Once again, you've failed to see my point. I'm not asking those players to "make an impact." I'm wanting them to BE DEVELOPED. Sometimes you miss (as you've pointed out) and sometimes you hit. But we need to start scouring for players to be developed WHILE we still try to contend. It's not impossible.
Afterall, what kind of impact did Daniels make this year? None. So why not have a young guy on the team that could be developed who comes CHEAP rather than paying for guys who do relatively nothing?
Scal offers us no future, would require more in salary, and won't sniff playoff minutes. We are at a critical juncture in that we need to start finding players - who knows, maybe the next Bruce Bowen or Adrian Griffin are waiting to be found... All they need is a roster spot, teaching and patience.
Because the Celtics are not in position to grab a bunch of young guys. They are in position to grab one.
If the Celtics are not blowing up the team, then they need to have a roster about winning. Not bloated with projects, again. (POB, Pruitt, Hudson, Walker and JR all taking up valuable roster spots and providing absolutely nothing. Daniels was at least useful before he got injured)
Scali is a proven NBA player. He has a role with the Celtics. He is the 13th man. He is capable of stepping on the court for small periods and provide strong team defense.
No, he will never be a star. He will never be a starter. Heck, he will never be a top rotational player off the bench on a good team.
He is the guy you need to step in when players are hurt. He is the guy that will help with little things.
And the rest of the end of the bench, I want to see guy with NBA experience. Maybe they too are limited, but they know how to play at the level or have at least one aspect they are above average.
No Bench of Projects!
