Eddie House is okay, but....ummm

[jackson_34]

I just worry about House having to go PG if say Rondo gets into foul trouble. That's why it's a very good thing TA is playing the way he has been.

[KJ33]

Did the Celtics win?  It's one game, how do the Magic fans feel about Dwight scoring 5 or Nelson getting 8?  Change personnel or playing time?  Man, no wonder there are so many negative threads when the Celtics actually lose.  Nobody's role or game can be analyzed from one game, let alone one in which the team wins.

Heck, so many here were convinced that TA was completely useless, imagine if they got their way and he was banished from playing for the C's ever again?  There is a reason why DA and Doc are running things, and the rest of us are posting.

[Witch-King]

I Feel that the c's need to bench him or have him play in spurts with the 1st team 2nd and 3rd string. He's not producing and he can't dribble nor create his own shot. I say this only because Nate Robinson is available and is a better player to provide what the 2nd team needs.

Eddie House: Will shoot, but needs a play to be called for him in order to be open 1st. Can't create his own shot, but will try when under major pressure to put the ball on the floor.

Tony Allen: can't shoot but will shoot..lol although he tries, but he's not good at creating his own shot. He's at best turning defense in to offense.

Brian Scalabrine: Will shoot, and will defend, but he also cannot create his own shot.

Marquis Daniels: Can't shoot, will create his own shot, decent ball handler but extremely slow, and seems to be handicapped athletically at times..lol

we have yet to see these guys play significant minutes
Giddens (idk, not intrigued)
Walker (has an upside)
Hudson (has an upside)

With all that said our bench is missing one ultimate guy thats on the market to fill the void. Hopefully we land Nate "The Great" Robinson

Nate Robinson: Excellent ball handler, Quick as Lightning, Super Athletically gifted, Will shoot, Will create his own shots, Will carry a team, Will give his all on the court. Defensively i'm not worried if you play on the Celtics Team you will be taught team defense. Thanks & Merry X-MAS TO ALL!!! Great win for the C's today

Nate, is that you?

My thoughts exactly.

Same here. Eddie House broke the C's regular season record for 3's last season. 'Nuff said.

[Rtpas11]

so based on the majority of the responses on here... are you guys saying that Nate Robinson who's contract is about to be bought out next week should not be a celtic, although he's a very good energy scorer, he wants to come play here, he'll be cheap to grabb and all we have to do is release lets say Giddens.... are you serious??? I'm talking about a great all around scorer, and you guys are responding with eddie can shoot 3's he broke the c's record "last year"...  ummm My suggestion was not based off of one game because I lobbied for Allen Iverson also. Anyhow I believe DA is going to make this move unless he's foolish not to sign a very young gifted scorer that Doc will play because he trusts.

[housecall]

Are these more about fantasy players calling for Nate to replace Eddie?

If he can't help the Knicks out why would anyone think he would be able to help the C's?

Mike finally figured it out and benched him,smart move.
 

[Evantime34]

Are these more about fantasy players calling for Nate to replace Eddie?

If he can't help the Knicks out why would anyone think he would be able to help the C's?

Mike finally figured it out and benched him,smart move.
 

Benching a player will often cause him to play much harder, ( usually for another team) to prove something. If we can take a flier on him and it will only cost us Giddens? You absolutely have to sign him.
Look at his numbers last year, he is a good player. Some would say that's inflated because of D'Antoni's system, but good numbers are good numbers.
Should Eddie sit in favor of Nate? Absolutely not.
Should Nate be signed? yes. If we sign him and he doesn't work out we can cut him and bring someone else up. If it does work out he will fight Eddie for minutes and make the team better.

[James Haley]

Eddie has came up big for us in the past, but now he is in a slump he is a great shooter but that is all he brings to the table. If we got Nate he would be a good fit coming in for rondo, he'll have something to prove and we can use him for a trade if he proves well enough.

[Toine43]

so based on the majority of the responses on here... are you guys saying that Nate Robinson who's contract is about to be bought out next week should not be a celtic, although he's a very good energy scorer, he wants to come play here, he'll be cheap to grabb and all we have to do is release lets say Giddens.... are you serious??? I'm talking about a great all around scorer, and you guys are responding with eddie can shoot 3's he broke the c's record "last year"...  ummm My suggestion was not based off of one game because I lobbied for Allen Iverson also. Anyhow I believe DA is going to make this move unless he's foolish not to sign a very young gifted scorer that Doc will play because he trusts.

Mark my words, there is a 0 - count it - 0 percent chance that Danny Ainge acquires Nate Robinson. He is not needed here.

Sometimes people just drive me nuts. There is a reason people who run organizations stay away from making impulse moves. You don't abandon a guy who won a championship with you, has a great deal to do with the chemistry on the roster, broke the Celtics single-season 3P% record just last year, plays extremely hard on both ends, and consistently gives the club energy (whether he's hitting shots or not) off the bench, just to give a me-first, defensively-challenged, immature ball-hog a chance on a team that doesn't need to be improved. Sure, he wants to play here, but who the hell wouldn't want to play here? Remember when the corpse of Bryon Russell announced that he "wanted to come to Boston" recently? Last time I checked he's not on the roster, because in order to sign a contract you need permission from the employer.

