***TRADE Wally to Boston, Davis to Minnesota

[ChumpDumper]

You always have to say that in case a deal falls through.

[Despot]

Yeah, I know trades talks are denied 97% of the time, but something about the way he said it, makes me feel like he really thought there were not gonna be any trades. That, and I couldn't stop laughing for some reason.

[z0sa]

On the trade, I think Ricky Davs and Mark Blount are really going to help this team get back in the playoff picture. , they might even give a team like the Mavs or suns a run for their money.

[ChumpDumper]

Why the didn't Blount play like this the past season and a half?

[leemajors]

he does occasionally, i don't think it's any sort of indication as to how he will continue to play. he played like this for 3 weeks once and got a big check out of it.

[ChumpDumper]

I guess too much time around Antoine Walker can ruin anyone.

[T Park]

after tonight's game??

Still no deciding factor in who won.

Blount had a career shooting night, everything he threw up on the perimiter went in, but when guarded down low, he traveled damn near every time.

And once again, Ricky Davis is a selfish mofo.

You want team play and chemistry, that sob will f it up.

[implacable44]

Gee impractical44, what do you make of this?

Kandi man has work to do
By Rich Thompson
Saturday, January 28, 2006 - Updated: 10:06 AM EST

Celtics coach Doc Rivers has a frontcourt rotation and he’s sticking with it.
Where newly acquired 7-foot, 270-pound center Michael Olowokandi factors into the equation, Rivers could only speculate before the C’s 84-74 win over the Kings at the Garden.
Rivers conceded that Olowokandi was a former No. 1 overall draft pick (in 1998), but appears determined to go forward with the quartet of Kendrick Perkins, Al Jefferson, Brian Scalabrine and Raef LaFrentz.
“I like the rotation we’ve kind of established over the last six games with Perk, Al, Scal and Raef,” said Rivers. “That’s going to remain, that’s not going to change.
“We’ll see how hard he wants to work and what he can do. I know he has talent, I don’t think there’s anybody that’s ever questioned that. But supposedly somebody has, so I don’t know.
“There will be times when we need that size.”
The reason Mark Blount was part of Thursday’s seven-player trade with Minnesota was that he had no place in Rivers’ low post plans.
Blount was on the outs once Rivers decided to play the kids. The fact that Blount was under contract for four more years and $28 million made him very expendable. Olowokandi is in the final year of a deal that will pay him $5.9 million and there was speculation he could be gone by the Feb. 23 trade deadline.
Olowokandi was averaging 6.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 23.5 minutes before the trade. Rivers was up front with Olowokandi that it’s unlikely he will get that many minutes off the Celtics’ bench.
“What he basically told me was the rotation is pretty much set as to who was going to be playing and whatnot,” said Olowokandi. “It is just a question of me trying to prove myself and I really wouldn’t want it any other way.
“I think I perform a lot better in those situations and that was basically it.”
The trade did not surprise Olowokandi. “It’s been fairly publicized in the media to what might be happening and what might be lingering,” said Olowokandi. “But you never really know about anything until they pull the trigger. I imagine everyone found out before I did.”

http://celtics.bostonherald.com/celt...ticleid=123307

what do i make of it ? well it could be true - or it could be that he is doing the same thing most coaches if not all do. my college coach put me on the gray team over the christmas break because he didnt think i was perfoming to potential - it is a motivational tool - prove yourself to me - blah - coaches do ti all the time in the nba - put people on the bench etc... either way - he hasnt been waived yet and that was your original assumption.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Ricky Davis is so bad ass....one of my favorites. He was the precursor to LeBron, and jumped over steve nash once.

[ChumpDumper]

what do i make of it ? well it could be true - or it could be that he is doing the same thing most coaches if not all do. my college coach put me on the gray team over the christmas break because he didnt think i was perfoming to potential - it is a motivational tool - prove yourself to me - blah - coaches do ti all the time in the nba - put people on the bench etc... either way - he hasnt been waived yet and that was your original assumption.

LMFAO!

Prove yourself by not playing at all! The greatest motivational tool ever devised!

I said he'd be traded again or bought out after the deadline. Is it after the deadline, skippy?

[implacable44]

LMFAO!

Prove yourself by not playing at all! The greatest motivational tool ever devised!

I said he'd be traded again or bought out after the deadline. Is it after the deadline, skippy?

we will see what happens - and they havent played a game yet chip - and as far as i can tell jones is still in the d-league.

Actually I said he would be traded again - not you anus - and I said he will stay there until the season ends and then they will let him go to free up cap space - they dont need the space until the end of the year right ?

you said they will buy him out.

[ChumpDumper]

we will see what happens - and they havent played a game yet chip - and as far as i can tell jones is still in the d-league.

They did play a game, doofus -- you claim to know so much about this team and don't even realize that Wally played and Kandi drew a DNP-CD. I said Kandi coudl be traded only by himself -- you said he would start.

as far as i can tell jones is still in the d-league.

He may stay there -- he may get called up if the Celts buy out Kandi.

they dont need the space until the end of the year right ?

you said they will buy him out.

