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This team looks like last year's Nuggets. It should take them at least half a season to gel and discover an iden y. Good thing they're in the east, where WNBA teams can make the playoffs.
I like this move. Should result in a good team coming out of the East. I hate giving a team on paper props, but they have all season to work it out and get chemistry out there. So, that means it should take a really good balanced team to beat them and come out of the East. Or we'll see KG cheat on getting to the Finals by going East.
This team looks like last year's Nuggets. It should take them at least half a season to gel and discover an iden y. Good thing they're in the east, where WNBA teams can make the playoffs.
Some idiotic comments here
Celtics will be far better defensively than people here are stating
Rondo is a good defender as is Pierce, Allen is below average I agree but KG is an all NBA defender. One of the best in the league. They have guys who can defend. That won't be a huge problem for them.
If you think thats true then so are Parker and Manu. Neither are great one on one defenders. They play team defense. Pierce and Allen play a more balenced game than Parker and Manu. It's the fact they have duncan and Pop to lead themPaul Pierce and Ray Allen are scorers. That is it.
If all their other players played for the minimum, wouldn't that put them over the cap? How could they afford these salaries and not pay a hefty luxury tax?
Or is that irrelevant in a big market like Boston (New England)?
are you sure you are talking about Paul Pierce? ok, Allen is more or less just a scorer (but a very good one), but PP?
it sounds as if you describe Ben Gordon. or Ricky Davis.
if you didn't mix things up it would mean, that you have never ever seen Pierce play.
I'm neither a PP fan, nor a Celtics fan, but I prefer to describe players as what they are. downplay their qualities for whatever reason is just stupid.
I've never been a KG fan. I feel he's overrated, and on that team he'll have to be the leader. He'll have to be the guy who anchors the team - and that's a horrible position for him to be in. He hasn't been a great leader in 12 seasons, I don't see any reason why he'll start now.
Rondo - isn't he going to Minny in the trade?
Excellent team defense comes from a dedication to a team defensive system coupled with the right players to make it work. The Celtics will come a bit closer to having the players than they are now, but they still don't have the system. Doc Rivers isn't a defensive coach. Without the system - they're going to be mediocre to ty on defense.
It's a ballsy move, if it happens. They should be a force in the east, but I don't buy them as a legit contender for a le. If they don't make a very deep run this year I wouldn't be surprised if KG opted out. With that much cap space tied up they aren't going to be able to improve much if they don't get it done this season.
If LeBron and the trash around him can make the Finals, I would imagine Pierce, Garnett and Allen could do the same surrounded by whatever scraps they put around them.And if they get to keep either Rondo or Green that would be one other pretty good piece on the floor.
http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_ar..._by_afternoon/
Garnett's Agent Talking To Celtics; Deal Could Be Done By Afternoon
July 30, 2007 - 1:17 pm
The Boston Globe -
The Celtics and Timberwolves could complete a deal that would send Kevin Garnett to Boston as early as this afternoon.
"There are serious discussions in place," the agent for Garnett, Andy Miller, said about his own negotiations with Danny Ainge and the Celtics.
One major issue for both sides to hash out is the $24 million player option Garnett holds for the 2008-2009 season. The Celtics do not want to give up a young talent like Al Jefferson if Garnett leaves after one season.
If Garnett agrees to exercise his option for the 2008-2009 season as a condition of the trade, the Celtics could extend Garnett's contract into the 2009-2010 season and beyond.
When asked about the option and his client's desire to play in Boston, Miller said: "Part of the discussion that is taking place is addressing those issues as well as others to see if the destination makes sense for all parties. Everything is part of the overall picture as to how to bring this to a conclusion or go in a different direction." [READ]
If (when) Doc Rivers can't win with this group in the east, he should be permanently banned from coaching.
If the trade is done, I think the Celtics will be great... in the east.
This deal would be great for the NBA
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In case you're just getting to the office or sitting down in front of your computer and you haven't heard, there are rumors everywhere this morning that the Celtics and T-Wolves have agreed in principle to trade KG to Beantown for Al Jefferson, Sebastian Telfair, Gerald Green and picks.
In the grand scheme of things, this would be great for the NBA and for basketball in general. There is really no denying this.
To sum up:
This deal, for a little while at least, would push the Tim Donaghy mess to wayside.
It would make one of sports' most storied franchises relevant again.
It might even make the entire Eastern Conference relevant again.
LeBron James took a squad featuring marginal-at-best NBA talent to the NBA Finals last season. I'd be shocked if a team rocking Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and KG wasn't an overwhelming favorite to represent the East in the Finals next season.
And what's more, that lineup would be no cakewalk for an opponent like the Spurs, Suns or Mavs, like the Cavs were in this past season's Finals. And who wouldn't want to watch three hungry NBA superstars, all on the back nine of their careers, put it all on the line for their last run at a chip? (Although, truth be told, those three would probably have a few years where they can all still play at an elite enough level to try and get it done ... assuming KG re-signs after next season.)
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This trade would be great for Garnett. I know he made it obvious earlier in the summer that he wanted no part of Boston, but all reports describe him as "warming" to the idea Monday morning. No doubt he's warming because he knows how quickly he could find himself with a legit shot at a ring. KG's no fool. He saw what LeBron did this year.
As for Kevin re-signing with Boston? At the end of the day, KG wants to win. If he gets a real taste of that running with P-Double and Ray, he wouldn't be going anywhere.
Whether or not he thinks he'll like the city is another story. But you know what? I'm pretty sure that when he realized back in the day that he was headed to Minnesota, he wasn't exactly jumping for joy either. Obviously, I understand the specter of social issues at work whenever Boston and non-white professional athletes are put together, but I will also say that there are idiots everywhere, not just in Boston. He will be loved in Beantown
http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/7073920
Sources saying Garnett deal is done
Posted by Steve Bulpett at 12:06 pm
Sources this morning are confirming that the Celtics’ deal for Kevin Garnett is essentially completed.
One involved source said the final package will have the Celts sending Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes, Gerald Green, Sebastian Telfair, Theo Ratliff and a No. 1 pick to Minnesota to acquire Garnett.
Further word is that the Celts and Garnett have reached an agreement in principle on a contract extension. You may recall a report here that Danny Ainge would not do the deal without such a guarantee of Garnett’s presence, and it appears now that the perennial All-Star is willing to forego the opt-out in his current deal for next summer and cast his lot with Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and the Celtics.
http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/celtics/?p=117
Boston need to keep Gomes.
If they trade him, they will need to get a good PF or hope that Powe or Big Baby are ready to contribute.
LOL LeBron just stained his diapers.
per yahoo this deal is official
i think the twolves are writing off the next season or two... there is no other explanation needed... can't blame them... time to rebuild.
merge..
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