. And Queesy will back up Paul.
I do think that Nate might not get as many minutes as he wants but that’s the nature of having the bench that we’ve put together.
Giddens might turn out to be a lot of things...
good is not one of them.
good in the nbdl and in college
i was really hoping he’d shine with the celtics in someway
but i guess not
i’ll miss bill walker too.
by mynameischris on Feb 18, 2010 4:59 PM EST up reply actions
I'll miss Bill Walker's potential....
but I can’t actually miss Bill Walker since he barely played to begin with.
Have not been able to make a trade with the Knicks work?
I tried several combinations using Robinson and Landry and nothing worked. Anyone have any insight into this?
i think it is the base year thing, i read that nate makes 4mil but because of the base year (whatever that is, his first contract?, time since contract’s signing?, not sure) only 2mil gets counted in the trade. you were probably using the whole 4mil number?
by chicagogreen on Feb 18, 2010 5:40 PM EST up reply actions
BOOO
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
This trade sucks. What can nate do? At least Eddie could shoot. Nate can’t pass, shoot, play defense, or be a team player. He’s a little that can dunk. Trade him for Spud Webb.
Check your facts
Nate can shoot… .452 from the field (better than Eddie’s .401) .375 from deep (not much worse than Eddie’s .383). He passes better than house w/ 3.7 dimes a game. and he can drive the lane. He’s also faster than House. His defense isn’t great but he’s not a downgrade except from the charity stripe.
Are you kidding me
Let’s look at the real numbers. Nate takes 11 shots a game that is almost as many as Ray while Eddie on takes 6 shots. Do you really think Nate is going to get 11 shots playing with the Celtics? He is not a good shooter. Eddie stretches the floor and teams double team him coming off screens, leaving room for big baby and Sheed to operate. Who is going to double team Nate? He is not even a real PG. He’s a short Shooting guard. Yes, and so is Eddie but Eddie is great at one thing, a specialist. Name one thing Nate is great at except winning the dunk contest.
But that's the point Samg
Eddie can do only one thing really well. There is no deception whatsoever in his game. Opponents know exactly what he is going to do and more importantly, what he is NOT gonig to do (handle the ball, drive the lane, etc). That’s why he has bounced around the league. Don’t get me wrong, I like Eddie and wish him well, but deception is the name of the game.
my point
Deception is all fine and Dandy but what I want to see is what happens when teams start backing off him and letting him take the jumper. He can’t drive the lane on every play, ask Tony Allen. He can’t play defense and I’m having a hard time understanding his offensive game. I admit I don’t watch Knicks games but it doesn’t seem like Nate Robinson is going to hit the outside shot when playoff teams figure out his game.
+1
Nate doesn’t work for me as a drop-in replacement for Eddie.
They’ll have to change the offense in order to create space with three slashers (Nate, Daniels & TA) and no shooters around the perimeter.
good point but...
I don’t see those three in together very much.
It would put Wallace back outside to keep spacing at times. Not where I want Sheed, but where he likes to go.
Daniels fancies himself a bit of an outside shooter at times. But he can hit the mid range j fairly well.
I think Ray Allen or PP may play with the second unit a bit more to keep spacing.
We will have to see how well Nate drives and dishes.
Allen already puts in a ton of minutes with the second team.
The combination of Daniels (point-forward) and House (shooter) was supposed to finally allow Ray to play fewer minutes!
Nate has been good this year from 3PT land – just under 38%. However, that is well above his career avg of 35%. Hopefully he can avoid regressing to his avg. Will he play off the ball? I.E. put the ball in Quis’ hands, and work to draw the defense away to open space for others?
It can work, if Nate buys into the offense.
True
I guess I mean Ray will continue to be used with the second unit, but Nate will allow Rondo more rest….that is the plan anyway.
I'm not kidding you.
I didn’t say Nate is great at anything. My point was and still is that this trade isn’t horrible. It isn’t amazing either. He’s very comparable to Eddie. Not special on defense but will score points of the bench and he can explode for 20 points.
