I'm pretty dismayed by the lack of basketball IQ being demonstrated in this thread. Birdman has no basketball skills??
How about being one of the best shot blockers in the NBA? He averages 4 blocks per 36 minutes which is good for something like 3rd in the league. THAT'S OVER 2 BLOCKS IN 19 MPG.
Not to mention, he's scoring over 6 ppg at 57.8%. Big Baby is shooting at... drumroll please... 41.6%. He rebounds better than Baby as well.
So let's recap: Chris Andersen shoots a better percentage, blocks an astronomically higher number of shots, and rebounds better than Big Baby. Stats aren't everything, but from watching both players and looking at both their stats, I can say with certainty that Andersen is better than Baby. Way better. For that matter, he's and upgrade over PJ Brown as well.
If we had signed Andersen, we would hardly be playing Big Baby, wouldn't have wasted our time on POB, and we wouldn't need to be signing this Mikki Moore fellow. As an added bonus, people wouldn't be crying so hard over the loss of PJ Brown.
I know that's a pretty huge statement about a marginal bench player, but in terms of pure effectiveness on the court and what the Celtics need (a reliable shot blocking backup big) Chris Andersen ranks somewhere like this:
1. Leon Powe
2. Chris Andersen
3. PJ Brown
4. Big Baby
Honestly I don't even know where to put Scal (it'd be beneath the Birdman though).