Posey talkinq to lakers?.?

[crownsy]

It makes sense that Posey's agent is using the Lakers for leverage. I doubt he signs there though. I can't imagine him giving the Mamba big ol' man hugs before each game.

I have a feeling the market for him might be smaller than expected. Just a gut feeling.

i think the 4 year offers he wants will be scarcer than he thinks, but i think one or two of the 8 teams linked to him will offer it.

I don't think the lakers are one of those teams though, to many SF's already, and they seem unwilling to trade if you listen to mitch.

detroit i could really see if they want to package prince as part of a deal.

[Neurotic Guy]

It's hard to believe that Kobe would tolerate big hugs from James Posey throughout the year. At first he'll think that it'll show that he's a 'team guy' and that he's comfortable with his manhood. After a few games, he'll start to feel that his authority is being undermined by this bench guy.  By mid-year, his ego will be unable to tolerate it and poor James will get the Kobe cold shoulder (I can hear the hidden microphone now -- just like Kenny Anderson -- "Get away from me man").


Will Sasha enjoy a man-hug? Bet not. 


I am also guessing that Posey's list of Lakers pros and cons starts with 'HUG PAU' as his first con (and it's underlined).


 

[CelticsTillTheCasketDrops]

Nothing wrong with what you said, we just don't allow any all-caps posts. feel free to modify this again and post in acceptable capitalization.
-IP

[ma11l]

Wow that just gave me a headache, and I only read the first sentence.

[BudweiserCeltic]

Wow that just gave me a headache, and I only read the first sentence.

Same... apparently from what I could read, he thinks that not signing Posey, House, and PJ will cause the Celtics to lose for 22 years.

[crownsy]

can we ban the caps kid?

or at least mod that post, it hurts my brain.

[cordialb]

Wow that just gave me a headache, and I only read the first sentence.

Same... apparently from what I could read, he thinks that not signing Posey, House, and PJ will cause the Celtics to lose for 22 years.

LOL.  Hillarious.  

[ma11l]

Wow that just gave me a headache, and I only read the first sentence.

Same... apparently from what I could read, he thinks that not signing Posey, House, and PJ will cause the Celtics to lose for 22 years.

It can be said that the initial 22 year gap was due to how we handled the departures of The Big Three.  I don't see Posey, House, and PJ quite having that significance. 

At this point the only one of those three in our hands is House.  PJ is seriously pondering retirement.  Posey is seriously pondering more money than we can possibly give him.  We have the option and resources to keep Eddie around, it is up to us if we want to do it or not. 

[BudweiserCeltic]

Wow that just gave me a headache, and I only read the first sentence.

Same... apparently from what I could read, he thinks that not signing Posey, House, and PJ will cause the Celtics to lose for 22 years.

It can be said that the initial 22 year gap was due to how we handled the departures of The Big Three.  I don't see Posey, House, and PJ quite having that significance. 

At this point the only one of those three in our hands is House.  PJ is seriously pondering retirement.  Posey is seriously pondering more money than we can possibly give him.  We have the option and resources to keep Eddie around, it is up to us if we want to do it or not. 

I think a non-Bird offer to Eddie should suffice. At the moment I really doubt Danny is going to use full MLE on one player unless it's Maggette. I really think he's going to split the MLE on the two best people he can get between the SF/PG/C, and try to fill in the rest. I was having my doubts about Walker playing this year, but I think the door is still open to give him a shot if nothing better comes along. He looks to be in great shape (lost some good amount of weight), let's hope that his knee recovers well.

I've been a bit skeptical of offering full MLE to Posey, and little by little I convince myself that it would be a mistake to do so.

[ma11l]

Wow that just gave me a headache, and I only read the first sentence.

Same... apparently from what I could read, he thinks that not signing Posey, House, and PJ will cause the Celtics to lose for 22 years.

It can be said that the initial 22 year gap was due to how we handled the departures of The Big Three.  I don't see Posey, House, and PJ quite having that significance. 

At this point the only one of those three in our hands is House.  PJ is seriously pondering retirement.  Posey is seriously pondering more money than we can possibly give him.  We have the option and resources to keep Eddie around, it is up to us if we want to do it or not. 

I think a non-Bird offer to Eddie should suffice. At the moment I really doubt Danny is going to use full MLE on one player unless it's Maggette. I really think he's going to split the MLE on the two best people he can get between the SF/PG/C, and try to fill in the rest. I was having my doubts about Walker playing this year, but I think the door is still open to give him a shot if nothing better comes along. He looks to be in great shape (lost some good amount of weight), let's hope that his knee recovers well.