And I don’t remember Eddie House being a double team magnate. But I don’t get to see all the games anymore…
Ugh...
The whole point of making a trade is to get better? Right? If they are both comparable to each other and the trade is not amazing for the Celtics then why make the trade? (Question for Danny) And can Nate Robinson really go off for big numbers in about 20 mins a night. Let’s be real her Nate’s big games this season have all come with him playing 35-40 mins. How do you have a break out game in Eddie’s old 15 to 20 mins a game?
Nate's Value
I’m not a Nate fan, but the guy can certainly play. I think the big thiing with this deal is that Nate fills a role. He will be the backup PG. Quisy won’t be the Pt Forward, TA won’t be the PG and Eddie won’t be handling the ball – that is a good thing. Eddie’s value to the team was his shooting. But his shooting always suffers when he has to handle the ball. Plus the guy can’t guard a chair if it was in a corner and he had help.
Nate can handle the ball and with Quisy and TA our 2nd unit might get some fast break points. I’m not going to endorse his defense either, but we’ve been playing less and less defense so he might fit in the new scheme. Besides the guy is a trash talked and what better team to be on then the Celtics with KG, RW and PP. Just kidding about the last item, but it should make him feel at home on this team.
???
A backup point guard is not going to solve the Boston Celtic’s problems.
???
have you been watching the C’s this year? There are many problems, but this was the most glaring one.
by scurvmeister on Feb 18, 2010 4:10 PM EST up reply actions
it's their most glaring ROSTER problem
their biggest problems are:
health
focus
consistency
the lack of a backup PG is somewhere way down the line.
Correct, but
…this was the time to fix the roster problem. Now it’s over and they can go back to the others.
no, this was NOT their most glaring one.
This was last year’s glaring problem.
But hey – they just created a new glaring problem: Who is the perimeter shooter / spacemaker on the second unit?
posters don't like Nate cuz he's short.
that’s about all there is to it.
if he was a big with same stats they would love this.
height prejudice.
Exactly what I was thinking.
Not the type of move we needed.. KG better put everything into this postseason or we’re done.
Bleed Green. What does it mean?
by CelticsHooRah on Feb 18, 2010 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
My mom always told me...
Always give up before the finish line. Quitters are better than losers.
I love it!
Nate Robinson is a great spark plug. This also frees up some space to make some moves before the playoffs!
Now… if we can just find our Mojo!
i'm not sure anyone knows for sure yet
but he’s certainly been ready to move for a day or so now
by beantownboy171 on Feb 18, 2010 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
I read that Nate left for LA yesterday
But he will know nothing about the Cs game. Maybe he sees a few minutes….
nate robinson does not equal title #18. just wait til guards start posting him down low. i liked eddie a lot but he has been more off than on and when he’s been off ,the 2nd team can’t score. maybe robinson will help the o, but there is nothing drastic here. next year when we ditch him, we get some salary cap space. and now, donnie marshal can bs us some more about pacific northwest players’ superiority. ugh.
disappointed in danny
age, not back up point was the problem, how many years now do we have to wait until we’ll be considered contenders again? Its going to be a looonnnnggg 3 years, its not going to be fun either, seeing the big 3 slow down more and more
I would argue that...
Injuries are the problem, and we have not seen a full strength Celtics team since the begining of the season. I am not convinced that PP and KG are as in shape as they will be.
Obviously DA has faith that a full strength Celtics team will emerge.
Obviously DA has faith that a full strength Celtics team will emerge.
Not so sure its that so much as Wyc just didn’t want to take on more salary.
Rondooooooo
the funny thing is, I didn't want a trade last month - i was dead against
then I came out of my denial.
Rondooooooo
When did you become head of the blog police?
Is your job to be on here criticizing everyone who is not blindly optimistic? Give it a rest.
i see it the other...they know this team isn't winning anything...why add more money for no reason?
by celticinorlando on Feb 18, 2010 4:16 PM EST up reply actions
They didn't throw in the towel - its been snatched from them by younger, more athletic teams
Sorry to burst you’re bubble, but we don’t get far in the playoffs this year. The Hawks played circles around us 4 times.
