Vinny P: Get me out of Boston

[gift]

I hope he moves out of Boston faster than he moves on the court.

[JBcat]

Maybe if he went out and developed anything remotely resembling NBA-quality skills he'd have a right to whinge.

As is, he's free to leave if he leaves his contract

In his defense he was 4th on the depth chart for centers on our team, maybe 5 with Grant Williams playing some center.

Maybe he has it in him to be a back up Center in the NBA, but we haven’t seen much of him at all to conclude anything really.  I do know some here on this board really liked his play in Europe the year prior.

[PAOBoston]

He was a good player in Europe. Transitioning to NBA speed/talent isn’t as easy for players coming from Europe. The Cs wanted this guy for a few years based of rumors and the contract they gave him signifies their intent to bring him over. His first year was basically a red shirt year. If they could get improvement from him to be a second unit contributor, it would be a big plus for the team and could allow Ainge to dangle Theis/Timelord in deals to improve the team.

[GreenWarrior]

Phew! I thought I was going to see a bunch of posts about how we can't lose this guy when I clicked on this thread.

[gift]

Maybe if he went out and developed anything remotely resembling NBA-quality skills he'd have a right to whinge.

As is, he's free to leave if he leaves his contract

In his defense he was 4th on the depth chart for centers on our team, maybe 5 with Grant Williams playing some center.

Maybe he has it in him to be a back up Center in the NBA, but we haven’t seen much of him at all to conclude anything really.  I do know some here on this board really liked his play in Europe the year prior.

I never thought he was going to make it in the nba. After a year in the nba, I'm more sure he belongs in Europe. I just wish he had a one year deal instead of two.

[SteveD]

There’s a reason he is not playing...he just not that good

Unfortunately, Poirier has a guaranteed contract for next season, so the only way we get rid of him is to throw him into a bigger trade package. He does need to go, though. He's doing nothing in Boston except taking up a roster spot and costing $2.6 million.

[PhoSita]

I wish him the best of luck in Russia or Israel or wherever he ends up.

[Tr1boy]

Best of luck in China. Say hi to Yabu

You guys can be the dunkin bros down there

[footey]

Seems to be backpedaling a little:

https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2020/11/boston-celtics-vincent-poirier-clarifies-comments-on-role-future-i-dont-want-to-leave.html

[BMark]

I watched Poirier live in Orlando v. the Magic.  He looked like a guy who had never played basketball before. His reactions to rebounds were incredibly bad.

[PhoSita]

I watched Poirier live in Orlando v. the Magic.  He looked like a guy who had never played basketball before. His reactions to rebounds were incredibly bad.

He looked decent in clips of him playing overseas.  I think he's just a bit too slow to play the NBA game at this point.  Maybe in the future.


Part of the problem is that Brad has a system that requires the center to do a lot of things, not just set picks and run to the rim.  I think Poirier is probably a pretty solid rim runner but not sure he brings anything else to the table right now.

[ozgod]

Maybe if he went out and developed anything remotely resembling NBA-quality skills he'd have a right to whinge.

As is, he's free to leave if he leaves his contract

In his defense he was 4th on the depth chart for centers on our team, maybe 5 with Grant Williams playing some center.

Maybe he has it in him to be a back up Center in the NBA, but we haven’t seen much of him at all to conclude anything really.  I do know some here on this board really liked his play in Europe the year prior.

They liked his height before finding out about his play, more like it 

That said I agree with @PhoSita, probably not the right fit for us but he might have value for some other team.

[ChillyWilly]

NBA game seemed too fast for him. His Euro clips had me thinking a bigger Theis. I was wrong.

[hwangjini_1]

He wants to leave but won’t terminate his contract.  So, he wants to have his cake brioche and eat it too.

[hwangjini_1]

Maybe if he went out and developed anything remotely resembling NBA-quality skills he'd have a right to whinge.

As is, he's free to leave if he leaves his contract

"whinge"?

not sure what that is, so i will go back to drinking my glass of winge.