Celtics Lose Two Unique Individuals

It was mainly because of his added weight, attitude and production last season.

And from what I saw most people wanted West back because of his heart, hard work and skills on the court. Again, nothing to do with personality flaws which in my opinion is probably why he wasn’t brought back.

You can look at the situation a bunch of different ways I guess, but being “weird” doesn’t exempt players from standard scrutiny. Maybe to you it does which I find a little strange :). I enjoyed Baby’s emotional personality as well. People loved the way he worked hard and wore his heart on his sleeve, but unfortunately things seemed to change with him towards the end last season. :/

(Talking to Jeff ) how did He get this job?
jk. Welcome aboard.

And nice, thought provoking, opening piece.

And maybe now I won’t do the Glen Davis piece I had planned. Your approach was slightly different, but on a close enough road to give Davis some due. Viva la difference!

While Davis was more transparent (to a fault) about individual concerns at the end of his stay, he certainly wasn’t and isn’t the only Celtic to deviate from the game plan for selfish reasons, though few seem to recognize that.

Glen constantly altered his ‘game’ for this team, almost every year. While frustrating and frustrated at times, it is hardly fair to categorize him him as simply a ‘selfish player.’

At this point, I don’t even know what his game really is, and I doubt he does either, though he obviously wanted to be more of a scorer.

In the end, it was time for him to go, and I would suggest that both he and the Cs should have parted ways earlier. It was a gloriously strange ride.

Delonte West – what more can I say? I think you nailed it fairly well.

Though it wasn’t to “Misfit Island” for Santa to pick them both up and give to some child in a week or so, both misfits ended up in places where they both can shine and be appreciated….hopefully – unless they are playing the Celtics – lol

Oscar Wilde and The Soul of Man under Socialism? – ….wow

I guess I won’t feel guilty about my lack of time to write anymore. C-blog is in good hands.

I look forward to seeing more!

While I appreciate the ode to your love of the individualism exhibited by BBD & Delonte’, it is a bit hyperbolic to characterize the vast majority of pro athletes as robots.

Seriously, could you honestly look at the band of characters that have made up the Celtics over the years and said any two were alike? Even Ray Allen, with his machine-like, obsessive consistency, is all the more fascinating BECAUSE of it.

I like both BBD & DW, but I’m MORE interested in guys like KG & Pierce who exhibit their unique and large personalities in ways that contribute to their success.

They were all such great guys that you had every reason to root for. From Shaq and KG all the way down to Luke Harangody and Semih Erdin. They were fun, jovial, and generally just good at what they did on the court. The prankster relationship between Shaq, Nate, and Davis last year kept the whole team light-hearted. And who can forget that Halloween party? It was a group of guys who all liked each other, liked being around each other, and if they had stayed healthy, had a very good chance of becoming something of legend.

This year’s team does not have that feeling. The Perk trade kinda killed it. Shaq’s gone now. This team feels like it was thrown together to just play basketball. I don’t expect any fun stories to come out of camp with this group. I don’t expect any great friendships to form. These guys were put together to play basketball, and that’s about all we’re gonna get.

I wouldn’t subscribe to the theory that pro athletes are supposed to be “complacent
or stone faced”…You can deviate from the norm within reason, as long as you still follow team guidelines. I agree with Barkley, pro athletes should not be role models as well.
I guess I won’t miss Big Baby, and Delonte is not “strange” he has a disorder,
hopefully he has it under control. I would say I would miss him slightly more, but meh.
He is not a true point guard, or a # 2, more like a 1A.
Nice to see a fellow Yanks fan on board though, and they can be boring!

I never saw anything “unique” about those two, unless being two “oddballs” classifies them as “unique”.

Yes, I agree with the Big Baby and Delonte quote-ability. So exchanging them for quieter guys is a little less fun. But I have never, ever, ever, ever seen a character like KG. What good luck to have him. And it isn’t what he says after games. Its what he does from warm-ups to the final horn.

MMMM is right about Ray too. I find him fascinating in his obsessiveness and quiet class. Pierce is the total hoop junkie. He’s so lucky to be getting paid what he gets because he would play for nothing. He’s got to play b-ball.

And, C’mon, Rondo vs Chris Paul. 3 point shot – CP3, Cross over dribble – I don’t know. Defense – Rondo. Personality – Rondo by a mile.

Finally, Doc’s got a helluva contract because he can demand work and enjoy personalities. Belichek is a little weird that way.

And with every Delonte that leaves town, a Brad Marchand sets up shop. It’s never dull in boston.

Without acquiring CP3 or D. Howard I am officially given up on the season. I am not interested in an average season with old farts getting busted out in the second round of the playoffs.

Delonte West, Davis won’t be missed.

Danny should be OUT. Delonte was strike 3. West brought a feeling of 100% effort and guts to the Celtics. Perk was the power, the force, the toughness and will to win to Boston and danny gave up all hope of winning when he traded him. Strike 2. Strike 1was the 2nd trading of Walker that produced a championship for Miami. And can anyone dispute the fact than bringing back Walker for a 3rd time last year when “Twan” was playing 23 minutes a game in the developmental league successfully would have been a better move than Murphy who couldn’t stay on the court for 5 minutes or the other three stiffs Ainge added ??

:(