Who's Left?

Following up on Jeff's article yesterday about the 15th roster spot, here's a look at some of the remaining unrestricted free agents:

PGs:  Carlos Arroyo, Chucky Atkins, Dan Dickau, Tyronn Lue,  Stephon Marbury, Mike Taylor, Jamaal Tinsley,  Jacque Vaughn

SGs:  Juan Dixon, Bobby Jackson, Flip Murray, Rashad McCants

SFs:  Gerald Green, Joey Graham, Stephen Graham, Darius Miles, Wally Szczerbiak, Ime Udoka

PFs:  Raef LaFrentz, Mark Madsen, Stromile Swift, Antoine Walker

Cs:  Mark Blount (pending release), Dwayne Jones, Courtney Sims, Robert Swift

Obviously, none of the names above are spectacular.  However, there are a few players who could help teams that are in need of some depth. 

For the Celtics' purposes, none of the above is a perfect fit, of course; if they were, they'd probably be here already.  I really like Bobby Jackson as a player, but he's a bit long in the tooth, and one wonders if he could play beside Eddie House in the backcourt.  Jamaal Tinsley is a mess.  Chucky Atkins is ancient, and his game is in decline (although he's another guy I've always liked).  Flip Murray can't stick with a team, and has always seemed like a "scoring first, second, and last" type of guy.  Wally is...  well, he's Wally.  He's a good shooter, but he's not going to bring much else to the table, especially on the defensive end (although, in his defense, I will say that he played strong defense on Ray Allen in the playoffs).

So, in the end maybe none of them makes sense, and it's a better strategy to maintain roster flexibility to sign a free agent during the season or to take back players in a 1-for-2 deal.

Update:  Dan Dickau has turned down the Celtics invitation to camp and will attend the Suns camp instead (Source: Globe)