Finley to the Celtics (merged thread)

[Mr October]

Been away for a couple days (busy).  I think Finley's a good signing.  The nice thing is that he pretty much fits exactly what the bench needed: a larger swingman who can hit the 3.  That could be useful, especially since Marquis is so skinny and TA is so short (he's only 6-4). 

Here's my prediction though: I think Finley may see as much, if not more, time at the backup 4 spot than the backup 3.  Think about it, there's probably not even enough minutes come playoff time for anyone beyond Nate and Marquis at the 1-3 spots in the playoffs.  Add to that the fact that our two biggest rivals (Orlando and Cleveland) have perimeter oriented 3s in Lewis and Jamison.  In many ways, Finley is much more fit to guard them than BBD, especially when you consider that Finley (despite listed heights) may actually be taller BBD. 

I think Pierce is a little bigger, and might fit the role of guarding smaller 4's better. I haven't seen it too much though.

Oh man I do miss the 2008 version of Posey. He was perfect in that role.

[ACF]

Been away for a couple days (busy).  I think Finley's a good signing.  The nice thing is that he pretty much fits exactly what the bench needed: a larger swingman who can hit the 3.  That could be useful, especially since Marquis is so skinny and TA is so short (he's only 6-4). 

Here's my prediction though: I think Finley may see as much, if not more, time at the backup 4 spot than the backup 3.  Think about it, there's probably not even enough minutes come playoff time for anyone beyond Nate and Marquis at the 1-3 spots in the playoffs.  Add to that the fact that our two biggest rivals (Orlando and Cleveland) have perimeter oriented 3s in Lewis and Jamison.  In many ways, Finley is much more fit to guard them than BBD, especially when you consider that Finley (despite listed heights) may actually be taller BBD. 

I think Pierce is a little bigger, and might fit the role of guarding smaller 4's better. I haven't seen it too much though.

Oh man I do miss the 2008 version of Posey. He was perfect in that role.

Forget Posey. He did a great job on this team (and we are all thankful for that) but I think he is missing us more than we are missing him. The Hornets won't go very far in the West.

[Mr October]

Been away for a couple days (busy).  I think Finley's a good signing.  The nice thing is that he pretty much fits exactly what the bench needed: a larger swingman who can hit the 3.  That could be useful, especially since Marquis is so skinny and TA is so short (he's only 6-4). 

Here's my prediction though: I think Finley may see as much, if not more, time at the backup 4 spot than the backup 3.  Think about it, there's probably not even enough minutes come playoff time for anyone beyond Nate and Marquis at the 1-3 spots in the playoffs.  Add to that the fact that our two biggest rivals (Orlando and Cleveland) have perimeter oriented 3s in Lewis and Jamison.  In many ways, Finley is much more fit to guard them than BBD, especially when you consider that Finley (despite listed heights) may actually be taller BBD. 

I think Pierce is a little bigger, and might fit the role of guarding smaller 4's better. I haven't seen it too much though.

Oh man I do miss the 2008 version of Posey. He was perfect in that role.

Forget Posey. He did a great job on this team (and we are all thankful for that) but I think he is missing more us more than we are missing him. The Hornets won't go very far in the West.

I only miss the 2008 version of Posey. :-)

When the C's let him walk, I was in complete agreement. He became overpaid. If Daniels wants the full MLE this summer, I'll watch him walk too.

That doesn't mean I don't miss what he brought to the team in 2008.

[ACF]

Been away for a couple days (busy).  I think Finley's a good signing.  The nice thing is that he pretty much fits exactly what the bench needed: a larger swingman who can hit the 3.  That could be useful, especially since Marquis is so skinny and TA is so short (he's only 6-4). 

Here's my prediction though: I think Finley may see as much, if not more, time at the backup 4 spot than the backup 3.  Think about it, there's probably not even enough minutes come playoff time for anyone beyond Nate and Marquis at the 1-3 spots in the playoffs.  Add to that the fact that our two biggest rivals (Orlando and Cleveland) have perimeter oriented 3s in Lewis and Jamison.  In many ways, Finley is much more fit to guard them than BBD, especially when you consider that Finley (despite listed heights) may actually be taller BBD. 

