Comments on: The risk taker

By: kevin

kevin — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:04:11 +0000

Ben Gordon demanding a star contract. Yeah he led the Bulls in scoring last year, but did anyone look on his defence side. Awful! Gordon is just an undersize 2 and will never be a full time starter on a contending team. Good luck in Russia or where ever Gordon, cause GM in thier right mind would sign you to the star contract you think you deserved.

By: Coach Godwin

Coach Godwin — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:05:51 +0000

Profit is a function of risk!!! You have to do it sometimes to win. http://www.jumpstarthoops.com

By: Eastside Celtics

Eastside Celtics — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:19:45 +0000

I know how it all worked out for Ainge; but this article just gives Ainge way to much credit. Ainge lucked out that KG needed a change of venue. Until KG got there, Perkins did not have enough space to be the great clean-up man he is now. He had to try to be a one-on-one post scorer and he simply does not have the size and speed for that.

Ainge came in ready to tear down the Celts and deal Pierce, but could not get what he wanted back. Also Walker and Giddens are both liabilities (not to mention Rondo, though I do applaud that pick). You can only take on liabilities before it catches up. For instance Ainge took on Telfair knowing he’s bad. If it weren’t for the KG trade they’d still be stuck with him.

By: Ron

Ron — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:03:33 +0000

On a side note, please don’t let Ben Gordon go overseas. What are the Sixers doing signing Donyell MArshall? A guy who will ride the bench all year. That’s just $1.2M that could’ve gone to Ben’s base year salary. Just imagine: Miller, Gordon, Iguodala, Brand and Dalembert. The NBA needs Ben Gordon to stay. He would help any good team like the Sixers and Jazz become contenders.

By: Ron

Ron — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:56:14 +0000

Celts did a great job last year but they won’t repeat. Although the big three were got most of the credit, James Posey was just as important. He was their second best defender and THE best perimeter defender. In their run to the championship, the Celtics had to go through both future MVP LeBron James and current MVP Kobe Bryant, the leagues top two players and scorers. Also, two players that Posey did a great job defending. Not to mention the superb job he against 2007 MVP Dirk Nowitzki when the Heat won the title in 2006.

In the playoffs, Joe Johnson and Rip Hamilton ran circles around Ray Allen, and despite all the praise Paul Pierce received for his defense, he’s still a liabilty against most of his forward counterparts. He’s not fast or athletic enough to keep up with the likes of Lebron James, Josh Smith, and Tayshaun Prince. What bails him out is his strength, which he uses knock defenders off balance and bully his way to the rim. The point is the Celtics would need another lock-down perimeter defender to go for a repeat and none of their off-season acquisitions fit the mold. And definitely look for Posey’s new club to make some serious noise and maybe get Posey his third Championship ring with three different teams, in just four years.

By: space

space — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:23:36 +0000

who wrote this?
getting three aged juggernauts doesn’t make you a great GM. there had been a ‘big three’ of talented players in milwaukee, orlando, houston, golden state, even atlanta not to mention a bunch of others years past, yet they don’t wave a championship banner.
giving credit to one guy when they have a staff of draft officials is ridiculous.
powe, rondo, big baby were all players who were expected to contribute at some point. rondo was a guaranteed backup point guard even if he had a terrible career, powe had an extreme amount of possibilities injuries or not, and big baby was nearly a 1st round pick. the descriptions above make it seem like they were absolute gambles. picking a guy low doesn’t make him a gamble and the GM a genius— it actually means that teams drafting before you made a mistake. telfair, gomes, west, allen, etc. are not stars, but able contributors on any 12-man roster. give the players some credit for actually being players.

By: Damon

Damon — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:06:03 +0000

All things aside, Rondo still had a very good sophomore season at Kentucky. He led the team in rebounds, assists, steals, had a better assist-to-turnover ratio after receiving an increase in minutes, and despite a drop in FG% and PPS, he was still able to penetrate to the lane, dish, and make his teammates better. He did have 11 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists against UConn in the NCAA tournament and actually was a more efficient shooter than either Farmar or Marcus Williams. It was interesting of note that he added another skill in his extra year of college, and developed the ability to rebound the basketball, to push it and run. To say he was ineffective would be a shortsighted view of it, Rondo had many skills that could prove useful to a coach citing his ability to distribute, penetrate, run the team, and play defense.

By: bolvbball

bolvbball — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:33:52 +0000

Now if Danny could figure a way to rid Scalibrini,before the season starts up,id be happy.I know thats the impossible at the moment,but can’t a guy dream a minute…if he could find some team to take Scal,Tony Allen,and maybe one of the wing men,in trade for 1 vet. BIG
for backup to Perkins,or split the duties at center. Personally,i find Perkins to be a second rate center,that has about reached his ceiling.I do not see much more improvements down the road here.Perk will be ok as long as their is top flight talent surrounding him,but the team could use some extra help,veteran wise in the BIGS dept.This is where the Celtics,Ainge has yet to score this summer,(imo).Now it could end up he hit 11’s and 7’s with O’Bryant,but im feeling like its going to be a snake-eye kind of season if DA doesn’t get a little busier.

By: Legend

Legend — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:34:00 +0000

It is interesting how my comment was erased only because I mentioned Peter May’s past and his previous mistakes while writing for the Globe.
Hey, Peter, is the shame too hard to take?
Come on, show some balls and tell us how could you not realize that Pierce was in his contract year when he was re-signed (actually in the year before a player option) and you criticized the future NBA FInals MVP signing.
Since I am the fortunate owner of “The Last Banner” and of “The Big Three”, I think I should deserve some respect.
Or my money are good but my opinion is not?

Fabio Anderle
Italy

By: Don Sellers

Don Sellers — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:50:03 +0000

Thanks for the compliment Cman.