Where oh where has our bench gone?

[Truth Hurts]

We have 3-4 roster spots still available right now, depending on Walker making the team. With that many open spots, let's assume that Walker makes the team.

Three spots. May determine whether we repeat or not.

O' Bryant
Pruitt
Giddens
Walker

All have little to no experience, and we can't count on them. Not with championship aspirations. Odds say that someone emerges from that group, but in all honestly, with the stakes as high as they are right now, I assume nothing out of them.

Basically, we have a tremendous starting five and two good backup 4s. That's all we really know right now. I do believe that those seven will be even better this year. The Big Three will play even better together with the experience under their belts. The youngsters: Rondo, Perk, Powe and Baby will all be much better with their experience and development.

7 players we can count on, and 4 green rookies/basically rookies.

Those 3 spots will determine whether we have what it takes this coming season. We need shooters. We need a wing defender. Have at it, Danny.

Oh, btw......Tony Allen and Eddie House might not be bad options to take two of those three spots!

[vinnie]

What is happening at this time in the NBA and what happens in most professional sports is why each year I continue to lose a little more interrest in pro sports.  Don't get me wrong, the Celts are my number one team and always will be, but as an older guy, I simply get tired of wholesale roster changes every year.  At least we are fortunate that the C's will return their entire starting lineup from a championship team.  I long for the days when players (thank you Paul Pierce) play their entire career with one team.