Whatever happened to the low risk/high reward thinking? Sam’s skills have declined but he won’t be prone to rookie mistakes. But I don’t think he will see that many minutes. He is probably an insurance policy and mentor.
He is not as old as Reggie Miller. KG likes him. He’s a safer bet than Pruitt or Giddens as a 3rd string PG.
Sam scored 35 and 32 points in games last year. Also, he scored over 20 pts in 12 games. The same cannot be said for Rondo or Eddie. Sam is an 86% career free throw shooter and knows how to draw fouls. His mid range jumper is still pretty good.
It’s not a bad thing having a little more scoring off the bench. No one complains about Eddie being one dimensional.
His services will probably fit into the Celtics budget. He can teach Rondo.
Let’s see if he gets the contract.
we dont complain about eddie being one dimensional because he hits his shots, unlike ET, and takes them in the flow of the offense rather than sitting there for 10 seconds backing a guy down to shoot over him. he also passes well, hustles his heart out, and plays better team defense than sam could ever hope to archive.
I like Eddie. However, he is steaky as his career shooting is 40.8%. Last year in the playoffs it was 30.4%. He is an undersized steaky shooting guard.
Also, he is a bit chubby and not a great ball handler or playmaker , as his 1.7 career assist per game shows.
He doesn’t get to the line much. He does have a quick release, (so it doesn’t get blocked) and he is a good 3 point shooter but that’s about it. But when his shot is on, it’s a very good one dimensional weapon.
It would be a good thing if the Celtics get another veteran point guard. Sam posting up is something we seldom see from other PGs on the team.
Because we don't need our PGs to post up. We have plenty of post up options. But tell us more about how Rondo is bringing the team down again. 
And our post players are, who again?
Even a casual observer can see that the Celtics are a jump shooting team.
Just because Rondo cannot or will not post up, doesn’t mean we can’t use someone who can.
Well that's the first thing you've said I 100% agree with. There is no doubt this team had a jumpshooting, non-attacking feel to it last year. And while Paul and KG are both solid post up options as well as Perk, I felt the bench group led by 2 more jumpshooters created a problem. You are without a doubt right about that.
That's actually one of the reasons I'm okay with Posey not being on this team. I loved what Posey brought last year to help us win but 60% of all his shots were 3's. I'd much rather Eddie be the one main long range threat off the bench and the rest of the bench guys be more athletic and whose skills are more suited to attacking the rim.
While many of the guys we're bringing off the bench are inexperienced without question but I believe that inexperience to be counter-balanced and in the end outweighed by the infusion of talent, skill, and athleticism that both Doc and Danny believed were sorely lacking. While maybe only O'Bryant among them is a pure back-to-the-basket option these guys are all about taking the ball to the hole and that makes creating offense off the bench easier.
In Sam's case I just don't believe his 1 or 2 postups are gonna be enough of a weapon. Count me in as someone that does not believe a full training camp is gonna make a leopard change his stripes. At this point you gotta call a spade a spade. In the end, I just feel what the combination of Pruitt and Eddie at point will give us more than Sam and their weaknesses aren't as glaring as Sam's are at this point. 5 years ago I couldn't say this but now I can.
EDIT: Hey I'm one away from my first star!!
KG is not much of a post player. He can but doesn’t often. He’s a jump shooter. Pierce may be our best post up player. Perk is very slow and methodical. Powe and Baby are mostly offensive rebounders.
Because the C’s are a jump shooting team, people that go to the rim and post up add other dimensions to the offense.
Ainge drafted Giddens and Walker because they can get to the rim and hopefully finish. Maybe Pruitt can. Unfortunately again, Rondo doesn’t finish well and doesn’t shoot FTs well.
Ray Allen drives occasionally. Tony Allen can get to the rim but doesn’t finish consistently either.
Posey occasionally took it to the hoop. Big Game James made his FTs and wasn’t afraid to take the big shot.
Eddie is valuable because Rondo has no 3 point shot. But Eddie will run down the court and stand in the corner waiting for the ball. Eddie does not drive or post up and can’t handle defensive pressure. Eddie was in the 4th quarter a lot last year because Rondo is still learning how to close games.
Sam is not afraid to take the big shot, is a very good free throw shooter, and knows how to get fouls. He should help us close games in the 4th quarter.
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