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Players NOT coming to the Celtics
« on: May 30, 2009, 11:08:29 AM »

Offline vwoodruff

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There are several names continually mentioned in trades and free agency that are not coming to the Celtics for a variety of reasons. I thought it would be helpful to start a list.

Here are the first two that come to mind:

Trevor Ariza - hates the Celtics... has mentioned it on numerous occasions... not likely that the Cs would be a top destination

James Posey - if the Cs didn't pay him last summer when the economy was better (read: more competition for Posey's contract v. less competition for similar talent this year), why would Ainge reverse course? Because the Cs were injured this postseason? I just don't see it happening...

Are there any other players out there with justifiable reasons for not coming to BOS - either on the players end or the Cs end?
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Re: Players NOT coming to the Celtics
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2009, 11:21:43 AM »

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How awesome would it have been to sign Mickael Pietrus last summer. . .

Quote from: vwoodruff on May 30, 2009, 11:08:29 AM
There are several names continually mentioned in trades and free agency that are not coming to the Celtics for a variety of reasons. I thought it would be helpful to start a list.

Here are the first two that come to mind:

Trevor Ariza - hates the Celtics... has mentioned it on numerous occasions... not likely that the Cs would be a top destination

James Posey - if the Cs didn't pay him last summer when the economy was better (read: more competition for Posey's contract v. less competition for similar talent this year), why would Ainge reverse course? Because the Cs were injured this postseason? I just don't see it happening...

Are there any other players out there with justifiable reasons for not coming to BOS - either on the players end or the Cs end?

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Re: Players NOT coming to the Celtics
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2009, 11:33:59 AM »

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SO basically you're saying Trevor Ariza is NOT walking through that door, and James Posey is NOT walking through that door?

Man. THe negativity on this blog sucks. It stinks and it sucks.
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Re: Players NOT coming to the Celtics
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2009, 11:36:41 AM »

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Quote from: IndeedProceed on May 30, 2009, 11:33:59 AM
SO basically you're saying Trevor Ariza is NOT walking through that door, and James Posey is NOT walking through that door?

Man. THe negativity on this blog sucks. It stinks and it sucks.

You beat me to the punch.
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Re: Players NOT coming to the Celtics
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2009, 11:52:35 AM »

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Re: Players NOT coming to the Celtics
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2009, 11:57:50 AM »

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Quote from: IndeedProceed on May 30, 2009, 11:33:59 AM
SO basically you're saying Trevor Ariza is NOT walking through that door, and James Posey is NOT walking through that door?

Man. THe negativity on this blog sucks. It stinks and it sucks.
Ariza absoulutly despises Boston.
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« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2009, 12:32:33 PM »

Offline pengaloo

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Quote from: ToppersBsktball10 on May 30, 2009, 11:57:50 AM
Quote from: IndeedProceed on May 30, 2009, 11:33:59 AM
SO basically you're saying Trevor Ariza is NOT walking through that door, and James Posey is NOT walking through that door?

Man. THe negativity on this blog sucks. It stinks and it sucks.
Ariza absoulutly despises Boston.

At this point, it doesn't matter how much he hates Boston. He's playing out of our price range :-\
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« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2009, 01:31:21 PM »

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« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2009, 02:35:59 PM »

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Quote from: ToppersBsktball10 on May 30, 2009, 11:57:50 AM
Quote from: IndeedProceed on May 30, 2009, 11:33:59 AM
SO basically you're saying Trevor Ariza is NOT walking through that door, and James Posey is NOT walking through that door?

Man. THe negativity on this blog sucks. It stinks and it sucks.
Ariza absoulutly despises Boston.

1. why?

2. proof?

thanks.
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Re: Players NOT coming to the Celtics
« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2009, 09:15:20 PM »

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Quote from: hwangjini_1 on May 30, 2009, 02:35:59 PM
Quote from: ToppersBsktball10 on May 30, 2009, 11:57:50 AM
Quote from: IndeedProceed on May 30, 2009, 11:33:59 AM
SO basically you're saying Trevor Ariza is NOT walking through that door, and James Posey is NOT walking through that door?

