Yardbarker: Gabe Pruitt

Yo New York! Are We Excited Yet? Knicks Sign Gabe Pruitt!

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:09:08 -0500

New York Vinnie had a little extra spring in his step after “Newsday” reported that My Boys the New York Knicks signed Free Agent point guard Gabe Pruitt to a one year non-guaranteed contract. Whoop De Frickin Doo! Watch out NBA Eastern Conference the Knicks are now armed and Frickin dangerous! Gabe Frickin Pruitt is [...]

Pruitt signs with Knicks

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:11:04 -0500

Well, there is one less point guard on the market for the Celtics to consider signing. Gabe Pruitt has decided to sign with the Knicks: (http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/61546/20090911/knicks_sign_gabe_pruitt/) Donnie Walsh announced on Friday that the free agent guard Gabe Pruitt has been signed by the Knicks to a contract.Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.Pruitt, 6-4, 170-pounds, has career averages of 2.0 points and 7.4 minutes in 62 games over two NBA seasons with the Boston Celtics. The Los Angeles, CA-native was selected by Boston, following his junior season at the University of Southern California, in the second round (32nd overall) of the 2007 NBA Draft.

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 8/1

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 09:57:00 -0500

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See Ya, Gabe Pruitt

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:51:40 -0500

Pruitt is being waived

After spending two seasons with the Celtics, point guard Gabe Pruitt will be waived by the team tonight, according to a league source.

The Celtics had until tomorrow to pick up the option on the final year of his contract worth approximately $900,000, but declined. Pruitt, a highly skilled point guard from USC, never managed to crack Doc Rivers’ rotation – in part because the C’s coach often questioned Pruitt’s aggressiveness.

I think he's good enough to get a camp invite somewhere. I've said it before... but I think Gabe has a lot of skills. He's never used them all at the same time, which has been a problem. And he may never figure out how to use them all. But if he does, he'll be a good player.

Pruitt Will Be Waived

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:12:32 -0500

The Herald Reports After spending two seasons with the Celtics, point guard Gabe Pruitt will be waived by the team tonight, according to a league source. The Celtics had until tomorrow to pick up the option on the final year of his contract worth approximately $900,000, but declined. Pruitt, a highly skilled point guard from USC, never managed to crack Doc Rivers' rotation - in part because the C's coach often questioned Pruitt's aggressiveness. Pruitt also upset members ...

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 7/29

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:18:00 -0500

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Celtics looking to deal Pruitt

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:11:52 -0500

The Celtics are apparently at the end of their rope with Gabe Pruitt: (http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2009/07/29/guard_gabe_pruitts_time_with_celtics_may_be_nearing_an_end/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Boston+Celtics+news)An NBA source confirmed yesterday the Celtics are attempting to trade Pruitt, whose option deadline is Friday. The Celtics are leaning toward not picking up Pruitt’s option, which would leave the guard free to sign with another team.Pruitt, 23, was a second-round draft choice in 2007 out of USC. He played in 15 games his rookie year, spending much of the season in the Development League. Last year, Pruitt made a strong impression during the exhibition season but seldom played in the regular season, averaging 2 points and playing only 11 minutes in the playoffs. Pruitt was one of the top point guards in the Orlando Summer Pro League earlier this month.Pruitt is unlikely to be used as part of a sign-and-trade deal involving Indiana guard Marquis Daniels, since the Pacers have three point guards. A three-team trade involving Pruitt also is unlikely, a league source said.I'd still prefer that he'd be given a shot, seeing as there is no real backup PG on the roster.

Celtics Offered BBD, Pruitt & Giddens for Maxiell

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:37:06 -0500

Via Marc Spears:

The Celtics have said they would match any reasonable offer for Davis. The Detroit Pistons, New Orleans Hornets and Portland Trail Blazers, league sources said, tried to work a sign-and-trade deal for Davis only to be rebuffed by the Celtics. Boston did offer Davis and guards J.R. Giddens and Gabe Pruitt to the Pistons for forward Jason Maxiell and a first-round pick, but was quickly turned down.

That sounds like a fair trade to me. I'm sure Pistons fans are laughing as they read this, but they overvalue Maxiell. We heard Natalie from Need4Sheed.com say so during The Two Man Show.

They're both undersized big men. BBD is a much better offensive player, while Maxiell is the better defender. Although Rondo didn't think much of him as he soared to the rim in that YouTube clip. I'd rather have Davis.

Spears also reports the Nets interest in Glen Davis.

Gabe Pruitt really wants to come back

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:07:22 -0500

Gabe Pruitt could REEEEALLLLLY help the Celtics out by emerging as a capable back up to Rajon Rondo. And the Orlando Summer League is pretty much his last chance to be that guy. And he seems to be taking advantage of it.

