Rasheed Wallace signs with the Celtics

Looking back on it, the Spurs just never appeared to be too interested. There was no report that they called Wallace right away ... or at all. The only connection was a visit to "Orlando and San Antonio" that the media kept reporting. However, Orlando denied there was ever a visit planned.

I'd say the scenario is:

1. The Spurs weren't very interested.

2. The Spurs weren't willing to match the salary the Celtics were offering.

3. The Celtics told Rasheed their offer was expiring this weekend.

Add in Buford seemingly being confident about filling the bigman hole and I gotta think the Spurs aren't shocked by this move. But I guess we'll see.

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Originally Posted by Texas 2 Step

I find it hard to believe sheed would up with Boston before even listening to the Spurs. Sorry Spurs with Sheed are better then Celtics with him. Is he gonna come off the bench now for Bos?

Boston is not a contender anylonger. I would be shocked if they were higher than the 4th seed next season. Spurs with Sheed have a real shot at a title.

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I'm bummed out. Sheed would have been a great fit for SA.However, I think this clearly puts Boston ahead of Orlando and barely behind the cavs. Boston (especially if they re-sign big baby) can run guys at Shaq all night and never get tired.Same against Orlando and Dwight. 4th seed prediction is just wacky.Boston is VERY much back near the top of the league with this signing, and nobody will be looking forward to playing them. Boston also remains the most experienced team in the East, which we Spurs fans know makes a big difference. Hell, ask Laker fans how important experience is.

That is not good if Wallace was the Spurs "primary" target...

Didn't Wallace's agent say early on that the Spurs had their work cut out for them or something to that effect.. coupled with comments from other pundits that the Spurs didn't seem to be exerting that much effort to court Sheed.. In hindsight, these seem to indicate that he wasn't that high a priority on the FO's wish list as a lot of Spurs fans thought and perhaps they had someone else in mind. You'd think that if the Spurs made a serious pitch Sheed would have at least visited SA first before making up his mind.

Anyway, I can't believe that Haislip is the answer, at best he just brings some depth. But who the big FA will be who can play alongsideTimmy remains a mystery for now.. just more suspense and drama in the coming days. Can't wait to see what Pop has in store for us.

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Originally Posted by jcrod

Or they're striking out and are as shocked as everyone else.

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:lol Let's hope not.

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Originally Posted by mogrovejo

Are you serious? Are you aware of the Celtics history with Stern? The guy didn't even allow us to take Lewis salary off the books after his death. Stern and the Celtics have always had a very tense relationship, since Red days. This is well documented.

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How about we talk about "this" current Boston Celtics team, not the Reggie Lewis Celtics.

And, to clarify, I should have probably used either the word "perceived" Stern darling team or "ESPN/media" darling team.

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Originally Posted by timvp

Looking back on it, the Spurs just never appeared to be too interested. There was no report that they called Wallace right away ... or at all. The only connection was a visit to "Orlando and San Antonio" that the media kept reporting. However, Orlando denied there was ever a visit planned.

I'd say the scenario is:

1. The Spurs weren't very interested.

2. The Spurs weren't willing to match the salary the Celtics were offering.

3. The Celtics told Rasheed their offer was expiring this weekend.

Add in Buford seemingly being confident about filling the bigman hole and I gotta think the Spurs aren't shocked by this move. But I guess we'll see.

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Broussard said on ESPN last week the Spurs weren't very interested.

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Originally Posted by TheTruth

Man, you guys are a bunch of panicky little girls. Give the damn off season some time to play itself out.

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No kidding. Nobody's signed anything. Remember when Hedo was a Blazer? Me too...it was two days ago. Now he's a Raptor.

A Boston Globe report says he's going to sign with Boston....shocking.

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The Spurs' primary target during free agency no longer considers himself a free agent.http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblog...ce-is-off.html

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Hopefully McDonald is just guessing. If Wallace was really the team's "primary target" during free agency, from the outside it appears as their effort to land him was rather weak.

