Shaq An Option

That would be crazy!

Were goin to be the worst free throw shooting team pretty soon..

Neither one, puhleeze!

unfortunately hi probably wants too much of the MLE

Anyone who says we don’t need Shaq must have been busy with other stuff during Game 7 of the NBA Finals while the C’s were getting absolutely tooled on the glass.

And I disagree with the poster above. Shaq played VERY well for Cleveland last year, very well.

We have nobody that bangs, boards and blocks shots other than Perk. KG is softer than ever with a gimped knee, and that isn’t going to change.

ill take shaq or brad miller. i still think shaq still has a lil in him. but the reason why i want shaq to join our team, because what kobe said. i have more then shaq. you dont say that! you stay quiet and dont say anything. i hate kobe with a passion. if you guys are against me, its all good! im up for anything for the celtics to to get back to the finals.

to win another ring with a bunch of other old hall of famers. It will be a classic story-line all year and Shaq loves that stuff…

“Shaq signs for peanuts to dethrone Kobe”
“The Fossil brigade wins on Christmas Day against the Defending Champ Lakers”
“Shaq teams with Big three for one last glorious run at rival kobe, ring, & redemption”

 but we need 2 bodies…Shaq,Jermaine,Miller,Haywood?…maybe we can trade Sheed’s contract before he files,with the team basically get $6mil off it’s cap..Baby & Ray in S&T are our only other options in trade market…think we dangle Rondo in a Paul deal???

I see two teams that we should be talking to that can fix everything:

Memphis, trade Sheed and BBD, picks, S&Ts with TA/Nate, any of those combinations to maybe take on Randolphs terrible contract and get Rudy Gay for a Rondo type contract. Gay is exactly what we needed in the finals, young legs who can score on his own, he’ll lookk great next to Rondo for years.

OR

Clippers, just get me Gooden and Blake somehow. Not sexy but those two would come cheap. Gooden is Good and can play both big positions, Blake is a guy who can backup Rondo and play with Rondo to give Allen less minutes.

Or Or,

Get me Ty Thomas somehow. Dude’s a stud, Sheeds contract? Ty is a beast and only getting better, another guy that would look great next to Rondo for years to come.

Etan Thomas? O City benched him and they needed big help?

We would be much better served spending our MLE on a big wing who can play the 3 or 4. Travis Outlaw is the 1st name that comes to mind. Ty Thomas would also be a nice pickup. Ryan Gomes would make a good, cheap option as well. Regardless, spending the full MLE on a C is not a great idea. Haywood would seem to be the best option at C, but he will likely require the full MLE, and more years than DA is interested in signing anyone.

Regarding Shaq; his pick and roll “D” is terrible, but, he does still rebound very well and can also still block shots. He may be our best option. He could see minutes while Perk is rehabbing, learn our system, and when Perk is ready make a very good C off the bench. He also would not be looking for anything long term, which fits with our plans. So long as he would understand the role we would be asking him to play, he would make a good pickup. Unfortunately, he probably wants more money than would be wise to pay him.

Let me put it this way: Sheed is gone and so is Perk. That leaves us with needing to replace two bodies, especially when with those two we had just enough and can’t have less.

Plus we coud use Mike Miller so that we always have Ray and him on the floor. Its going to take a near miracle to make this roster solid without Perk

Most people can use a change. If you bring in one or two new faces into the rotation, it might greatly increase the chances of keeping Doc here. Shaq might be just the thing. He can fit into the team’s scheme without any major problems and fill a major need for a banger.

But I too am worried about his pick and roll defense.

It will never happen but if Sheed comes back for one more year, we sign Shaq and Brad Miller, we would be the most hated team in BBall. It would be a circus on and off the court. We’d set a record for most technicals in history. Dwight Howard would go completely insane.

Can the Celts pick up Gomes off the waiver wireand assumehis 3 year contract. If so, then they can keep their MLE and use it for someone else. (I think?) That way, we get the back-up three that we need for pierce. Hopefully we got the back-up 1&2 covered with TA and Bradley. PF covered with Garnett and BBD and Sheldon.

Shaq? A huge if….. Based on his play I wouldn’t even pay him Rasheed Wallace money…. And I would be very surprised if Mr. Shaq Diesel would sign for Rasheed Wallace money… Also reports showed he was not content in Phoenix with his playing time or use… Is he really ready to be that guy coming off the bench? Let us not forget this guy is probably one of the best center’s of all time… At least in the top 5…. Again we need to ship out Perk since I really don’t think his level of play will improve to make him competitive down low with the Howard’s, Stoudamires, and Gasol’s of the league… We need more of a permanent and long term solutions that could compliment KG down low… Then again… Bill Walton toward the end of his career did come off the bench to support Parish and McHale down low…. Unfortunately, we only have KG that plays at the Parish or McHale level so before we talk about a guy that can come off the bench we need to look at getting a McHale or Parish type to compliment KG down low…

I’ve never cared for Shaq, but I can’t help but feel he would be magical with our lineup.

I’ve never cared for Shaq, but I can’t help but feel he would be magical with our lineup.