Yes. What part of "trade deadline" isn't getting through your skull? You think buyouts of $6 million players happen overnight?

You said he would start. He didn't even play.

Which prediction seems closer to comnig true?

Kandi will be traded again or bought out after the deadline.

He will not start.

[ChumpDumper]

Oh look, Wally is starting today.....

....with Perkins and Lafrentz....

Doc is motivating the living out of Kandi.

[ChumpDumper]

What's this?

Scalabrine and Jefferson off the bench before Kand?

Who'da thunk it?

Oh yeah, it was me.

[implacable44]

They did play a game, doofus -- you claim to know so much about this team and don't even realize that Wally played and Kandi drew a DNP-CD. I said Kandi coudl be traded only by himself -- you said he would start.He may stay there -- he may get called up if the Celts buy out Kandi.Yes. What part of "trade deadline" isn't getting through your skull? You think buyouts of $6 million players happen overnight?

You said he would start. He didn't even play.

Which prediction seems closer to comnig true?

Kandi will be traded again or bought out after the deadline.

He will not start.

he might be traded -- which i said - but he wont be bought out - IMO - but then again - I didnt think AInge would trade Antonie - bring him back and then trade him again so who can say what will happen the way he is ruining the Celts.

Well for him to be traded it would have to be straight up - he can't be part of a package deal due to leage guidelines right ? and I already said they could possibly trade him -- dude the trade just happened - for him to prove himself it will have to be in practice -give it time like i have already said - what part of that is your tiny pea brain not able to compute - -- let the season progress and we will see what happens.

[implacable44]

What's this?

Scalabrine and Jefferson off the bench before Kand?

Who'da thunk it?

Oh yeah, it was me.

time time time - scalabrine is a forward so is lafrents and jefferson.

[ChumpDumper]

96 minutes of Kandi-free basketball. There's your time.

And if your claim is Perkins is the only center currently playing on the team, isn't it painfully obvious to even you that Kandi isn't in their plans if Doc won't play the only other center on the active roster?

Way do own yourself.

[implacable44]

96 minutes of Kandi-free basketball. There's your time.

And if your claim is Perkins is the only center currently playing on the team, isn't it painfully obvious to even you that Kandi isn't in their plans if Doc won't play the only other center on the active roster?

Way do own yourself.

nope - the season is barely to the half-way point. like i said - i dont really care if they play him or dont play him - our conversation centers around one point -- you saying they will buy him out and me saying they wont -- dont try to confuse it now - don't go all female on me,

[ChumpDumper]

i dont really care if they play him or dont play him

Then don't post that he's going to start.

Don't go all complete spineless backtracking pussy on me.

[ChumpDumper]

Bottom line - Kandi won't finish out the year in Boston. He'll be traded or bought out and end up someplace like Denver or OKC that could benefit from renting him this spring.

[implacable44]

Then don't post that he's going to start.

Don't go all complete spineless backtracking pussy on me.

woah - i only let your mother use that word on me when she is talking dirty to me - wash your mouth out.

again - keep it simple - our conversation digressed - I said he will split minutes with perkins - if I said he would start you would have to show me and I will apologize but I don't think he will start - maybe when they play the heat or the rockets he will start ....

anyway keep it simple -- you said he will get bought out =-- I say he wont. -- stop talking about trades because we both mentioned that as a possibility - keep it simple girly man.

[SenorSpur]

The Celtics were soft in the middle before the trade. Now with the addition of the Kandi man, they're even softer.

[ChumpDumper]

again - keep it simple - our conversation digressed - I said he will split minutes with perkins - if I said he would start you would have to show me and I will apologize

upside? Is that why Blount got all the minutes at center before the trade because they believed in his upside?

as previously stated Jefferson is a forward and won't get any minutes at the center barring small ball time.

perkins will continue to get his minutes behind the kandi man

Pretty cut and dry seeing as you think Kandi is the only other guy who can play center. Apology accepted.

anyway keep it simple -- you said he will get bought out =-- I say he wont. -- stop talking about trades because we both mentioned that as a possibility.

Ok, so this is only in the case he stays a Celtic past the trade deadline. You say he plays out the season (I use that term loosely, since all he'll do is rack up DNP-CDs) as a Celtic. I say he gets bought out and tries to latch on to another team that might actually let him touch the floor.

Is that simple enough or should I make a pop-up book for you?

[leemajors]

way off topic, but chump i saw rockets/heat today, and hayes can get boards - he seemed to play way better in the 4th q, but could have gone right back up with his offensive rebounds instead of trying to duck under and kiss off the other side of the glass. toyota center is a good place to see a game.

[leemajors]

way off topic, but chump i saw rockets/heat today, and hayes can get boards - he seemed to play way better in the 4th q, but could have gone right back up with his offensive rebounds instead of trying to duck under and kiss off the other side of the glass. toyota center is a good place to see a game. and lonny baxter blocked shaq cleanly, that was a bad call. anyways, back to implacable vs. chump...