The scary thing is, Charlotte got Ty Thomas and he makes them even more athletic – I’m not even confident we can get past them should we meet them in the 1st round.
Rondooooooo
i feel the celts will be exhausted fighting against a young talented team
in the 1st round…and then get wiped out easily in the second round
by friedgreentomatoes on Feb 18, 2010 5:23 PM EST up reply actions
#1 FACTOR NOONE IS TALKING ABOUT
OK for those who doubt Danny and Doc the same that constructed the 07-08 Team that won it all has anyone considered this? We had Pruitt and Baby, the only rookies on the team the rest were OG veterans with alotta swagger that helped this team win the championship aka Cassel, PJ, House, Po-Z…we dont have that anymore so this roster space opens up the door for us to add some good veteran talent and clear some space to sign a FA this year…I persoanlly love the move I dont understand how you cant like our 2nd unit that much more: NATE, TA, QUISY, BABY, SHEED…Our 2nd unit’s D has been great all year but the offense is stagnant now we have nate who can come in and get hot and drop 40. Good move.
veteran talent is good. but that's def not an area we're lacking in.
We clearly need some more youth out there.
Rondooooooo
They should try to find a lightning fast young guy to get into the mix without disrupting the nucleus. How bout’ someone like Nate Robinson?
My concern is Nate's attitude
and don’t give me a “we took in Starbury” thing, that was a different team mentally.
Rondooooooo
My response was regarding picking up veterans off the waiver wire to fill in remaining roster spots
But in all honesty, I’m looking to next season and we’re in trouble then. Nate is just a rest-of-the-season rental (he waived his birdrights to accept a trade here), Paul and KG will be another year older, doubtful that Quis resigns – he took a discount here to contend for a title.
So that leaves us with $60m split between Rondo, Perk, KG, PP, Baby, and Sheed… and Ray’s birdrights (I don’t foresee a sign & trade to get us a better piece), the MLE and vet exceptions – no LLE because we used it on Quis and you can only use it every other year…. so yea, I’m concerned.
Rondooooooo
Sorry. Got mixed up.
But was there anything that Danny could have done to address this effectively? I think that the kg deal kind of signed the team’s fate for having this problem for 3 or 4 years. The landslide is hear.
Yeah. Unfortunately. I think we’re locked into being a weak playoff team… especially if they lower the cap which is exactly what’s going to happen. So we’ll end up parting ways with KG and Ray. We won’t get much if anything in return for them but hopefully we can keep Rondo and perk.
KG's here for the 2.5 more seasons. If the Ray non-trade taught us anything,
its that DA and co won’t pull the trigger on moving a large expiring.
Rondooooooo
Is this the only trade Ainge made at the daedline ???
I hope not
I have been tied up all day and have not had a chance to hear the radio etc.
Can some one tell me if their has been any official word from the C’s yet if this is the only trade they made at the deadline????
It's probably true. there's been ZERO other news.
As someone said in another thread, Boston traded for a pop gun while Cleveland got an assault rifle.
Rondooooooo
check Jamison's numbers
He’s hardly an assault rifle anymore.
by TheOutletPass on Feb 18, 2010 4:34 PM EST up reply actions
Not that it matters
Cleveland will slay the C’s in any seven game series with or without him.
by TheOutletPass on Feb 18, 2010 4:35 PM EST up reply actions
C's Have Locked Down the "Most Hated Team" Title
Wasn’t Nate also on that list of the biggest trash talkers among NBA players, along with KG and Pierce? Heck, imagine a lineup of Perk, Sheed, KG, Pierce, and Nate: a veritable collection of Trash Talking All-Stars.
Now they just need to back it all up.
"Kings to acquire Washington's Dominic McGuire for a future second round pick and cash"
THANKS DANNY!!!