Man. THe negativity on this blog sucks. It stinks and it sucks.
Ariza absoulutly despises Boston.

1. why?

2. proof?

thanks.

From http://www.ocregister.com/articles/ariza-game-boston-2298520-lakers-season --

He hates the Celtics. You know Vujacic does, but Ariza really does and always has. He even hates the Red Sox and the Patriots. Ariza, 23, and Pierce, 31, are both Inglewood cats who grew up near The Forum and loving the Lakers, and whereas Pierce has made a nice life for himself in Boston, Ariza would rather break his foot all the way through than ever be a Celtic.

Obviously because the injured-again Bynum is now holding a question mark in his hand – that's actually what the new-fangled crutch he's carrying looks like – the primary way the Lakers are better now than last time in Boston is Ariza.

Now, don't misunderstand: Bynum was so amped up to step on the parquet floor Thursday night that after he had 27 and 15 in Minnesota to open this trip, he smiled and said: "It would've been nice to do it in Boston and have two (off) days after to think about it."

But Ariza really has a thing for Boston, to the point that he joked he was getting post-concussion headaches again from talking about what I caught him doing before the game in Minnesota.

Ariza had a white No. 32 Celtics jersey and a Sharpie marker in his Lakers locker, and he had gotten Kevin McHale's autograph on it.

What the …?

No way did Ariza want it for himself. He was just too good a friend to say no to the request for a favor. He was, in fact, too sickened by the whole process to do it himself, so he asked a Target Center locker-room attendant to go get the signature from the guy far more famous for being a Celtics legend than the Timberwolves' coach.

"I'm ashamed," Ariza said. "I am. I'm ashamed."

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« Reply #10 on: May 30, 2009, 09:54:12 PM »

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Quote from: pengaloo on May 30, 2009, 12:32:33 PM
Quote from: ToppersBsktball10 on May 30, 2009, 11:57:50 AM
Quote from: IndeedProceed on May 30, 2009, 11:33:59 AM
SO basically you're saying Trevor Ariza is NOT walking through that door, and James Posey is NOT walking through that door?

Man. THe negativity on this blog sucks. It stinks and it sucks.
Ariza absoulutly despises Boston.

At this point, it doesn't matter how much he hates Boston. He's playing out of our price range :-\

And if he were in our price range he wouldn't hate us as much.
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« Reply #11 on: May 30, 2009, 09:55:03 PM »

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Quote from: WedmanIsMyHero on May 30, 2009, 11:21:43 AM
How awesome would it have been to sign Mickael Pietrus last summer. . .

Quote from: vwoodruff on May 30, 2009, 11:08:29 AM
There are several names continually mentioned in trades and free agency that are not coming to the Celtics for a variety of reasons. I thought it would be helpful to start a list.

Here are the first two that come to mind:

Trevor Ariza - hates the Celtics... has mentioned it on numerous occasions... not likely that the Cs would be a top destination

James Posey - if the Cs didn't pay him last summer when the economy was better (read: more competition for Posey's contract v. less competition for similar talent this year), why would Ainge reverse course? Because the Cs were injured this postseason? I just don't see it happening...

Are there any other players out there with justifiable reasons for not coming to BOS - either on the players end or the Cs end?


Re: Posey.

Easy. Ainge was dead wrong about passing on him last summer, plus he'd afford a chance to get rid of Tony Allen.
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Re: Players NOT coming to the Celtics
« Reply #12 on: May 30, 2009, 10:08:33 PM »

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Let's add Antoine Walker and Gerald Green to this list.
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Re: Players NOT coming to the Celtics
« Reply #13 on: May 30, 2009, 10:27:19 PM »

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Larry Bird, Kevin Mchale, Robert Parish, Dave Cowens and Satch Saunders are not coming.  ;D
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« Reply #14 on: May 30, 2009, 10:34:14 PM »

Offline rrc589

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I wish we could get Pietrus somehow.
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