morning that he doesn't expect to be returning to Boston after
receiving a disappointing one-year contract paying $1.3 million using
the veteran's minimum.
"Thank you Boston for allowing the world to see me play again after all
that went on in N.Y.," said Marbury, via e-mail to The Globe. "The fans
treated me with open arms and that's all anyone can ask for."
If the Celtics were going to re-sign Stephon Marbury, I think it's safe
to say we all expected they would offer a contract close to the veteran
minimum. While Marbury played the role of good soldier last season, his
performance was average at best. Good luck with those other teams.
As for Rasheed Wallace, here's the latest from SI.com's Chris Mannix:
...However, Boston and San Antonio stand as the strongest candidates. The
Celtics can offer Wallace a chance to stay in the Eastern Conference as
well as the opportunity to play with Garnett, who is a close friend.
San Antonio, which traded forwards Fabricio Oberto and Kurt Thomas last month in the deal for Richard Jefferson, can offer Wallace a starters role. Boston's interest in Wallace is believed to be as a backup.
Last night on Sports Tonight, Mannix said he believes both the Celtics and Spurs will offer the MLE for two years (but there's no mention of that in his column). He gives the edge to the Spurs (51% to 49%) while predicting Wallace would make a decision by mid to late next week.
Will Rasheed be comfortable coming off the bench in Boston, when he'll be able to start in San Antonio? If he comes here, I think he'll play minutes similiar to what he average last year in Detroit - 32 mpg.
It's simple math. At the center and power forward positions, Doc has three guys to play 96 minutes. Works out to 32 minutes each. Throw BBD in the mix, and it gets harder but there's enough to go around.
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razah12 replied July 03, 2009
B, I'm not a fan of Doc. Marbury had a couple good sputs, though not many. Maybe coming into camp from the beginning will help him play better. Danny is buggin, but he usually pulls something off. They never should have gotten rid of Posey though.
SMH12289 replied July 03, 2009
B. Posey asked for alot of money which is why Boston was reluctant to pay him..They did miss him but at the same time he didn't show much with the Hornets...Even if they do get Rasheed, Boston still has 2 issues, fixing the relationship between Rondo and Ainge and finding a legit back up for him...
Ainge is slowing killing what he just built 2 summers ago and needs some major fixing soon
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