¬¬
Nate is a better player then Eddie IN EVERY ASPECT
this is a good trade whats with the cry babies
Who's going to do the player introduction ritual?
Eddie always did the ritual handshakes when the players were introduced. Who are they going to use now to do that with the starting line up players?
Not that bad!!!!
Seriously…we all can agree that the only way this team is going make a playoff run is if the STARTERS step up. There was no deal out there that was going to make our starting line-up better, withough hamstringing us for years to come. So Danny improved the bench. For those of you that say horrible trade, I’d love to know why??? A Quick excercise:
Who is better at each skill set?
Dribbling – Robinson
Slashing/Driving- Robinson
Defense- Robinson
3-Pt shooting- House
Passing- Robinson
Giddens & Walker CLEARLY weren’t getting any run with this team, now or in the future. Fault DOC there, not Danny!
I say good move, Danny did the best he could with what was available. Bottom line is, this won’t make or break us. At the end of the season, there is ZERO chance we will look back and say “the Eddie House trade really screwed us, this is Dannys fault”.
Keep positive and go celts!
by burnin green on Feb 18, 2010 4:38 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Not so sure about three point shooting for Eddie
I like Nate as well. Some notes on Nate Robinson:
No. 4 at UW with 127 career 3-pointers … Registered 65 career double-figure scoring games and 20 games of 20-or-more points … Boasts a 43-inch vertial leap …(yes, we know). Originally enrolled at Washington on a football scholarship, but decided to concentrate on basketball beginn ing with his sophomore year … Played all 13 football games in 2002 and started the final six games as a cornerback on the Husky football squad, including the Sun Bowl … Intercepted two passes and made 34 tackles … Father Jacque Robinson played tailback for the Washington football team between 1981-84 and amassed 2,300 career yards to rank No. 8 among all-time Huskies … Jacque is the only college player ever to earn MVP honors in both the Rose Bowl (1982) and Orange Bowl (1985).
I remember Jacque
He was awesome. He was impossible to tackle. A real player.
sniff Memories …
Okay – I’ll give Nate a break out of respect for his ol’ man.
Go GREEN-KryptoNate!!!!
yes... I'm getting a little fed up with Doc in this regard.
A young player who doesn’t get any minutes is never an asset to a team. Moreover, how are they going to develop. I could never enter the Giddens v. Walker debate because I don’t follow the D-League close enough!
Call that 2009 draft a complete loss
after this season. Unless Marcus Landry can turn into something.
good stuff
this is the best move the celtics could have done not involving kevin martin. no pop off the bench was a huge problem. now hopefully the celtics wont be as stale in the third and fourth as they have been
The Celtics now have a 3 time NBA Slam dunk contest winner...
…as well as the 3 point contest winner on the same team :p
did I mention that Ray Allen has also won th eNBA three point contest before??
why did we give away our only draft pick…. 4 players for 2 maybe 1 since landry is trash is not a good deal
There is also the chance that the Celtics are quickly becoming the sideshow of the NBA. Now we just need a sword swallower and the bearded woman.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
That’s why we need Zydrunas Ilgauskas to stand next to Nate!
i would...
try to sign Drew Gooden once he gets off waivers. past two years, the celtics have brought in some legit vets. why not make it three years? i say Gooden and Ilgauskas. that way, wallace as back up kg at all times
A few notes on Nate Robinson
As an SC (Trojan) fan, I was able to appreciate Nate Robinson as both a football player (freshman year only) and basketball. The guy is tough. In Los Angeles tonight. Debut for Nate. Some facts:
No. 4 at UW with 127 career 3-pointers … Registered 65 career double-figure scoring games and 20 games of 20-or-more points … Boasts a 43-inch vertial leap …(yes, we know). Originally enrolled at Washington on a football scholarship, but decided to concentrate onbasketball beginn ing with his sophomore year … Played all 13 football games in 2002 and started the final six games as a cornerback on the Husky football squad, including the Sun Bowl … Intercepted two passes and made 34 tackles … Father Jacque Robinson played tailback for the Washington football team between 1981-84 and amassed 2,300 career yards to rank No. 8 among all-time Huskies … Jacque is the only college player ever to earn MVP honors in both the Rose Bowl (1982) and Orange Bowl (1985).
