only team with no international players?

Gant · Post #1 » by **Gant** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:33 pm

I just read a comment that the Celtics are the only team in the league with no international players. Is that true?

(Look out world, Semih Erden is on his way.)

Fencer reregistered · Post #2 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:39 pm

Could be. Sam Cassell is from another planet, but they cut him.

Gant · Post #3 » by **Gant** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:41 pm

Fencer reregistered wrote:Could be. Sam Cassell is from another planet, but they cut him.

Maybe he was an illegal alien.

DorfonCeltics · Post #4 » by **DorfonCeltics** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:43 pm

Wait, what you're telling me is Scal isn't from Ireland?

MyInsatiableOne · Post #5 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:58 pm

They were all-American last year as well...

Youth4Glory · Post #6 » by **Youth4Glory** » Wed May 13, 2009 6:31 pm

can you also say Albert Miralles, Josip Sesar & Ben Pepper?

GuyClinch · Post #7 » by **GuyClinch** » Wed May 13, 2009 6:32 pm

Funny thing is that for the last ten years we have been picked in mock drafts to take some international white guy... <g> Because that's like what we always do according to the pundits.

tombattor · Post #8 » by **tombattor** » Wed May 13, 2009 6:36 pm

who cares if our team is all Americans? I just want players who will help us win. If we can trade Moore for Yao, then I'd do it, but I wouldn't trade Pierce for Vujacic.

Fencer reregistered · Post #9 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Wed May 13, 2009 6:46 pm

I don't think the Celtics have had an international scouting success since Darius Songaila. (Edit: He wasn't one either. He went to college in the US.)

That said, their domestic scouting and drafting have been very successful under Ainge.

Banks2Pierce · Post #10 » by **Banks2Pierce** » Wed May 13, 2009 6:51 pm

Ainge likes to go with the known quantities. It is often tough to judge a guy that is playing in Europe against a different level of competition and a different game, really. International ball is a whole different world.

Can't argue at all with his success.

BillessuR6 · Post #11 » by **BillessuR6** » Wed May 13, 2009 6:58 pm

I would definitely like to see us more involved in scouting in Europe. There are some great players playing here who could contribute immediately, so I hope this will change in the future...

Cyclical · Post #12 » by **Cyclical** » Wed May 13, 2009 7:02 pm

Yes it's true. As it was last year. I posted a short lived thread about this during last year's playoffs as well...

DorfonCeltics · Post #13 » by **DorfonCeltics** » Wed May 13, 2009 7:24 pm

Didn't Chris Wallace do a bunch of European scouting when he was here? I wonder who handles those duties now.

Gant · Post #14 » by **Gant** » Wed May 13, 2009 7:28 pm

DorfonCeltics wrote:Didn't Chris Wallace do a bunch of European scouting when he was here? I wonder who handles those duties now.

Ainge was overseas frequently scouting Yi and others that year. They have international scouting but just haven't found anyone who was the top priority for their draft position except...

...Semih Erden!... who will arrive next training camp and try to surpass Estaban Batista.

Hemingway · Post #15 » by **Hemingway** » Wed May 13, 2009 7:37 pm

who cares. It seems that non-american players have a much higher bust rate. I mean if we are going to get busted on it might as well be by an american right?

theman · Post #16 » by **theman** » Wed May 13, 2009 8:43 pm

Perhaps the only team still in the play offs.

However:
As best as I can tell

76ers, Clippers, and TWolves

don't have any international players either.

spudwebb · Post #17 » by **spudwebb** » Wed May 13, 2009 8:52 pm

Dino Radja

Gant · Post #18 » by **Gant** » Wed May 13, 2009 8:54 pm

spudwebb wrote:Dino Radja

I don't think Dino made the roster this year. They could use him though.

Banks2Pierce · Post #19 » by **Banks2Pierce** » Wed May 13, 2009 8:55 pm

I know that Danny has sent the brain doctor over to Euro scouting camps before. I think Dave Wohl might be doing some overseas scouting, too.

BillTheGOAT · Post #20 » by **BillTheGOAT** » Wed May 13, 2009 9:26 pm

theman wrote:Perhaps the only team still in the play offs.

However:
As best as I can tell

76ers, Clippers, and TWolves

don't have any international players either.

dalembert is canadian, plays for team canada, clippers have kaman he plays for germany since last year. now i dont think celtics need international players at this moment, there are lot of good players especially in europe or argentina but most sucks in NBA, they are superior with fiba rules,in NBA they totally lack the physical skills and the speed.