“Russell Westbrook is the best point guard here, but after that you could make the argument that Gabe is next on the list,” said Celtics assistant Mike Longabardi.

The problem is... we've seen this out of Gabe before. I'm starting to wonder if he's the NBA's version of the AAAA player in baseball. You know... the guy who is way too good for the AAA, but not good enough for the Majors? He's usually pretty good in the summer league games. And he's often good in the pre-season. But then something happens in the regular season.

Making things worse is his DUI last season.

“It happened at a time when I was getting quality minutes, and then we got Stephon and I took a back seat,” he said. “It all kind of limited me. So now I’m taking it careful and cautious. This is a real big summer for me. I’m just doing what I need to do.

“The only thing I feel I’m doing wrong now is that I’m rushing my shot, but overall it’s been good.”

The thing to remember about Gabe is that he's young. He just turned 23 in April. He's been in the league 2 years. All of us, myself included, get caught up sometimes in wanting guys to just waltz into the league and be ready right away. That rarely happens. And when you're Gabe Pruitt, walking into a situation where you're guaranteed to be no better than a back up, it's even harder because you don't get any game action.

We'll know in a few weeks if Gabe's done enough to get one more chance with the C's. Personally... I'd like to see him get that chance. Are we really better off with Tyronn Lue... or another veteran minimum PG? I'm not sure about that.

I think Gabe Pruitt has the skills to do the job... and I think the real problem is in his head.

“Where’s he from?” asked one NBA scout on Tuesday night. “Southern California? That explains it. I’m from Brooklyn, where they don’t allow you to be nice.”

I've said it before. Gabe's got all the skills. He can shoot, he can pass, he can drive, and he can jump and dunk over people every once in a while. I'm hoping that for him, the 3rd year is a charm.

Gabe Pruitt & Nick Young at a Party with Hot Chicks

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:23:04 -0500

Pruitt and his buddy at the Roadstarr Motorsports mansion party last week.

There's a bunch of hot chicks in the video and Pruitt does show off his championship ring, but other than that, the video is a bit weak.

Meanwhile, Deadspin has this great post (I love the police transcript) on some writers who feel compelled to "speak out" against the Kobe hate.

Quick question: Other than this site, where is all the Kobe hate? Bryant gagged his way through the second half/final minute of last night's game and you didn't hear a peep from ABC or ESPN or SI. Sorry, but those columns John referenced in the LA Times and Yahoo! do not count.

Please, someone point me in the direction of some good Kobe hate.

Catching Up

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:36:42 -0500

I'm back from vacation (relaxed and half-tanned, half burnt) and getting slowly caught up with what happened while I was gone. All in all I like it. High risk, high reward. I feel like Ainge is tossing rookies up against the wall to see who will stick. Sure, we could have drafted a few solid guys that could have been decent role players someday, but we can fill short term roles with free agency. If we have to wait for these guys to develop, it might as well be a home run swing. Add t...

I'm back

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:13:28 -0500

I was out with a lower back and hamstring injury for the past few games. I came back Monday when we played NY. I felt pretty good that game. My back and my hamstring were good. I was a little sore after though. If you don't remember, I pulled my hamstring when we were on the West Coast against Utah. I played on it for a while, then it started to get aggravated. Then when we played New Jersey, I fell and messed my back up. I didn't want to sit out at all, but it ended up being the best thing because my body got a chance to heal. Earlier today I had practice...that went good. After practice, I had two interviews. One of them was for ABC and the other was for the NY Times. I think I did well in both of them. I haven't really been doing much. I have a lot of off the court things coming up...a few appearances. Thursday, I have an appearance to do for Reebok. I think E.House and Gabe Pruitt are going to be there also. I just got finished watching the Kentucky vs Tennessee game. I'm glad my boys pulled that W off. I always watch the KY games when I can. Right now, I'm just chillin...about to go to sleep in a minute. I have to stay rested. Game day tomorrow. We play Toronto...so I'm going to watch a little film and be out. I'll holla!

Is Gabe The Answer At Backup PG?

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:32:13 -0500

Consider me skeptical anytime I hear someone trying to sell me on the "we can convert him to a pure point guard" routine. I've heard it one too many times in this town (right Joe Forte?). There's no such thing as "becoming" something you call "pure." Either you're born with it or you are not. You can, however, teach shooting guards to be decent enough distributors (Billups is a good default example).

D-League Debut for Wallace and Pruitt

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:30:15 -0500

Gabe Pruitt stole the show in his first game with the Utah Flash, scoring 31 points including the game winner and dishing out 8 assists. Check out the details.