Marc Spears Reports Sheed Commits to Celts!

[Celtics_Champs]

Anyone who feels iffy still on sheed, go to weei.com, and click on dale and holleys page for yesterday, listen to Chris Mannix. He really made me feel a lot better about this signing than I did before. Talking about how teammates love him, and such.

[canman1971]

Hey here is an idea, how about Celtics and Lakers' fans take their little internet argument somewhere else. You are all hacking up a perfectly good thread.

[Anklebreaker702]

Hey here is an idea, how about Celtics and Lakers' fans take their little internet argument somewhere else. You are all hacking up a perfectly good thread.

No need to be salty Canman. Once again, I thought this is what realgm was all about. 1 fan sees it differently so we hash it out. I've already given you guys props repeatedly but that's never good enough I see.

[bigthree34_5_20]

A bitter Piston's fan? You realize that we made no attempt to resign him, right?

He's a lazy turd, have fun. You worry about your team full of senior citizens. Edit: Cleveland still may be a better team.

Boston isn't a dominant play off team either. In 2 seasons they have played in how many game 7's?



Certain Boston fans are ridiculous, acting like you're the greatest thing since sliced bread. Detroit has just as many championships as you do with in the last 5 seasons, and we have come closer to two. I am not claiming that we have any chance of being a good team soon.

Congratulations on sounding like an Arrogant waste of space.

Yea the played in a lot of game 7's but they won it all when everyone was healthy and took the eastern conference winner to game 7 without KG

[bc legends]

These made me smile.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkhWeEGyIdI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG8BY80BxPA


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV8dPEELruE

Prob going to be my fav Celtic this coming season aside from the big three.

[Celtics_Champs]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mal57TV ... re=related

[000078ude54]

[/quote]
Maybe you need to go back & read your own post. I posted a laughing face because your very 1st quote in this thread said Lakers better be ready because the title is coming back to Boston & from there you tried to make it personal. Now you are trying to say i'm deeming what's an acceptable respone & what is not. Now that is crazy. It seems like the only reason you are only saying that is to draw attention from other C's fans to try to pile up.

That's the oldest trick in the book. Anyone with a half of brain can see that i'm objective except you. No one is trying to change your mind about anything. The central theme here is if you feel your team made the move to put them over the top (and how many times in this same thread have I said I felt you were going to the Finals even before you got Sheed) why can't I feel the same way without the derogatory remarks?[/quote]


I'm done with this. I made my initial remarks and you decided to engage ME. I didn't make anything personal and I don't write anything here for the purpose of sensationalizing; no tricks, no nothing.

You seem to be spending quite a bit of time in the Celtics forum for reasons only you can answer. You won't find me in the Lakers forum.

We'll have to agree to disagree. That's the end of the matter as far as I'm concerned.


Now, back to the thread topic: SHEED.

[Avalanche]

http://celticsstore.seenon.com/detail.p ... 00x250home

[MVP16]

According to the Globe, Wallace got a 3 year deal with the 3rd year being a player option.

[RondoWallace]

Hello, i'm new to forum but long time lurker.

Danny Ainge Interview (4 min before conference) -

- Danny Ainge loves what Wallace brings to table: toughness, hard nosed play, big shots, length.
- Wallace canceled all meetings with Orlando, etc, after meeting with Celtics.
- If healthy Celtics should have been in finals 09.
- 3rd year pushed by Wallace/Agent.
- Glen Davis: Waiting game, want to bring him back. There is level we wont match. Won't specify what it is.
- Grant Hill deciding at this moment.
- KG:: Soft tissue. No baksetball till mid-late-August, maybe. 100% by training camp. Pain has gone away.

Please recover KG. We shall see Rasheed soon.

Spears::

- Thinks Bill Walker and Giddens could back up Pierce.
- Spoke to Grant Hill's agent. Still in the works. Grant possibly looking for money/starting spot.
- Detroit interested in Bass and Glen Davis.
- Over 4 million might be danger zone for Celtics to match Detroit. Years matter.

Taguay::

- Rondo working out with Doc River's son. Doc has pushed Rondo in first couple years, until last year. Relationship getting better between Doc and Rondo.
- Wallace wife really cares about Juvenile Diabetes foundations. Associates with Ray Allen.

[Avalanche]

http://greenstreet.weei.com/sports/bost ... onference/

Thanks to Jared Shafran, here are some highlights from the Rasheed Wallace press conference from this afternoon:

Rasheed Wallace: I just want to thank all the guys sitting up here on stage, because they didn’t have to come up here today and show their team compassion about having me here in the city of Boston and playing with them.

Q: Why did you come to Boston?
RW: Because I felt that it was a good fit. I think one of the main things that the guys up here do is play defense. They’ve been one and two over the last few years in the defensive categories, so that’s saying a lot about their defense, that’s saying a lot about them, and their whole team scheme and the bottom line is just to win. That pretty much swayed me to come over here and they are a pretty good group of guys. Every time I’ve played against them, I’ve always been on the floor talking to them or joshin’ with them but now I think it will be extra good that we’re all teammates.

