Without Sheed, can Artsiom Parakhouski give us size and rebounding?

[hwangjini_1]

the reports on this guy say his biggest asset is his "sheer size". not athleticism. not offensive skills. not quickness. he is big and he is strong and he played basketball against a lot of teenagers.

again, this is only off reports so it is hard to be certain one way or the other, but all reports say he is mechanical at best on offense. if he had any obvious potential for being a starting nba center he would not have lasted past the first round. and while some posters may argue that gms do make mistakes, i would agree, but counter with the observation that they make correct choices more often.

it would be fabulous and wonderful and delightful and a great story if this guy can make opening day roster. i would be pleased.

for me, the odds on this guy are similar to the odds on every 7 foot mechanical college basketball player....slim to none of making a lasting impact. indeed, if the celtics had not drafted him the majority of cbers would not have even noticed. it is his status as a potential celtic that makes us all view him with green tinted glasses, not any inherent potential with him.

i wish him luck. i hope he beats out williams for a spot since that means the celtics will have improved. but i suspect that one year from now we wont remember him or how to spell his name.

[dooyork]

i wish him luck. i hope he beats out williams for a spot since that means the celtics will have improved. but i suspect that one year from now we wont remember him or how to spell his name.

I think you're probably right about his prospects, so for now I'm not even going to learn how to spell his name yet.  I'm just going to call him Art Parcheesi for now.

[xmuscularghandix]

Erden will probably be better than this kid. Erden has that european skillset, and he has been playing against tougher competition.

[ForexPirate]

speaking of sweetney - is he still with the redclaws?  has he been given a summer league invite?

[lon3lytoaster]

speaking of sweetney - is he still with the redclaws?  has he been given a summer league invite?

Pretty sure he never played for Maine.

[Andy Jick]

Ah yes...  It's that time of year again when undrafted free-agent scrubs become can't-live-without summertime future Hall-Of-Famers...

We're wondering how this kid is going to replace 'Sheed.  I'm wondering if he'll even make an NBA roster...funny.

no one is saying he'l be a HOF so i think you're rather pompous post is warranted. all i read is people saying he'l be better than shelden and erden.

No kidding.  A simple discussion of who is on the summer league roster and whether they might be any good is worthy of mockery?  We love the Celtics, and we talk about anything Celtics related in here.  The fact that we're talking about something doesn't mean we're blowing it out of proportion.  Plus the topic of discussion is clearly marked in the link, so if trolls think the topic is a waste of time, they can f*ck off and not join the discussion.

Sorry...  I meant 2nd ballot Hall-of-Famer.  Felt I should clarify.

(Some of you guys wouldn't know how to take a joke if it hit you right between the eyes.  But telling me to f*ck off was really nice.  Thanks.)

[Silas]

I saw this big kid play a few games on tv.  He was a man among boys going against 6'7" and 6'8" centers in the Big South. Looks to have better hands than Williams, but not as agile.  Will be interesting this summer.

[clover]

I think the other invitees so far look like distant long shots.  But ol' Art (old at 22, that is) is something else.  He took a different route than the other oversized Euros and may well have been hidden in plain site at a smaller American school.  He certainly performed well against his better competition  when he faced them.  He's put up real numbers, not 5 points and 4 rebounds in some Timbuktu league.

At 7' or 7'1" he doesn't need dazzling speed or explosiveness.  Just looking at the clips online you can see he gets up and down the floor pretty well for a giant, and he's strong, not at all fat: at 268 lbs he's got 6% body fat.  .  His no-step vertical is relatively good for his size.  With the exception of his FT %, he's got pretty good polish and preparation for the American game after four years over here.

He's got both a hungry look and a hungry approach to the game, which is not what you usually see in the 7' stiff that people are so afraid of.  Sure, he may be a summer league bust and Danny took Harangody while risking that someone else drafted this guy.  But there's no reason for us not to look forward to seeing him play in the second week of July.

[csfansince60s]

I think this kid shouldn't be dismissed out of hand so cavalierly. He was as high as the  low 40s on many mock drafts. As we all know this was a very deep draft.If players like Mikhail Torrance aren't even given a take, there is potential value in even undrafted players this year.

In 2006, a power forward out of LaTech had some pretty decent rebound numbers. Actually, he led the nation, but he was from LaTech and wasn't your prototypical PF (undersized) and was given no respect and he was drafted in the 40s. I was screaming at the TV for the Cs to have a chance to grab him.
No luck! Paul Milsap was drafted by someone else, and the rest as they say is history.

As so many on this board have pointed out, rebounding is probably the skill that translates best to the pros. This guy is an excellent defensive rebounder with some toughness and upside. I believe from his combine interview, he swam, then played soccer and didn't play hoop til he was about 15-16.

I think he has a shot with a team that just lost it's starting center, perhaps for most of next season and it's backup forever. Good Luck, Art!!!!

[dooyork]

Ah yes...  It's that time of year again when undrafted free-agent scrubs become can't-live-without summertime future Hall-Of-Famers...

We're wondering how this kid is going to replace 'Sheed.  I'm wondering if he'll even make an NBA roster...funny.

no one is saying he'l be a HOF so i think you're rather pompous post is warranted. all i read is people saying he'l be better than shelden and erden.

No kidding.  A simple discussion of who is on the summer league roster and whether they might be any good is worthy of mockery?  We love the Celtics, and we talk about anything Celtics related in here.  The fact that we're talking about something doesn't mean we're blowing it out of proportion.  Plus the topic of discussion is clearly marked in the link, so if trolls think the topic is a waste of time, they can f*ck off and not join the discussion.

Sorry...  I meant 2nd ballot Hall-of-Famer.  Felt I should clarify.

(Some of you guys wouldn't know how to take a joke if it hit you right between the eyes.  But telling me to f*ck off was really nice.  Thanks.)

You're right, sorry about that.

[Meadowlark_Scal]

Well, before you guys go throwing out people who have hardly gotten to play yet, or you know not much about, might as well give them some playing time.....you may not realize it yet, but with sheed leaving and Perk prob out ALL year, maybe longer....that is minus 2 seven footers...so what you gonna do...... you need some big men to body up on the other bigs......

[slam]

I was just coming to post about this guy!  I had been reading about him, couldn’t believe he wasn’t drafted, wished we could sign him, considered it unlikely, then saw he was on our summer league team!  What a roller coaster of emotions!  I hope he sticks!  He can be our 3rd center behind Perkins and Ben Wallace

[VicWhiten]

I'm go to Radford, so I've been able to see Big Art play, and I really think he could add some depth to the Celtic's thin center lineup.  Everyone is saying that he played in a weak conference against scrubs, but look at what he did at Duke, UNC and Kansas.  He won't get the points he did at Radford from just overpowering people obviously, but he is a great rebounder, which the Celtics need.  I would be ecstatic if the Celtics kept him, player from my small school on my favorite team? Yes please :-)