I've been a bit skeptical of offering full MLE to Posey, and little by little I convince myself that it would be a mistake to do so.

Instead of trying to convince myself that giving Posey the MLE is a mistake I've been convincing myself that he isn't going to take it.  I just have a bad feeling he won't be a Celtic next year.  I would give it to him because I see him as that valuable to the defense of this team.  I wouldn't go over it, and I think someone will, I'm just praying he's not a Laker next year.

[BudweiserCeltic]

Wow that just gave me a headache, and I only read the first sentence.

Same... apparently from what I could read, he thinks that not signing Posey, House, and PJ will cause the Celtics to lose for 22 years.

It can be said that the initial 22 year gap was due to how we handled the departures of The Big Three.  I don't see Posey, House, and PJ quite having that significance. 

At this point the only one of those three in our hands is House.  PJ is seriously pondering retirement.  Posey is seriously pondering more money than we can possibly give him.  We have the option and resources to keep Eddie around, it is up to us if we want to do it or not. 

I think a non-Bird offer to Eddie should suffice. At the moment I really doubt Danny is going to use full MLE on one player unless it's Maggette. I really think he's going to split the MLE on the two best people he can get between the SF/PG/C, and try to fill in the rest. I was having my doubts about Walker playing this year, but I think the door is still open to give him a shot if nothing better comes along. He looks to be in great shape (lost some good amount of weight), let's hope that his knee recovers well.

I've been a bit skeptical of offering full MLE to Posey, and little by little I convince myself that it would be a mistake to do so.

Instead of trying to convince myself that giving Posey the MLE is a mistake I've been convincing myself that he isn't going to take it.  I just have a bad feeling he won't be a Celtic next year.  I would give it to him because I see him as that valuable to the defense of this team.  I wouldn't go over it, and I think someone will, I'm just praying he's not a Laker next year.

No way Posey gets more than MLE, that would be foolish from any team to do it. The Lakers can't go over it btw. Posey was huge for us, but the question is he more valuable than two impact players (whomever they are) that Danny might have in mind?

I don't know. Maybe we get a bit of a drop in the SF position, but vastly improve the PG and/or C position... that could be a good tradeoff. Who knows. There are many options out there, one has to be smart about this and not get enamored on a player that probably shouldn't be worth the MLE (in my opinion).

PS. I'm fine with offering the full MLE to Posey, as I like him. I simply question if it's the best option. At the moment, I have my doubts.

[swoonunit2]

I went to a Clippers season ticket holders party 2 seasons ago.  They introduced the new Clipper girls.  I was confused when they said 4 had transferred from the Suns and some of our Clipper girls had gone to other teams.  I thought "How can these women cheer so intensely for our team and do the same for another team, Is it possible they aren't die hard Clipper fans?".  I quickly pushed the thought aside.  I can't live in that kind of world.

[Triboy16]

Posey has rejected dannys offer of prob a three year deal worth 15 million i bet. danny won't go beyond 4 years and 20 million.(which is what posey wants)

if posey doesn't resign i wish him the best

[indeedproceed]

I went to a Clippers season ticket holders party 2 seasons ago.  They introduced the new Clipper girls.  I was confused when they said 4 had transferred from the Suns and some of our Clipper girls had gone to other teams.  I thought "How can these women cheer so intensely for our team and do the same for another team, Is it possible they aren't die hard Clipper fans?".  I quickly pushed the thought aside.  I can't live in that kind of world.

You shouldn't have to. No one should. I guess its lucky for us that Boston Celtic Dancers aren't made, they are born.

[Celtic_E]

Posey has rejected dannys offer of prob a three year deal worth 15 million i bet. danny won't go beyond 4 years and 20 million.(which is what posey wants)

if posey doesn't resign i wish him the best

Do you have a source for this? I find this statement very curious.

Like most of the other posters on this topic, I tend to agree that we should sign Posey to a maximum of 4 yrs. at around $20 mil. Anything beyond that, then we let him walk. Posey is a great role player but I don't think it is wise to lock him up on a long term deal. Mid term deal at the neighborhood of 3-4 years is the best option for me.

As for Posey talking with the hated Lakers, I don't see that as a problem. He's an unrestricted free agent and his agent was just doing his job of entertaining offers from all interested parties to see what his client's worth is on the open market. But I don't think Posey would be a great fit on the Lakers considering that they have a virtual log jam on their SF lineup. The only motivation the Lakers have, for me, is that they want to weaken our lineup because as of now the Celtics are still the biggest threat to their championship dreams.

With that said, I'm not really losing sleep over the thought of BGJ signing with the Lakers cause it doesn't have much of a chance happening.