Yeah, give JO a little more time, but if he still looks like a non-factor on both ends of the floor -- or even if he's just useless offensively -- the Celtics should seriously consider Wilcox.  They need somebody who can finish inside in the starting lineup, and Wilcox fits the bill.  Bass is good, too, but he should stay as the 6th man on the bench.

I want to give Jermaine O'Neal more time to show what level of performance he can truly give. He is still my first preference at center if he can give a solid defensive performance.

If after 12-15 games, JO hasn't given a good enough account of himself to hold onto the starter's position, then yes, Chris Wilcox would be my first choice replacement.

agreed

Yeah, give JO a little more time, but if he still looks like a non-factor on both ends of the floor -- or even if he's just useless offensively -- the Celtics should seriously consider Wilcox.  They need somebody who can finish inside in the starting lineup, and Wilcox fits the bill.  Bass is good, too, but he should stay as the 6th man on the bench.

yup i  just can't see JO having a good season tho

I know he's 6-10 But he's a better rebounder and scorer than oneal is right now anything is worth a try @ the moment

I have said before, JO will have a fit, if someone like Wilcox or any other player he thinks is less than he is, starts over him. "You're" probably thinking, what can he do.. play worse, haha?. No, but the bad vibes it would cause can hurt us worse than his playing! He was already a little miffed (it shows b/c he's been worse than the hurt JO last season) that we wanted and tried hard to trade him! Wonder why us trying to trade him isn't being factored into his deep bench level play? I really believe JO might still be mad... he said (looks) like he put in a lot of work this off-season... he might be thinking... all this work I did and they are trying (in the CP3 and DWest trade) to ship me out! He even said he's going to Miami if we trade him! Something is up w/ him!

Quote from: green7 on December 30, 2011, 06:52:02 PM

I know he's 6-10 But he's a better rebounder and scorer than oneal is right now anything is worth a try @ the moment

I have said before, JO will have a fit, if someone like Wilcox or any other player he thinks is less than he is, starts over him. "You're" probably thinking, what can he do.. play worse, haha?. No, but the bad vibes it would cause can hurt us worse than his playing! He was already a little miffed (it shows b/c he's been worse than the hurt JO last season) that we wanted and tried hard to trade him! Wonder why us trying to trade him isn't being factored into his deep bench level play? I really believe JO might still be mad... he said (looks) like he put in a lot of work this off-season... he might be thinking... all this work I did and they are trying (in the CP3 and DWest trade) to ship me out! He even said he's going to Miami if we trade him! Something is up w/ him!

true that can be it

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