Could the player from Sac be Sergio Rodriguez
That is the backup point guard everyone’s been talking about. I doubt it works as deal is currently set up but hopefully that wasn’t just thrown out there for no reason.
One Simple Question...
Does this trade make Boston better?
I think The Cavs got better, I think Dallas got better amongst the contenders
Boston stays about the same and gets worse if the chemistry doesn’t work out so why make this trade at all?
I tend to agree....
However, I spent the afternoon talking myself into Nate, so I’m going to approach this with optimism.
There was clearly nothing else out there for Danny, he realized that something needs to change in that locker room in order for the team to get back to winning, so , to borrow from Bishop in “Aaiting”, he created his own penis showing game, and that penis showing game is Nate Robinson.
but what has he done but win dunk contests. i mean he couldnt even start over chris duhon. doesnt that say something
Posted a 17.95 PER this season comapred to Eddie's 12.16...
If you buy into Hollinger.
you are trying to use the logic applied within the knicks organization to justify a point? thats pretty grim. nate didnt work on the knicks because he was the most talented player on a rudderless ship. that is not the case on the celtics, his role is clear, and im betting he will fit it like a glove.
Aside from the fact that marbury could not get his game back after sitting for so long...
Marbury fit nicely. His shooting sucked. every other aspect of his game on the Celts was fine. And he was a good soldier as a team player during his time here by all accounts.
I think he is a more talented player
But I am worried about how he will react to spending so much time watching Rondo play. I am also woried about the fact that Teams like Atlanta will still have the uper hand in terms of energy and speed. This trade did not change that.
I think apart from a little more second unit scoring and better ball handling (albeit from a selfish player who will look to shoot first) the team has not changed significantly.
Cs are not done
They have at least 2 open roster spots. Possibly 3 if they dump Landry (as has been speculated, not reported, in the “news”.) Those spots are NOT going to stay empty. (Else why did they ever dump Lester? Yeah, he never proved himself, but he certainly seemed to have potential.) So they’re looking to pick up somebody else, a free agent. Maybe Lue. Somebody. Or two.
Note: If they go below 13, they MUST pick up somebody.
No idea
The only one I can think of is Lue, who’s been with them all along.
in my opinion a better picup from the knicks would of been david lee, he would be a 100% improvement over sheed
Def. more than we did....
last time i checked D. Lee was an NBA All-Star
I mean really.....
Why would you even post that comment.
Obviously any team would rather pick up David Lee than Nate Robinson. And exactly how do you quantify a “100% improvement”?
What a completely empty statement.
J.R. Giddens
i didnt read all the comments, so someone probably already stated this…
but on J.R. Giddens facebook, he said “Might be gettin traded y’all” then todayy, “New York….” and “Thanks for the support y’all…..”
implying he got traded
if anyone didnt understand that
by WikedCeltsFan7 on Feb 18, 2010 5:36 PM EST up reply actions
Is There a way to trade eddie house,....
but keep his kids?
FOR THE RECORD
I do not like this trade!!!! We lose Bill Walker, what was Ainge thinking!!!
Bill Walker had a LOT of potential!!
i loved bill too
but doc was never going to play him and frnakly , his knees probably wouldnt have allowed him to become the player he could have been. that being said i hope he does become that guy in every game he palys not against the celtics.
couldnt agree more
i always was so happy when bill got it.
i met him at Celtics Camp this past summer, and he looked like the next paul pierce, except with some more ups.
im so dissapointed that we lost him AND giddens for a 3 month rental of nate….
is losing our two youngest players making us younger?
well heres to this year. banner 18 is still gonna be raised to the rafters!
