I'd say Yes AI could come here. I was somewhat skeptical of Marbury coming here, but he did play well within our scheme during his time here in Boston, and helped us win a game against ORL.
I know I'm going a bit off topic here, but the revisionist history compels me to offer a reminder that the bolded claim is patently false.
Yes, Marbury made a big difference in the Celtics' final win of the season, Game 5 against Orlando. Credit him for that. Yes, he showed brief flashes of getting the job done at other times - in fact, I even devoted a couple of Daily Babbles to praising him down the stretch last season.
But those were isolated instances. By and large, he was horrific as a Celtic. Had he qualified for the true shooting leader board, he would have finished second to last in the entire league. His defense, albeit perhaps more energetic, was still nothing to write home about, and the team often suffered at both ends with him on the floor.
The fact that Marbury coming here and the team not consequently suffering spontaneously combustion has been looked back on by many as a success of sorts is testament to what a train wreck his career had become previously, not what a fine job he did in Boston.
-sw