Interesting article about recruiting Rasheed to Boston...

[Roy Hobbs]

"I started out talking to him, then Danny [Ainge] joined in," Rivers said. "Wyc left the room and went to talk to the agent. It was just me and the three players, and I really backed out of it. I let the players do the talking. Kevin, as you know, led the talking and was very powerful in what he was saying about team and our goals.

"And Ray and Paul were just as good. So, I didn't have to do much, Danny didn't have to do much, Wyc didn't have to do much. I think the players sold Rasheed on the Celtics." . . .

"I thought the [recruiting] trip was really important," Rivers said. "I thought it was needed by us. Rasheed was going to take visits to San Antonio and to Orlando. He had them planned. Our thought going into this was, 'We can't let him get on that plane.' You know, you go there, it's warm, no state taxes in ether place . . . I just thought we had to make a great impact on him. And I can tell you when I left the meeting that day, I thought we had him. But you're still worried until he actually signs a contract."

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[P2]

I can't wait to see him play and knock down some 3's.

[greenwise]

"I started out talking to him, then Danny [Ainge] joined in," Rivers said. "Wyc left the room and went to talk to the agent. It was just me and the three players, and I really backed out of it. I let the players do the talking. Kevin, as you know, led the talking and was very powerful in what he was saying about team and our goals.

"And Ray and Paul were just as good. So, I didn't have to do much, Danny didn't have to do much, Wyc didn't have to do much. I think the players sold Rasheed on the Celtics." . . .

"I thought the [recruiting] trip was really important," Rivers said. "I thought it was needed by us. Rasheed was going to take visits to San Antonio and to Orlando. He had them planned. Our thought going into this was, 'We can't let him get on that plane.' You know, you go there, it's warm, no state taxes in ether place . . . I just thought we had to make a great impact on him. And I can tell you when I left the meeting that day, I thought we had him. But you're still worried until he actually signs a contract."

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Awesome quote. I'm glad Sheed is a Celtic now, he adds so much to this team. Daniels and Sheed are a huge upgrade over Moore and T.Allen...

[Bahku]

"I started out talking to him, then Danny [Ainge] joined in," Rivers said. "Wyc left the room and went to talk to the agent. It was just me and the three players, and I really backed out of it. I let the players do the talking. Kevin, as you know, led the talking and was very powerful in what he was saying about team and our goals.

"And Ray and Paul were just as good. So, I didn't have to do much, Danny didn't have to do much, Wyc didn't have to do much. I think the players sold Rasheed on the Celtics." . . .

"I thought the [recruiting] trip was really important," Rivers said. "I thought it was needed by us. Rasheed was going to take visits to San Antonio and to Orlando. He had them planned. Our thought going into this was, 'We can't let him get on that plane.' You know, you go there, it's warm, no state taxes in ether place . . . I just thought we had to make a great impact on him. And I can tell you when I left the meeting that day, I thought we had him. But you're still worried until he actually signs a contract."

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Awesome quote. I'm glad Sheed is a Celtic now, he adds so much to this team. Daniels and Sheed are a huge upgrade over Moore and T.Allen...

Thanks for bumping this Greenwise ... I never got to see it the first time around, and it's a great snippit. Can you imagine having the Big Three visit to convince you to join the team? How could Sheed say no?!? Pretty cool.

[greenwise]

OMG, I would freak out!! Imagine KG's speech:



(Hey man, come to Booooooooston!!) 

[moiso]

You mean Doc,Danny,Wyc,KG,Ray,and Paul didn't fly to Sacramento to meet with Mikki Moore?