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Posey Wants To Stay

Found June 27, 2008 on BostonSportZ.com:
PLAYERS: James Posey,  P.J. Brown
TEAMS: Boston Celtics

Celtic Hero, James Posey (speaking through his agent, Mark Bartelstein) helped ease the fears of C's fans everywhere, stating that he truly wants to return to Boston and help defend our title. Now, in no way does this mean Posey is a lock to remain a Celtic, and he's still opting out of his contract on July 1st, but if he's sincere (and I believe he is), he may give us a slight discount to return. Anyway, here's what he (aka, his agent) had to say:"...he really hopes that (the Celtics) want him back as much as he wants to stay there."“The bottom line is that we want to get it done. The thing (that impressed) Posey is that the fans in Boston are so educated, they understand why he’s so valuable, and how his play shows with things that aren’t on the stat sheet.”“There will be a lot of interest. Who wouldn’t want him? But he loves it in Boston - the ownership, Danny, Doc, the players. He wants to come back.” Thankfully, Ainge seems dead-set on bringing him back.“We want James back,” Ainge said. “We need to come to an agreement, and that starts on July 1." In other news, things aren't looking good for a PJ Brown return. “He’s of the mind-set that his career is over,” Ainge said. “But he also hasn’t completely closed the door on things, so we’ll have to see how it works.” While I don't really want to lose PJ, it wouldn't be the end of the world. Losing Posey, on the other hand, could be disastrous.
Original Story: http://www.bostonsportz.com/blog/2008...
11 Comments:
  • "Celtic Hero, James Posey (speaking through his agent, Mark Bartelstein)..."

    That's the best way to show you're sincere. Have someone else say it for you.
    by Dewey   June 27, 2008   Reply   Options   +1 Likes
  • I prefer when Drew Rosen-ass speaks for his players
    by wjbrown3   June 27, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • yeah, the guy knows what to say to keep boston happy... say whatever you can through your agent.
    by kgoon1590   June 27, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • That way when Posey skips town for more money, no one can say that he really wanted to be in Boston. Because he never said it.
    by Dewey   June 27, 2008   Reply   Options   +1 Likes
  • man, dewey, you called it to a t. so far at least.
    by sambot   July 07, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Posey wanted to stay in Miami too, but the team just didn't have the money to sign him. We'll see what Boston does. Posey should command some really good offers for teams looking for a final piece of a championship puzzle.
    by tedhill   June 28, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • [[the team just didn't have the money to sign him]]

    this is my biggest concern. we have a lot of big checks to write. i'm sure that by july 1, posey will have a ton of offers on his plate. his agent will obviously push him toward more money (what up, commission?) but i hope that the pierce/allen/garnett influence will be worth something to posey
    by sambot   June 29, 2008   Reply   Options   +1 Likes
  • Posey is the new Horry, come back to the Nuggets Posey! Lord knows we could use some consistent 3 point shooting. =P'
    by MGabriel   June 29, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • MY MANS AIN'T GOING NOWHERE. DUDE KNOWS WE ARE GOING TO REPEAT NEXT YEAR. THAT IS JUST HOW NEW ENGLAND IS DOING IT RIGHT NOW. HE'D RATHER ANOTHER RING. F*CK WHAT YOU HEARD. THIS IS ALL POLITICS IN THE GAME. THEY GOTTA KEEP YOU GUESSING.
    by sdot35   July 01, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Uh, he has two rings now, I don't think he'd stay just for the chance to win another. He needs to keep getting paid and the C's simply won't have enough.
    by tedhill   July 01, 2008   Reply   Options  
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