The reason people keep pointing to Eddie's record is that it shows that he is, as Mark Jackson would say, a bona fide "knock down jump shooter." You see, when you're in the business of winning championships, you go with the known commodity in almost every instance. If it aint broke don't fix it. Now, Eddie's not shooting as well this year as he did last year so far, but that doesn't mean you just bail on him. I see people writing that Eddie's in a slump so give Nate a try. That's just not how you go about operating a team. Eddie's a proven winner for this team, so you stick with him unless for some reason his play is killing us, which it's not.

[Bahku]

Eddie is not a starter, he's not a star, he's not a point guard ... Eddie is a two guard and a role player, and he plays his role well, and fills a need adequately. Does Doc expect miracles from him? No ... why would he? He's not that kind of player ... but once in a while you get a highlight-of-the-week like that behind-the-back pass to TA the other night. Eddie is solid, but he gets into slumps like anyone from time-to-time ... sorry, but you don't trade a guy like Eddie everytime he's in a slump. He works hard and he doesn't rock the boat ... he's does what's expected and sometimes a little more, and every so often, can thrust a dagger in the opponents heart ... unless he can be part of a killer acquisition at a position we need, I'd just as soon keep the guy around, thanks.

[ManUp]

Normally If I could trade Eddie for a young pointguard who plays defense and shoots 35% from deep I would. The problem with Nate is the chemistry/punk factor. I'm not sure taking away House and adding Nate is good for this team.

Sidenote: I know Nate doesn't play defense.

[GreenFaith1819]

IMO, Eddie Mansion is the Boston Celtics Bench version of Ray Allen - opposing teams are absolutely Terrified of leaving him alone.

Yes he has been in a somewhat slump, but When he breaks out of it - and I stress When - the Celtics will be that much more potent.

Eddie plays his role, too. He hasn't had any history at all of being disgruntled, even when he played on other teams.

To be honest, I like Nate, but the ONLY way I would even remotely consider bringing him on board is if God forbid an injury happened to Eddie or Ray, and that is unlikely. Ray is in great shape, and Eddie doesn't have a history of injuries, either.

[Bankshot]

Nate's not even a better 3-point shooter (even though he has a better overall percentage) than Eddie. I don't know if I want a chucker like that replacing Eddie. I mean, we practically already have TA for that, and he's not as bad a chucker as Nate.

Still...if he's bought out....let's talk about this again.

TA is not as bad a chucker as Nate?  TA isn't a chucker at all.

[Surferdad]

There's a reason Dwight Howard asked Nate Robinson to stand perfectly still in the lane during his dunk contest try last year:  He's really short and it's exactly how he plays defense.

No thanks.

[Eja117]

I Feel that the c's need to bench him or have him play in spurts with the 1st team 2nd and 3rd string. He's not producing and he can't dribble nor create his own shot. I say this only because Nate Robinson is available and is a better player to provide what the 2nd team needs.

Eddie House: Will shoot, but needs a play to be called for him in order to be open 1st. Can't create his own shot, but will try when under major pressure to put the ball on the floor.

Tony Allen: can't shoot but will shoot..lol although he tries, but he's not good at creating his own shot. He's at best turning defense in to offense.

Brian Scalabrine: Will shoot, and will defend, but he also cannot create his own shot.

Marquis Daniels: Can't shoot, will create his own shot, decent ball handler but extremely slow, and seems to be handicapped athletically at times..lol

we have yet to see these guys play significant minutes
Giddens (idk, not intrigued)
Walker (has an upside)
Hudson (has an upside)

With all that said our bench is missing one ultimate guy thats on the market to fill the void. Hopefully we land Nate "The Great" Robinson

Nate Robinson: Excellent ball handler, Quick as Lightning, Super Athletically gifted, Will shoot, Will create his own shots, Will carry a team, Will give his all on the court. Defensively i'm not worried if you play on the Celtics Team you will be taught team defense. Thanks & Merry X-MAS TO ALL!!! Great win for the C's today

I agree with you that I'm not in love with our bench and think Nate could help.

It's just that he's a better player.

I don't buy the notion that Nate is ruining the Knicks. We're talking about the Knicks. They have horrid management and a horrid team. It's beginning to seem to me that every year they have another player they try to blame their failure on. First it's Marbury. Then he comes here and gives a good and honest effort. Now it's Nate. I'm sure once he moves on he'll play ok again. There is no way we're going to lose to the Cavs because Nate brings bad chemistry here. Marbury didn't ruin us. Sheed didn't ruin us. Neither would Nate.

I don't understand why some people are so high on Sheed, but then point fingers at other players as trouble guys or something. That makes no sense to me. It's like if Lakers fans loved Artest, but thought they wouldn't want Lebron cause he has a bad attitude or something.

[WeMadeIt17]

I really haven't been pleased with Eddie this year. He seems really out of it. I mean Eddie is one of my favorite players I have followed him since he was in Miami. I love Eddie but right now on the side of winning I really do think and Eddie Nate swap would make this team much better. I can see Nate scoring 30 points a lot easier then Eddie can. Also he can play with the ball in his hands. If you ever see Eddie shoot off the dribble its not very good. Or do you ever see Eddie drive? I think Nate would make this team so much better at this point. But then again if we keep Eddie i can live with that cause I love the energy he brings and almost a swagger to this team. So we will see. I have a feeling Danny sees Nate is out there and if Eddie keeps playing the way he is, Nate might be wearing Green.