DJ Augustin: Perfect young vet backup PG for cheap as a FA

[Smitty77]

DJ would be a perfect backup PG for our team.  He is a young vet and he is quite proficient from three and has a very solid assist / turnover ratio.

We should be able to get him for around 4 to 5 million next year.

Thoughts?

Smitty77

[2short]

Pg current spot:
Isiah
Marcus
Ropier

Proven offensive force, all star guard.  Potential and one of the best defensive guards I've seen in decades.  Rozier potential and rookie contract.  Add in Evan Turner for good measure

DJ is solid.  Do we need him??   All the years we basically had NO backup for rondo I would have welcomed him to Boston.  Now I'm not so sure that he adds what we need.  15 man roster

[Bucketgetter]

Someone just watched the Denver Charlotte game lol.

[Who]

Not a fan. Terrible defender. Undependable offensive player. Can be taken out of games by bigger defenders. Not someone playoff teams should be dependent on. A fine 3rd string PG but too dodgy to be depended on for regular minutes in the playoffs. 

Bad pairing with I.Thomas at PG also. Two pint-sized PGs who don't play defense.

[chambers]

I agree with OP.

He started for Detroit for a while last year and was awesome.
Would be an excellent back up pg.

[Boris Badenov]

If we were a contender, sure.

But as we stand now, give the minutes to Rozier.

[Smitty77]

Pg current spot:
Isiah
Marcus
Ropier

Proven offensive force, all star guard.  Potential and one of the best defensive guards I've seen in decades.  Rozier potential and rookie contract.  Add in Evan Turner for good measure

DJ is solid.  Do we need him??   All the years we basically had NO backup for rondo I would have welcomed him to Boston.  Now I'm not so sure that he adds what we need.  15 man roster

The problem with that argument is that NEITHER Smart or Rozier are PG's!!  And we likely could lose ET, who is a SG/SF that operates are our backup PG.

Smitty77

[alldaboston]

Pg current spot:
Isiah
Marcus
Ropier

Proven offensive force, all star guard.  Potential and one of the best defensive guards I've seen in decades.  Rozier potential and rookie contract.  Add in Evan Turner for good measure

DJ is solid.  Do we need him??   All the years we basically had NO backup for rondo I would have welcomed him to Boston.  Now I'm not so sure that he adds what we need.  15 man roster

The problem with that argument is that NEITHER Smart or Rozier are PG's!!  And we likely could lose ET, who is a SG/SF that operates are our backup PG.

Smitty77

Smart might not be a PG, but I'm not sure how Rozier could be like a SG or something. He's CLEARLY a point guard.

[BornReady]

DJ is unnecessary considering our logjam at the PG position
We already have smart as backup
And are struggling getting playing time for Rozier

[Smitty77]

DJ is unnecessary considering our logjam at the PG position
We already have smart as backup
And are struggling getting playing time for Rozier

I would have thought that the Celtics and Celtics' fans would have learned by now to NOT try to make a college SG into a PG.  We tried with Marcus Banks, Avery Bradley (incessantly before FINALLY realizing he is NOT a PG), and now Smart and Rozier.  None of them were true PG's in college, but we thought that our magical coaching ability could make them flip the switch and become PG's!!  It didn't work and it rarely, if ever, does!!!!

DJ is a PG, plain and simple.  Is he elite?  No.  We would be getting him to be the best or one of the best backup PG's in the league. 

Smitty77

[clover]

DJ is unnecessary considering our logjam at the PG position
We already have smart as backup
And are struggling getting playing time for Rozier

I would have thought that the Celtics and Celtics' fans would have learned by now to NOT try to make a college SG into a PG.  We tried with Marcus Banks, Avery Bradley (incessantly before FINALLY realizing he is NOT a PG), and now Smart and Rozier.  None of them were true PG's in college, but we thought that our magical coaching ability could make them flip the switch and become PG's!!  It didn't work and it rarely, if ever, does!!!!

DJ is a PG, plain and simple.  Is he elite?  No.  We would be getting him to be the best or one of the best backup PG's in the league. 

Smitty77

Since when was TRoz not a PG? He's a rookie who just put up 8 assists a game in the d-league, and has averaged over 9 assists per 36 over his last 8 NBA games. And he'd become the primary ball-handler in his second year at Kentucky.

TRoz is gonna be da bomb!

[Celtics4ever]

DJ would be a perfect backup PG for our team.  He is a young vet and he is quite proficient from three and has a very solid assist / turnover ratio.

We should be able to get him for around 4 to 5 million next year.

Thoughts?

Smitty77

I think we have bigger problems than a backup PG.   Gimme a break.

[Smitty77]

DJ is unnecessary considering our logjam at the PG position
We already have smart as backup
And are struggling getting playing time for Rozier

I would have thought that the Celtics and Celtics' fans would have learned by now to NOT try to make a college SG into a PG.  We tried with Marcus Banks, Avery Bradley (incessantly before FINALLY realizing he is NOT a PG), and now Smart and Rozier.  None of them were true PG's in college, but we thought that our magical coaching ability could make them flip the switch and become PG's!!  It didn't work and it rarely, if ever, does!!!!

DJ is a PG, plain and simple.  Is he elite?  No.  We would be getting him to be the best or one of the best backup PG's in the league. 

Smitty77

Since when was TRoz not a PG? He's a rookie who just put up 8 assists a game in the d-league, and has averaged over 9 assists per 36 over his last 8 NBA games. And he'd become the primary ball-handler in his second year at Kentucky.

TRoz is gonna be da bomb!

Since he ONLY averaged 1.8 assists and 3.0 assists for Louisville and averaged ONLY 2.4 assists for the Cardinals. 

http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/terry-rozier-1.html

Since he was a SG while at Louisville!!  I don't care what stats someone puts up in the NBADL.  (See Fab Melo and his NBADL stats for reference!!)

Smitty77

[Smitty77]

DJ would be a perfect backup PG for our team.  He is a young vet and he is quite proficient from three and has a very solid assist / turnover ratio.

We should be able to get him for around 4 to 5 million next year.

Thoughts?

Smitty77

I think we have bigger problems than a backup PG.   Gimme a break.

I'll be.  I missed the part where I insinuated that is ALL we should do or where I said this was most important!!!!!!!!!!

Smitty77

[Jon]

The last thing we need is another guard on this team. And the team doesn't need a pure backup PG. Smart, Rozier, or Turner can handle it when Isaiah is off the court.