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GoCeltics123 wrote:The Comedian wrote:?s=20&t=VxwVprieeYvO5m1yy0BRIg
I read the article it was referencing and I think Washburn mean the "gain traction" as an idea more than anything, since it seemed like Himmelsbach shot the idea down a bit.
But I'd definitely welcome it if it happened
The Comedian wrote:GoCeltics123 wrote:The Comedian wrote:?s=20&t=VxwVprieeYvO5m1yy0BRIg
I read the article it was referencing and I think Washburn mean the "gain traction" as an idea more than anything, since it seemed like Himmelsbach shot the idea down a bit.
But I'd definitely welcome it if it happened
Washburn has great relationships with players, but isn’t nearly as tapped in as Himmelsbach.
31to6 is also right in that the dude LOVES Melo lol.
GoCeltics123 wrote:The Comedian wrote:GoCeltics123 wrote:I read the article it was referencing and I think Washburn mean the "gain traction" as an idea more than anything, since it seemed like Himmelsbach shot the idea down a bit.
But I'd definitely welcome it if it happened
Washburn has great relationships with players, but isn’t nearly as tapped in as Himmelsbach.
31to6 is also right in that the dude LOVES Melo lol.
I never noticed his Melo bias before but I believe it lol
I don't think it's a 0% chance they sign Melo, the wording they've used is that they're not "in a hurry" or something like that, but I just think they want to see how Hauser does first
31to6 wrote:GoCeltics123 wrote:The Comedian wrote:
Washburn has great relationships with players, but isn’t nearly as tapped in as Himmelsbach.
31to6 is also right in that the dude LOVES Melo lol.
I never noticed his Melo bias before but I believe it lol
I don't think it's a 0% chance they sign Melo, the wording they've used is that they're not "in a hurry" or something like that, but I just think they want to see how Hauser does first
Hauser's getting whatever chance he might get as a 3, right? I don't think Melo -- or Gallo -- would be expected to see any minutes as a 3. Weird as it is, they're sort of Theis replacements -- with competition from Vonleh, Kornet, and maybe Kabengele & Cobocolo. I think all of those guys are competing to be the other 'backup big' alongside Grant.
The Comedian wrote:Yeah, this sounds like a cancer. Dude is supposedly a really good locker room/morale guy at this point.
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jmr07019 wrote:I want guys who want rings. We don’t need guys preaching that winning isn’t everything
Some have been clamoring for the Celtics to quickly replace Gallinari with a veteran free agent such as Carmelo Anthony, but there is no urgency. I was told they’d rather see what they have in 6-foot-8-inch second-year sharpshooter Sam Hauser, give a few more minutes to their younger players, and see how some training camp battles unfold.
If it turns out there is still a clear need, there will always be veteran free agents available, or opportunities to acquire one via trade.
hugepatsfan wrote:I think the team would rally around wanting to get Melo to his first finals the same way they did Horford. I think one of the biggest things we need to fight this year is complacency and thinking that we're "owed" another trip to the Finals. I thought a guy like Gallo who could preach that urgency and hunger would help and Melo would fall into the same category. Just like there is great benefit to having guys who have been there before, I think there's great benefit to respected voices who have had long careers WITHOUT that success winning-wise because they provide an example that it isn't guaranteed no matter how good you are on paper.
The Comedian wrote:Some have been clamoring for the Celtics to quickly replace Gallinari with a veteran free agent such as Carmelo Anthony, but there is no urgency. I was told they’d rather see what they have in 6-foot-8-inch second-year sharpshooter Sam Hauser, give a few more minutes to their younger players, and see how some training camp battles unfold.
If it turns out there is still a clear need, there will always be veteran free agents available, or opportunities to acquire one via trade.
Himmelsbach throws water on it again.
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Bohemian wrote:jmr07019 wrote:I want guys who want rings. We don’t need guys preaching that winning isn’t everything
If he´d said he just wanted to win a championship we would be labelling him a ¨ring chaser¨. Sometimes, no matter what someone says, it is turned against him. Nothing wrong with a mature Melo, far from egos.
The Carmelo Anthony buzz was a hot topic this week after the rumors started swirling about the Celtics’ interest in him last week. However, multiple league sources tell MassLive that the Celtics are not expected to have interest in bringing in the veteran for a signing ahead of training camp. That’s not to say the team is done shaping the roster ahead of the preseason but Anthony isn’t a priority at this point at names that could be brought in. Boston likes a lot of their internal replacement options from what I’ve heard and want to give those names the first crack at minutes.