by WikedCeltsFan7 on Feb 18, 2010 8:30 PM EST up reply actions
Hmm....looking on the brighter side
We can all hope Nate repeats this move when we meet the Cavs again
in all fairness to this trade
a lot of people had to “talk themselves in” to the al jerfferson for KG trade…
This trade doesn’t help us with the cap, it doesn’t dramatically help the team and it doesn’t build up our young core. So why make this trade? Maybe Eddie was a chemistry problem. Two months of Rondo, KG and Doc all stated there were issues. Eddie doesn’t seem to be a chemistry killer but I wonder because none of the C’s have said anything about Eddie or Nate.
by adubson on Feb 18, 2010 6:30 PM EST via mobile reply actions
nate
could be good energy off the bench… DA obviously feels the team is fine as is and has a plan, i wouldnt shake things up just because we hit a bump in the road… he’s showing confidence in his team and whether thats for better or worse remains to be seen. nate could breathe some new life into this team, maybe seeing someone 5’9" posterize a center will make KG want to try it…
I'm just glad that JR and Walker are gone
so people here can stop talking about great they could be if Doc would just give them play time! Sooooo sick of hearing that! They’re NY’s problem now.
Let me be the first to say...
How come Doc hasn’t put Marcus Landry into a game yet?!! What is wrong with Doc? Doc REALLY needs to play Marcus Landry because he is going to be a huge star with all his potential. What does Doc have against these young guys?
;)
There is a reason that Boston chose NOT to spend more money this season
They have moved on to next season. The organization is waving a white flag.
Not the white flag
I think Danny is dancing between chemistry, money, and the future of this team.
If they were waving the flag, they would have made some more significant moves.
You gotta understand that we still have a chance this season, but we needed a spark and this was the best move with out breaking up the core of the team.
by chuckslammin on Feb 18, 2010 7:32 PM EST up reply actions
I agree, but future financial situation was a big factor too
Somebody tell me why $28M coming off the books (Ray + Nate + Scal) does not help the cap situation?
well, it helps with the financial bottom line
but they’ll still be over the cap
celtics
ok all you celtics fans,the real trouble with the cels is the coach, i watch 90% of the games and its the same thing every game. wallace shots from 3 point land and they fall behind. if he is on the post no second team defender can stop him. he will go to the post score 3 baskets and then miss 3 3 pointers. then ther is no rebounding. we lose the board game 9 out of 10 times. doc needs to tell him stay on the blocks score at will and rebound. we have enought shooters . 2nd at the end of the game last 2 or 3 min paul p becomes the point guard. he lose,s the ball waits to the last second to shoot has cost a few games. doc has a great point guard who has ran the team for 46 minnuts. he should handle it all the way drive kick to paul for the shoot .paul has lost a step he just told us he was a great shooter ,then shoot and leave the point to the point guard. watch tonights game see what happens .
I have to agree with you
Don’t know if it’s the coach or the players, but the strategy sucks
pointless trade ..
bill walker had some game but we will never know who the hell is marcus landry and nate robinson for eddie house is a joke thanks alot dannt . oh bye the way leon powe returns tonight for the cavs ..
Then he'd have to beat TA which is probably doubful...
My bet is this guy doesn’t crack the rotation which is sad after reading his story. I think Doc will get two vets to fill the roster
He is not going to play tonight
From Celtics.com
He and Marcus Landry, the other newly-annointed Celtic, will not be available for tonight’s game in Los Angeles.
Little hot dog for Eddie House
All I have to say is I really hope this trade blows up in Danny’s face. Eddie House was the man and now we have a little hot dog who will never fit with the team. He is not a Celtic. Terrible trade.
Just got an email
from the Celtics team store… “Celebrate Nate Robinsons arrival” …….whats to celebrate?
by Nick Sannicandro on Feb 19, 2010 8:12 AM EST reply actions
Trade deadline
OK, let’s man up. I was wrong for initially desiring Antawn Jamison. He will help Cavs, not us.
So we shored up our backup PG. We need a young forward who can really play. Wasn’t Tyrus Thomas worth a shot?
by BirdDrivesaHondo on Feb 19, 2010 11:28 PM EST reply actions
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