Celtics 1 of 5 Teams Interested in Humphries

[Chris22]

Humphries was the 11th rated center in the NBA in PER last year.
He actually was our best player.

Other than he got abused by other centers...

He played well. He shot well, he defended well, and he hustled.

He "tried" to defend well. Again, he was overmatched by other centers.

Occasionally. But there are very few legitimate centers left in the league.

[GreenWarrior]

hump is not a player this team needs right now.

[Beat LA]

hump is not a player this team needs right now.

Exactly.  He's a player who belongs on a contender's bench, not in a rebuilding situation.  Plus, he'd be taking minutes away from the kids who need playing time to develop.  Let him go, Danny!  It'd make no sense to resign him, imo.  Unless of course it was some kind of sign and trade...

[Future Celtics Owner]

Maybe he would be a useful chip if we traded Rondo to the Rockets.

[kozlodoev]

hump is not a player this team needs right now.

Exactly.  He's a player who belongs on a contender's bench, not in a rebuilding situation.  Plus, he'd be taking minutes away from the kids who need playing time to develop.  Let him go, Danny!  It'd make no sense to resign him, imo.  Unless of course it was some kind of sign and trade...

If the kids cannot beat out Kris Humphries for minutes, we should send them on their merry way.

[Smokeeye123]

PG PG PG PG PF PF PF PF SF SF SF

weird team. 

Trade someone, please.

LOL It's funny cause it's so true.

[Smokeeye123]

Humphries was the 11th rated center in the NBA in PER last year.
He actually was our best player.

Other than he got abused by other centers...

He played well. He shot well, he defended well, and he hustled.

He "tried" to defend well. Again, he was overmatched by other centers.

Occasionally. But there are very few legitimate centers left in the league.

Cousins, Noah, Jefferson, D. Jordan, Howard, Drummond, Favors, Lopez, Hibbert, M. Gasol, P. Gasol, Duncan, Dalembert, Bogut, Vucevic, Varejao, Nene, Chandler, Splitter, Horford, Asik, Perkins, O'Neal, Kanter, Sanders, Kaman, McGee, Okafor, Valanciunas, Mozgov, etc.

Those are 30 from very good to mediocre. There are like 30 more I didnt type out that are basically scrubs. We even lack a mediocre level center.

[kozlodoev]

Humphries was the 11th rated center in the NBA in PER last year.
He actually was our best player.

Other than he got abused by other centers...

He played well. He shot well, he defended well, and he hustled.

He "tried" to defend well. Again, he was overmatched by other centers.

Occasionally. But there are very few legitimate centers left in the league.

Cousins, Noah, Jefferson, D. Jordan, Howard, Drummond, Favors, Lopez, Hibbert, M. Gasol, P. Gasol, Duncan, Dalembert, Bogut, Vucevic, Varejao, Nene, Chandler, Splitter, Horford, Asik, Perkins, O'Neal, Kanter, Sanders, Kaman, McGee, Okafor, Valanciunas, Mozgov, etc.

Those are 30 from very good to mediocre. There are like 30 more I didnt type out that are basically scrubs. We even lack a mediocre level center.

A list that considers Jefferson, Horford, and Sanders to be real centers, and includes Perkins, O'Neal, McGee, Okafor and Mozgov simply reinforces the original point. There are few true centers in the league... that can actually play.

[Smokeeye123]

Humphries was the 11th rated center in the NBA in PER last year.
He actually was our best player.

Other than he got abused by other centers...

He played well. He shot well, he defended well, and he hustled.

He "tried" to defend well. Again, he was overmatched by other centers.

Occasionally. But there are very few legitimate centers left in the league.

Cousins, Noah, Jefferson, D. Jordan, Howard, Drummond, Favors, Lopez, Hibbert, M. Gasol, P. Gasol, Duncan, Dalembert, Bogut, Vucevic, Varejao, Nene, Chandler, Splitter, Horford, Asik, Perkins, O'Neal, Kanter, Sanders, Kaman, McGee, Okafor, Valanciunas, Mozgov, etc.

Those are 30 from very good to mediocre. There are like 30 more I didnt type out that are basically scrubs. We even lack a mediocre level center.

A list that considers Jefferson, Horford, and Sanders to be real centers, and includes Perkins, O'Neal, McGee, Okafor and Mozgov simply reinforces the original point. There are few true centers in the league... that can actually play.

Yeah some of them are scrubs, but we dont even have a scrub center.

Joel Anthony does not count, he gives scrubs a bad name.

[sofutomygaha]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6QRB4F_z9g

That was one of the dooshiest things I have ever seen in my life

I watched the whole thing though. Not many guys would do that. I've seen nba fans, nfl fans, on youtube but they wouldn't stick around until the end.

[kozlodoev]

Yeah some of them are scrubs, but we dont even have a scrub center.

Joel Anthony does not count, he gives scrubs a bad name.

Faverani and Anthony are at least as good as half of the players you listed.

[Future Celtics Owner]

Yeah some of them are scrubs, but we dont even have a scrub center.

Joel Anthony does not count, he gives scrubs a bad name.

Faverani and Anthony are at least as good as half of the players you listed.

Not half but maybe 3....I don't know, but we need a legit center...thats the only thing i know anymore.

[nicknorman]

PG PG PG PG PF PF PF PF SF SF SF

weird team. 

Trade someone, please.

LOL It's funny cause it's so true.

Not sure if you were joking but I have the team a little more balanced: PG Rondo, PG Smart, SG Bradley, SG Young, SF Wallace, SF Green, PF Bass, PF Olynyk, PF Sullinger, C Anthony, C Faverani

Granted Anthony and Faverani are not really going to play at all, but the other 4 positions are really well covered for a rebuilding team.

[DarkAzcura]

Yeah some of them are scrubs, but we dont even have a scrub center.

Joel Anthony does not count, he gives scrubs a bad name.

Faverani and Anthony are at least as good as half of the players you listed.

That is just..false. I'm usually on the kool-aid, but there is no dressing our center situation. Every player listed in that post is a far better center than Fav and Anthony were last year. Like..much, much better. I hope Fav and Iverson have improved, though. They have a shot at being on the lower end of that list.

[GreenWarrior]

hump is not a player this team needs right now.

Exactly.  He's a player who belongs on a contender's bench, not in a rebuilding situation.  Plus, he'd be taking minutes away from the kids who need playing time to develop.  Let him go, Danny!  It'd make no sense to resign him, imo.  Unless of course it was some kind of sign and trade...

If the kids cannot beat out Kris Humphries for minutes, we should send them on their merry way.

while I agree with that, I still see it as a waste of a signing.

I don't condone outright tanking and I don't condone just handing young players mins., just to give 'em mins. but signing Hump to me is us holding onto dreams of being an 8 seed that gets bounced in the 1st for the next 3 - 4 yrs., but never actually being any good.