Celtics General Offseason Thread Pt. 8: You're Killing Me Smalls

King Of The 4th · Post #1041 » by **King Of The 4th** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:42 pm

3D Chess wrote:
Captain_Caveman wrote:Who is our center after Kanter gets assassinated?

Spoiler:
Sorry, bad joke. Stuff is scary and actually on the table, though.

This is actually part of Danny's plan, using the little known "Assassinated player exception" to acquire a starting caliber big.

Considering the league wouldn't even compensate us for Reggie Lewis's death, I wouldn't hold my breath.

The Corey's · Post #1042 » by **The Corey's** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:42 pm

dlamb8888888 wrote:
The Corey's wrote:
Jakeopp wrote:RIP defense.

Yea.

Danny traded Irving and Horford for Kemba and kanter.

That's basically the sum of it as of now and I really doubt anyone would of said yes to this prior to last week.

Kemba I'm gonna get behind but lol on Danny and his abilities to get bigs

That’s not at all what happened. Kyrie and Al decided to leave as FA’s, and Ainge was able to secure an all-NBA point guard and signed a stopgap center with what little salary was at his disposal.

You clearly want to push the narrative that Ainge should’ve done something differently as you always do. I’d be interested in hearing from you what better options were available that Ainge turned down.

Am I excited about Kanter- No. but I’m not going to rip the GM after he salvaged what was pointing toward a total disaster of an offseason. I’m actually looking forward to watching this team this year. They won’t contend for a championship, but they could get there in a couple years if things break the right way. I am excited to see how brown and Tatum develop, Hayward’s improvement (if he can improve a little, he could be a big trade chip next offseason with one year remaining), and determine what we have in R Williams and to a lesser extent the rookies.

Oh lord.

ZeroTolerance · Post #1043 » by **ZeroTolerance** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:42 pm

MaxwellSmart wrote:Kanter has passion to his game...can't wait for the season to start.

Bulldog.....enforcer....He will take a hit...But he has to get there first.... perhaps a modern day "Jim Luscutoff"... just hope he is quick enough to keep up with the modern game...He should get garbage put back baskets underneath...

Not my first choice, but, i'm gonna keep an open mind and hope Kanter fits in...

Still think we start he Williams boys....

Ben-N1ce · Post #1044 » by **Ben-N1ce** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:43 pm

His agent is a dummy. Celtics couldn't have done better with the market dried up at that price. Your not going to get a good player at that cost.. They were lucky to get one that can at least rebound well.

Post #1045 » by **Darth Celtic** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:43 pm

Well, I'm ok with Larkin coming back. Waters 2 way.
Walker/Larkin/Carson
Smart/Lanford
Hayward/JB
Tatum/Williams/Semi
Kanter/Williams/Theis/Tacko(or 2 way)

15th spot for vet min shooter or leave open for buyout.

jeremym480 · Post #1046 » by **jeremym480** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:43 pm

"The Boys Are Back in Town"

BigTrade92 · Post #1047 » by **BigTrade92** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:44 pm

OFWGKTA wrote:
SparringPartner wrote:
BigTrade92 wrote:

Noooooooooooooo

Smeff10 · Post #1048 » by **Smeff10** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:45 pm

jeremym480 wrote:"The Boys Are Back in Town"

Good memory. I forgot about that connection, probably helped him make a choice

Jakeopp · Post #1049 » by **Jakeopp** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:46 pm

Read on Twitter

The Corey's · Post #1050 » by **The Corey's** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:46 pm

So wete officially out of cap right? On vet minimums to offer?

BigTrade92 · Post #1051 » by **BigTrade92** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:47 pm

I'm not giving up on my Boogie dreams dammit!

MagicBagley18 · Post #1052 » by **MagicBagley18** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:47 pm

I wouldn’t mind kanter carrying the offense when kemba is on the bench or when’s he’s playign with the 2nd unit but I do worry about him taking shots away from Tatum and brown etc and also the defense when the 1 and 5 don’t play it well.

Wes-J · Post #1053 » by **Wes-J** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:47 pm

GreenTeamah · Post #1054 » by **GreenTeamah** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:48 pm

Here I am with my fingers crossed that “Tacko Fall” proves everybody wrong

Andrew McCeltic · Post #1055 » by **Andrew McCeltic** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:48 pm

If we do work an MLE-preserving sign and trade, we can still give Kanter half of it, and the other half to Looney..

The Corey's · Post #1056 » by **The Corey's** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:49 pm

GreenTeamah wrote:Here I am with my fingers crossed that “Tacko Fall” proves everybody wrong

The same guy Danny passed on 4 times in the draft?

What's happening here

TheOGJabroni · Post #1057 » by **TheOGJabroni** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:49 pm

Andrew McCeltic wrote:If we do work an MLE-preserving sign and trade, we can still give Kanter half of it, and the other half to Looney..

Now this, this would make me happy.

ZeroTolerance · Post #1058 » by **ZeroTolerance** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:50 pm

greenroom31 wrote:
VeryMuchWoke wrote:

Read on Twitter
?s=19

Bummer.

Really...one thing that noone has mentioned is that Kanter might help a guy like Yabusele find himself...just having a guy who knows the league could help to slow the game down for our guys underneath...i just hope Kanter is willing to be that player coach for the young guys.. if he can do that, he will have earned his keep...

scootch · Post #1059 » by **scootch** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:50 pm

The Corey's wrote:
GreenTeamah wrote:Here I am with my fingers crossed that “Tacko Fall” proves everybody wrong

The same guy Danny passed on 4 times in the draft?

What's happening here

You don't spend a pick if you think you'll get him for free. Gotta believe in the diamond in the rough potential of 5 minutes a game.

ZeroTolerance · Post #1060 » by **ZeroTolerance** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:51 pm

Edit out..