Danny Won't Lose Their Numbers
by Jeff Clark on Feb 24, 2010 9:55 PM EST
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PrintSad to see Bill Walker and JR Giddens go? Don't rule them (or Marcus Landry) out for next year. With just 6 guys under contract (and already over the salary cap), we'll be looking for guys to sign for cheap. New York will likely be renouncing the rights to just about everyone to clear room. Here is what Ainge had to say about the young players.
Is it a good thing for a guy like Bill Walker to go to a team where he can get some minutes and learn the game?
It’s a problem throughout the league. There’s a lot of guys that can play that just don’t get the opportunity to play. I’m anxious to see how Billy is going to play. There just wasn’t minutes for him, same with J.R [Giddens]. When they went down to the D-League they did excellent and they performed. Now we have another kid, Marcus Landry, and he looked good in practice today. He’s another kid that just needs opportunities to play, and they are all a little bit different. They are all guys that will be free agents this summer, so we are evaluating them regularly. There is no reason why guys couldn’t come back here and play. Billy and J.R. possibly could. I’m anxious to see what these guys can do over the course of their careers. We liked them when they were here, they did everything right.
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Good time for an opportunistic movie quote for the founding member of the Bill Walker Hype Club!
Just when I thought I was out…they pull me back in.
Reporter: About a year ago I asked about the Celtics-Lakers thing and you said you'd really only seen it on TV. Now you've been through it, can you talk about playing the Boston Celtics for the NBA championship?
Kobe: It Sucks.
Wild Bill
Yeehaw! Bring back Wild Bill. Bang! Bang!
by Celtico on Feb 24, 2010 10:14 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Hmm, Tough Decision!
Either try to sign a max free agent like D-Wade, Bosh, Nowitzki or bring back guys like Walker and Giddens:
Hmm man, this is a tough one
Uhhh
We have 6 guys under contract for next year, already over the salary cap. What part of that do you not understand?
the few, the proud, the boston celtics
by bleedgreen34 on Feb 24, 2010 10:28 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
[They're] the only ones we've got
I thought the same thing.
Wow
The Beatles, Neil Sedaka, now Steely Dan. Can you throw in a little Moody Blues or maybe ELO? Or go real retro and bring in Phil Spector. Actually you could have brought in Phil Spector when we resigned Davis. Could have been a headline like, ‘Be My Baby’.
Don't forget...
Right Said Fred – another all time great group
good one on Davis.
Though their music has become…arghh…. elevator music today, I love the Moody Blues stuff.
That is how you know your generation is old…what was solid music becomes elevator music.
BTW…I was thinking of adding some David Byrne and Talking Heads into something.
i hope it isn’t…. Once in a life time
by Tom Halzack on Feb 25, 2010 12:51 AM EST up reply actions
You maybe the first person to discuss the Electric Light Orchestra on a sports blog…and I just became the second.
Or another movie reference
“So you’re saying there’s a chance.” I feel like that quote was said more the benefit of Walker fans like me. It’s hard to imagine them bringing back guys who they refused to play.
There wasn't playing time?
What about last year, when Ray and Paul were being driven into the ground? Or this season, with all of the injuries? I’ve got to think that minutes weren’t the problem.
Maybe JR and Billy will mature and develop in NY, but I don’t think so. Neither player have 50% of the talent of Gerald Green, and he flamed out of the league. I don’t have high hopes for those two, or Landry for that matter.
All the negativity in this town sucks. It sucks, and it stinks, and it sucks. - Rick Pitino
I like Landry.
Of those 3 I like Landry best. But it’s just cause he’s on our team. Everyone looks better in green.
Meet out New Director of Basketball Operations!
Wyc Grousbeck’s canary: cheap cheap cheap cheap cheap. Hey Wyc, my cousin Irving will play for the minimum. Bring him in for a workout!
don't we have one of the highest team salaries in the league?
I’m really not understanding this cheap thing, unless theres some sarcasm there thats going over my head.
by beantownboy171 on Feb 25, 2010 12:59 AM EST up reply actions
Unbalanced Payroll
Three players make 56 million. The rest of the roster is underpaid by NBA standards.
Next year, when Rondo’s raise kicks in, the payroll will be 63 million for only 6 players. The luxury tax threshhold is going to be around 70 million, by my guess, and they need 7 more players.
So the the Celtics are obviously looking to fill out the roster with 4 or 5 milimum salary players, who don’t count for luxury tax purposes.
doesn't matter if it seems 'imbalanced' to you
it’s still a hell of a lot of money and you look pretty lame accusing them of being ‘cheap’.
It sure didn’t seem imbalanced to me when it landed us Banner #17.
It’s the nature of business in pro sports (especially in the NBA with its various contract and salary rules) that money is disproportionally skewed towards established ‘stars’.
That is absolutely no basis by which to accuse the Celtic ownership of being ‘cheap’.
For the record...
Walker was being had on defense, while we were busy watching him score.
And that was the same problem here….unfortunately.
Jamal Crawford for one
and the Knicks (or Suns) are, perhaps, the best possible world for Walker to get an opportunity to develop his game.
If Walker can make it, NY is the right place to see.
Danny, seemingly, wants to keep the door open for a return, which I found interesting.
not half the talent of gerald green
Really your comparing a kid who was drafted out of high school that was hyped up against jr who went to a div 1 school and was the conference player of the year and canrun jump and dunk just like green,and against bill walker who also played div 1 ball and was considered before injury to be just as if not better than his teammate micheal beasley..there really are some people who have no clue on this site and should stay fans and refrain from trying to talk basketball.
by reggie_35 on Feb 25, 2010 2:10 AM EST via mobile reply actions
The knicks like Walker - and are going to need cheap players too
I am not sure I like what Danny is saying it shows lack of foresight. The young guys could have played instead of guys with no upside and little current contribution like Veal. They could have got game time against weaker teams allowing Pierce and Allen et al to rest. I hope Walker comes back but if he stays a Knick or goes to a team that gives the kids some burn can you blame him?
Hear, hear!
I left a comment last night and it was removed this morning…
Maybe you used some unapproved words or made opinions deemed unacceptable? LOL. You might wanna run them by Master Po for approval before posting. Just kidding…
I, for one, am sick to my stomach reading everyday about Bill Walker. He has to be the most overrated bench warmer i’ve ever seen in my life. He’s gone now. Let’s get over it…sheeeesh
I agree, and even if Bill Walker turns out OK in the league, it is no reflection on the decision made by Ainge/Rivers to let him go. They gave him 2 years to prove himself, and he didn’t measure up. This is not Rick Pitino impatiently trading Chauncy Billups or Joe Johnson because he did not grasp the nuances of young player development.
"You're about as useful as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest." Rowan Atkinson
by The Village Idiot on Feb 25, 2010 2:25 PM EST reply actions
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