Q: What does it mean to have these guys here?
RW: It was definitely great. As soon as I came around the corner into the conference room and to see these three guys there, that I wasn’t expecting. That showed a lot. That showed me that they really want me to be apart of this team. They opened their arms for me and my family to be apart of their Boston Celtic family.

Kevin Garnett: I’m really excited about the year. This is not only a key addition but a major addition to our team. Almost feels like AAU basketball all over again. We’re make the best of this.

Paul Pierce: Obviously we had depth issues last year because of injuries, but just bringing a guy like Rasheed in with experience. I think it fits in just like a piece in a puzzle. Everybody knows what we’re about and that’s winning a championship.

Ray Allen: When the season ended for us we talked about things that we needed to do for the summertime. Rasheed was at the top of the list for all of us. When the opportunity came for us to be in Detroit that day, we knew everything that we needed to do to get there. He was the one guy that was going to get us over the hump moving into the future. We wanted him and his family to know how serious we were about winning and we’re glad to have him.

Q: How tough was it transitioning from Detroit to Boston?
RW: I think this worked out for both of us. They wanted someone of my caliber and vice versa. They saw the frustration on my face some times last year. Now it’s a whole new day and I cant wait until training camp to get it going.

Q: How do you see your role in Boston?
RW: I would say my role is to back up these guys. If Doc wants me to start, then I’ll start. If Doc wants me to come off the bench, then that’s fine I’ll come off the bench. As long as I’m contributing to the team for the W. My thing is bottom line is to win games. I think with the mindset of these guys here, we’ll win a lot of ball games.

Q: Can you describe the relationship between you and Kevin?
RW: I would have to say it probably started on draft night. He was in Minnesota and I was in Portland. It was a battle. I don’t think too many people knew what type of battle it was. It was really the mutual respect. I would say he’s a better rebounder but I’m a better jump shot shooter. Everything else is the same as far as the heart and adrenaline going into the game and wanting to win, everything else is the same except for those two.

Q: What was your thought process about where you might go, and when did the Celtics come into your thought process?
RW: The first couple of days I had a couple of scenarios, I was thinking San Antonio, Dallas, Boston, Cleveland, and Orlando. Those were my top teams that I was thinking about. I didn’t make no decisions for awhile. I just sat back, took advantage of the time, did things with my family and just took it day by day. When this all came up, then that’s when the guys came out there. I talked it over with my wife, talked it over with my kids, and made my decision.

Q: Who’s more intense? You or KG?
RW: I would have to say I am, because he can control his emotions. Of course, everyone knows my history as far as technical fouls. I don’t think you can match the intensity that either of us brings to the floor.

Q: What made it that you didn’t want to go anywhere else?
RW: Just the overall view of the team. Looking at the bench, looking at these guys and the things that they’ve accomplished here in the last few years. Not taking anything away from San Antonio, I would have to say a few of the changes that they made didn’t sit with me too well. I had to go to the best place where I felt as though it was a good fit for myself.

Q: Could you talk about the feeling of winning a championship and how important it is for you to get it back?
RW: It’s a wonderful feeling being king of the hill. No matter if teams or other guys like you or not, they’ve got to respect you because you’re the champ. I was upset when these guys won it but when they beat up on us when I was in Detroit, that’s part of it. It’s a whole new day right now, and we’re just excited.

Q: What did the guys tell you about being in this city?
RW: They definitely said it’s a sports town — not just basketball, but a sports town. They said that bottom line, the fans got your back. When I was playing against these guys, I heard all the remarks so now, hopefully those frowns will turn into some cheers now that we’re all on the same team.

Q: Do you make a conscious effort to control your technical fouls?
RW: For the most part, I don’t think my past teammates see it as a problem. Yes, I go off sometimes, I will admit that, but overall, I would say that I’m a pretty good teammate.

[Avalanche]

[MyInsatiableOne]

^Looks good!!

[magicfan4life05]

I'm lovin sheeds new look...(NH!)

he looks the way he did in his younger days...



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[TheMartian]

^^^ Is it just me, or does his son in the black shirt kind of resemble Rajon Rondo?

[Joekickass2008]

^^^ Is it just me, or does his son in the black shirt kind of resemble Rajon Rondo?

U beat me to it!!!! Can see why Sheed had no drama getting his wife to come to boston....hmmmmmmm..................

[Avalanche]

[cisco]

^^^ Is it just me, or does his son in the black shirt kind of resemble Rajon Rondo?

U beat me to it!!!! Can see why Sheed had no drama getting his wife to come to boston....hmmmmmmm..................

Wow. He look nothing like Rondo.

[SeizeCoup]

I am so excited! Dude looks MEAN in the GREEN!