Unconfirmed Reports of FA joining the C's

[Jay_Diggles]

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/20/nuggets-report-relief-billups/

looks as our brass may have found our big...

Can anyone say Byron Russel??

http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/articles/2009/02/22/success_in_transition/?page=4


I'd have to say those to do not make us a championship team....maybe longer...but not better???  We need Smith and Starbury...How long do we wait?

[indeedproceed]

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/20/nuggets-report-relief-billups/

looks as our brass may have found our big...

Can anyone say Byron Russel??

http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/articles/2009/02/22/success_in_transition/?page=4


I'd have to say those to do not make us a championship team....maybe longer...but not better???  We need Smith and Starbury...How long do we wait?

Moore and Russell doesn't make me sad

[Roy Hobbs]

Neither one of those reports is definitive.  I highly doubt that we sign Russell, and Moore is our second choice.

[wdleehi]

I am hoping both of these are false.



Come on Cleveland.  Sign Moore the day before Smith gets bought out.

[celticinorlando]

very interesting...i think moore would actually do very well in boston...he gives the cavs fits....russell is prolly the LAST wing on the list....hope danny gives him a health check

[Jay_Diggles]

These FA do not excite me...and I do not feel like they make us a better favorite to win the east.  Smith and Starbury are the best options that can improve our team...



I like Big Baby play tonight in PHX...I was at the game and he hit 3 outside jumpers.  He was just to short to disrupt any other bigs shot.  Gabe looked lost in he small amount of time.  I wish Doc let the bench play with 3 minutes left.  Giddens is a real good cheerleader..up every play cheering his teammates on.  

[cool breeze]

Well, Russell and Moore are clearly on everybody's B-list so it will be interesting to see if the C's can land Smith and Stephon once it's all said and done.

If nothing else maybe we could pull Thurl Bailey out of the mothballs?

[LarBrd33]

wasn't byron russell a mediocre player in his prime... and washed up 10 years ago?

[cordobes]

wasn't byron russell a mediocre player in his prime... and washed up 10 years ago?

Well, not exactly, but he was already approaching decrepitude when he was with that Lakers team that lost to the Pistons in the finals.

[SCBirdman]

I am still holding out for Joe Smith and Starbury.  I do have to say, however, that I think Moore would be a good fit for the C's. I'm sure he would play harder and be more proficient than he was in Sac-town. Let's face it, Sac was basically a D-League team this season.

Moore can block shots and hit a 15 ft. jump shot. Maybe he is over-rated in post defense, but I'm sure KG would get him inline in a hurry.

That said, Joe Smith is the obvious choice. Hoepfully with his being moved to the inacitve list means that a buyout is right around the corner.

If not Starbury, then who for the perimeter FA? My guess is Bobby Jackson, although I would like to see Bonzi Wells. We need to give PP some rest. Ray needs some as well, particularly after this KGless stretch we are going to go through for the next 2-3 weeks.

I'm with Roy, PP is logging WAY too many minutes. Doc, please give Billy Walker some run or sign Bonzi. If Billy can step up, then it makes it easier and more justified to go for anotehr PG so Eddie can play exclusively at the 2G.

[RebusRankin]

Is it wrong that when I read one of the articles and it mentioned Sabonis's team being in $ trouble that I thought I'd rather have him than Moore or Russell?

[Brickowski]

Here a list of current free agents from RealGM.  I don't know how accurate it is.
http://www.realgm.com/src_freeagents/curr/

Between now and March 1 I expect a thread on each one of those players explaining why he's the  "missing piece" for the Celtics.

The reality is that there is no missing piece.  The Celtics will defeat any team in the league in a series with reasonably competent, impartial officiating, and none of these free agents are likely to make a diference, nor are the players that everyone hopes will become free agents like Marbury and Smith.

I note in passing that Kedrick Brown is tearing up the D-league. 

[guava_wrench]

Here a list of current free agents from RealGM.  I don't know how accurate it is.
http://www.realgm.com/src_freeagents/curr/

Between now and March 1 I expect a thread on each one of those players explaining why he's the  "missing piece" for the Celtics.

The reality is that there is no missing piece.  The Celtics will defeat any team in the league in a series with reasonably competent, impartial officiating, and none of these free agents are likely to make a diference, nor are the players that everyone hopes will become free agents like Marbury and Smith.

I note in passing that Kedrick Brown is tearing up the D-league. 

I love how you prepare us for official blaming if we lose. That's kinda sad.

[Evantime34]

Here a list of current free agents from RealGM.  I don't know how accurate it is.
http://www.realgm.com/src_freeagents/curr/

Between now and March 1 I expect a thread on each one of those players explaining why he's the  "missing piece" for the Celtics.

The reality is that there is no missing piece.  The Celtics will defeat any team in the league in a series with reasonably competent, impartial officiating, and none of these free agents are likely to make a diference, nor are the players that everyone hopes will become free agents like Marbury and Smith.

I note in passing that Kedrick Brown is tearing up the D-league. 

I love how you prepare us for official blaming if we lose. That's kinda sad.

I agree with most of your post. With the physical style we play, if the Refs call the game poorly then we lose (as we saw last week against Utah). I also was a large Kedrick fan when he was on the Celtics.
However, PJ Brown did help us last year and to a lesser extent so did Sam did too. It is unreasonable to think that a Joe Smith and Stephon Marbury wouldn't make the difference to help the Celtics pull out even a poorly officiated game.

[Cman]

Here a list of current free agents from RealGM.  I don't know how accurate it is.
http://www.realgm.com/src_freeagents/curr/

Between now and March 1 I expect a thread on each one of those players explaining why he's the  "missing piece" for the Celtics.

The reality is that there is no missing piece.  The Celtics will defeat any team in the league in a series with reasonably competent, impartial officiating, and none of these free agents are likely to make a diference, nor are the players that everyone hopes will become free agents like Marbury and Smith.

I note in passing that Kedrick Brown is tearing up the D-league. 

Brick -- that was brilliant, and made my night.  An Oscar for you!