I think Pierce is a little bigger, and might fit the role of guarding smaller 4's better. I haven't seen it too much though.

Oh man I do miss the 2008 version of Posey. He was perfect in that role.

Forget Posey. He did a great job on this team (and we are all thankful for that) but I think he is missing more us more than we are missing him. The Hornets won't go very far in the West.

I only miss the 2008 version of Posey. :-)

When the C's let him walk, I was in complete agreement. He became overpaid. If Daniels wants the full MLE this summer, I'll watch him walk too.

That doesn't mean I don't miss what he brought to the team in 2008.

Sure but that's like saying you miss Larry Bird. It's a nice thought and all but it won't bring him back.

[Mr October]

Been away for a couple days (busy).  I think Finley's a good signing.  The nice thing is that he pretty much fits exactly what the bench needed: a larger swingman who can hit the 3.  That could be useful, especially since Marquis is so skinny and TA is so short (he's only 6-4). 

Here's my prediction though: I think Finley may see as much, if not more, time at the backup 4 spot than the backup 3.  Think about it, there's probably not even enough minutes come playoff time for anyone beyond Nate and Marquis at the 1-3 spots in the playoffs.  Add to that the fact that our two biggest rivals (Orlando and Cleveland) have perimeter oriented 3s in Lewis and Jamison.  In many ways, Finley is much more fit to guard them than BBD, especially when you consider that Finley (despite listed heights) may actually be taller BBD. 

I think Pierce is a little bigger, and might fit the role of guarding smaller 4's better. I haven't seen it too much though.

Oh man I do miss the 2008 version of Posey. He was perfect in that role.

Forget Posey. He did a great job on this team (and we are all thankful for that) but I think he is missing more us more than we are missing him. The Hornets won't go very far in the West.

I only miss the 2008 version of Posey. :-)

When the C's let him walk, I was in complete agreement. He became overpaid. If Daniels wants the full MLE this summer, I'll watch him walk too.

That doesn't mean I don't miss what he brought to the team in 2008.

Sure but that's like saying you miss Larry Bird. It's a nice thought and all but it won't bring him back.

I miss Bird too. 

Do I want 2010 Bird on this team, no. But I still miss watching him play. At least I have espn classic and video games to keep those performances alive. 

[Jon]

Been away for a couple days (busy).  I think Finley's a good signing.  The nice thing is that he pretty much fits exactly what the bench needed: a larger swingman who can hit the 3.  That could be useful, especially since Marquis is so skinny and TA is so short (he's only 6-4). 

Here's my prediction though: I think Finley may see as much, if not more, time at the backup 4 spot than the backup 3.  Think about it, there's probably not even enough minutes come playoff time for anyone beyond Nate and Marquis at the 1-3 spots in the playoffs.  Add to that the fact that our two biggest rivals (Orlando and Cleveland) have perimeter oriented 3s in Lewis and Jamison.  In many ways, Finley is much more fit to guard them than BBD, especially when you consider that Finley (despite listed heights) may actually be taller BBD. 

I think Pierce is a little bigger, and might fit the role of guarding smaller 4's better. I haven't seen it too much though.

Oh man I do miss the 2008 version of Posey. He was perfect in that role.

That might work too.  And playing Pierce at the 4 would free up minutes for Finley at the 3.  So it'd still end up being a Finley/BBD switch. 

While I do like BBD to some extent, unless we're actually going to let him post up, there isn't a whole lot of a point of having him out there.  He doesn't block shots, he doesn't rebound particularly well, and while he does have an OK 18 footer, if we're looking for shooting, we're probably better off going small.  And with so many finesse 4s out there, in many ways we may be better with a bigger 3 like Pierce or Finley backing up the KG than BBD.