Adam Morrison Working Out for Celtics

He is another non-guaranteed contract.

Teams always go into camp with more than 15 players under contract. If he earns a spot, we have another scorer.

it’s probably bad when every time he checked in during the playoffs, I was like… “YES!”.

But I suppose I felt that way about Shaq too, and I talked myself into that.

He could score, we always knew that, and that’s all he’s proven in New York. He hasn’t done anything else. To play for the Celtics you have to learn and commit to the defensive system. He had 3 years to do that, and obviously didn’t do it well enough to earn Doc’s trust. There were minutes to be had, and he proved in practice he was capable of them, he didn’t.

Morrison I just don’t get, I just don’t see him making the team, but I guess a little more competition in camp ins’t a bad thing.

Cowens was coaching pisrons or wolves last season, may not be available, parish or mchale would work too

He was a fantastic college player though.

The guys got talent, but I just don’t know where his head is at. And if he can’t play D, which he never really has, I’d rather see Gaffney on the team.

… I’m also in agreement with LJ’s comment below, about the need for a defensive guy. I’m hoping that’s the main thing the coaching staff will focus on.

But Danny has been loading up on offense this year, so this moves is in line with the move. No other way you sign guys like Shaq, defense be damned, they want to score.

I guess he’s relying on the defense of the starting five to be good enough to limit teams enough, that the second unit, just needs to score and keep pace. Or maybe he’s convinced that the Celtics can teach anyone to play Defense, something I’m not convinced of now that Tom T is gone.

I dunno, Morrison has some talent, no doubt. And maybe cocofan is right, just the wrong coaching and injuries have derailed his career. Maybe he will be motivated to learn the defense and prove he was worth his high draft pick. Who knows, I guess it’s worth a shot to give him a non-guaranteed deal, let him battle with Gaffney in camp, and see what happens.

He wouldn’t be working out for teams…He’d already be on one.

Carbon copy of TA, except for all that defense.

I don’t even think Wafer is camp fodder, he seems to be guaranteed. If past camps are any indications of how this will go, those guys will be competing with West for the 15th spot — and West’s got the upper hand there, too.

You’re correct, because AMMO’s secret behind the scenes knowledge regarding Kobe’s favorite flavor of Gatorade and when to throw him a towel after a TO will finally give the C’s the advantage they need to beat L.A.’s starting 5.

And honestly, there’s at least 4 guys right now I’d rather take over Morrison. Wafer, Gaffney, McCants, or even Lafayette (I love his game, he just doesn’t fit any need on the team right now, so really has no chance.)

All I was saying, is there was a reason he went number 3 in the draft in 06, there’s a reason he was so good at Gonzaga. The guy can score, there’s no question. IF (and it’s a giant IF) he ever learned to play defense, he really could be a very good player in this league. So as the 15th guy on the roster, well, I wouldn’t exactly be calling for Danny and Doc’s heads if they took that chance.

My memory had me all confused

You wanted Tony Allen back? I mean, not to say that’s gonna happen, but there’s only one Tony Allen. : )

Don’t make 3mil a year, and certainly don’t come off the bench. That’s like saying we can get a guy who’s as good as Paul Pierce, to play back up, at small money.

Not going to happen. Buttom line is for the money the Celtics are going to pay a back up SF (which will be a vet min most likely) the player is going to be flawed. No player with size, length, athleticism, defensive ability and shooting touch, plays for 1.7mil.