Well, at least now we won't have to read any more convoluted posts about how Rivers, Ainge, Garnett, Pierce, and Allen flying to Rasheed's house and asking him to join them is a sign of pathetic weakness and desperation, while the Spurs staying home and playing it cool is a sign of great strength that will undoubtedly impress Rasheed and more than likely persuade him to sign on.

I hate it when my gut is right.

Oh well. This sucks but all is not lost. If get McDyess we are right there...but even if we don't get him I think we can make a couple of moves to add enough depth on our front line to make us competitive.

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Originally Posted by timvp

Hopefully McDonald is just guessing. If Wallace was really the team's "primary target" during free agency, from the outside it appears as their effort to land him was rather weak.

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Looking at McDonald history I think he's just guessing

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Source: Wallace commits to Celtics

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Rasheed Wallace is joining the Boston Celtics, an NBA source said, giving the Celtics one of the most important free agents on the marketplace as they attempt to return to the championship.

The Boston Globe reported Wallace will sign for two years at the mid-level exception.

Wallace won a championship with the Detroit Pistons in 2004 after arriving in a mid-season trade, although his career has been noted just as much for his volatile interactions with officials and contentious relationships with coaches. However, the strong presence of veterans such as Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen in the Celtics' locker room should keep Wallace in line and bring the focus to his positive attributes: the 6-foot-11 Wallace is a scoring threat from the low block to the three-point arc and a long-armed, savvy defender.

"As much as Rasheed's a headache, teammakes like him and he's a winner," another NBA executive said.

After trade rumors involving Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo surfaced last month it appeared the Celtics might be trying to shift on the fly, at the risk of breaking up the core that won the 2008 NBA championship. Now they have landed a piece that makes them a prime contender to win again next season, with an emphasis on the short term. Wallace will be 35 in September and made joining a championship-caliber team a priority this off-season, with the Orlando Magic and San Antonio Spurs on his short list of teams of interest.

But Boston was always the leading contender, a positioned strengthened by a dinner meeting with Wallace involving Garnett, Pierce, Allen, coach Doc Rivers and owner Wyc Grousbeck last week.

J.A. Adande is a columnist for ESPN.com.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4307834

I don't think the Spurs have ever shown McDonald any critical information. Is he even allowed in the practice facility?

If makes anyone feel better, I don't think a Rasheed Wallace team has ever beaten a Tim Duncan led Spurs team in the playoffs or finals.

I'm sorry he isn't a Spur but not all is lost. The East is going to be a 3 team battle between Orlando, Boston and Cleveland. The West is much lighter in my opinion. Our main obstacles will be the Lakers and possibly Portland.

All we need is to shore up our front court and stay healthy. I like our chances against anyone. Bring in Dice. That guy is hungry.

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Originally Posted by timvp

Hopefully McDonald is just guessing. If Wallace was really the team's "primary target" during free agency, from the outside it appears as their effort to land him was rather weak.

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I'm hoping you're right, but we should soon see.

Camby please.

I'd say there's no chance we get Camby..well, maybe like 1%..

TBH, I'm not that disappointed. I think the FO knows what they're doing, and even if they don't, I'm still gonna watch the games. For real tho, if we were to play Boston in the Finals this year, watch Blair annoy Sheed until his head explodes lol

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Originally Posted by timtonymanu

now im not gonna sit here and say bad things about sheed after i've been wanting him on the spurs for so long. Really i'm not surprised and i didn't understand why everyone felt so sure he was coming. But whatever, hopefully mcdyess comes now.

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+1

Another thing to consider.

Remember we were talking about in another Rasheed thread that Pop will be in France next week and he would not be in SA for Wallace visit.

Maybe this visit was BS

From Project Spurs:

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With Wallace no longer an option, it's back to the drawing board. The Spurs will likely looking at signing one of the remaining free agent bigs including Antonio McDyess, Brandon Bass and Zaza Pachulia.

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Originally Posted by Texas 2 Step

Gotta be a trade in the works..........no way Bonner sees major time this year. I think Pops know if we dont improve the front line, we are just wasting money this year.

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Pop's in love with guys that do nothing but jack 3s. Bonner's going nowhere.

fuck bass