Shaq signs with the Celtics!

[HylianNightmare]

so whats the depth chart for the celtics right now?

Perk/Shaq/JO
Kg/Baby/ Harangody
Pierce
Ray/daniels
Rondo/nate

something like that right

i don't really remember who they drafted

[barkleynash]

but then i'm taking into account time for perk to get back into the grove of things, and once perk gets in foul trouble they don't have sheed to come back and hastle dwight, then it's onto JO and shaq, neither of who are the defensive stoppers that bother dwight

I'd actually prefer Shaq over Wallace any day of the week vs Dwight cause now there's a much higher possibility of getting Dwight in foul trouble. Shaq usually saves his best games vs Howard

[barkleynash]

Worse on defense, better on offense. I guess that's okay since they're usually top-5 defense lately anyway.

Good pick up. Hope he lays a good elbow into RuPaul on opening night.

I also hope he lays some lumber on Lebron too. That should be the game plan vs the heat. Rough them up old school Piston/Knicks style...

[west]

so whats the depth chart for the celtics right now?

Perk/Shaq/JO
Kg/Baby/ Harangody
Pierce
Ray/daniels
Rondo/nate

something like that right

i don't really remember who they drafted

Perk/Shaq/JO(Maybe Sheed)
KG/Baby/Harangody
Pierce/Quis
Ray/Wafer/Bradley
Rondo/Nate
I like it.

[HylianNightmare]

Perk/Shaq/JO(Maybe Sheed)
KG/Baby/Harangody
Pierce/Quis
Ray/Wafer/Bradley
Rondo/Nate
I like it.

thats right, i forgot about wafer

that lineup doesn't look bad

[barkleynash]

so whats the depth chart for the celtics right now?

Perk/Shaq/JO
Kg/Baby/ Harangody
Pierce
Ray/daniels
Rondo/nate

something like that right

i don't really remember who they drafted

They need to sign West and move Daniels up as Pierce's back up. I also don't see Perk taking back the starting role upon his return, barring an injury to Shaq

Shaq(5)/Perk(5)/JO(5,4)
Kg(4,5)/Baby(4,5)
Pierce(3)/Daniels(2,3)
Ray(2)/ West(2,1)/ Wafer(2,3)
Rondo(1)/Nate(1)

[Team_Hollywood]

Shaquille O'Neal signing with the Celtics. Just another reason why the Celtics are done. They're desperate, like Shaq is going to do anything against the Miami Heat. This is just a desperation signing. Even Rasheed, who didn't give a flying fuc*k about the team, is a better player than Shaq. Congrats Boston, end of an era for you guys. You won a title, and I think that should be enough for you guys.

The Miami Heat is the team to beat now, we are destined to win multiple titles.

[New York Knicks]

He only signed with them so he could break Big Baby's thumb in practice.

[crisoner]

Shaquille O'Neal signing with the Celtics. Just another reason why the Celtics are done. They're desperate, like Shaq is going to do anything against the Miami Heat. This is just a desperation signing. Even Rasheed, who didn't give a flying fuc*k about the team, is a better player than Shaq. Congrats Boston, end of an era for you guys. You won a title, and I think that should be enough for you guys.

The Miami Heat is the team to beat now, we are destined to win multiple titles.

Question who the f*ck are you and why do you exists on these boards all of a sudden?

Damn clones man. I bet they are all the same person.

[MayCeltics]

Shaquille O'Neal signing with the Celtics. Just another reason why the Celtics are done. They're desperate, like Shaq is going to do anything against the Miami Heat. This is just a desperation signing. Even Rasheed, who didn't give a flying fuc*k about the team, is a better player than Shaq. Congrats Boston, end of an era for you guys. You won a title, and I think that should be enough for you guys.

The Miami Heat is the team to beat now, we are destined to win multiple titles.

Done, Even though they just finished the finals.

I smell pussi, Be Afraid

He only signed with them so he could break Big Baby's thumb in practice.

ha ha, thats actually funny

[ZenMaster]

Celtics still have Pierce, Ray, KG, JO, Rondo, and Perk. All good/great defender. So I don't understand your point. Those additions would mean no more 5-8 minutes without scoring. Celtics suffered a lot last season because of long drought without any offense.

My point is that their defensive mastermind, assistant coach left for the Bulls. So there goes a lot of the defensive gameplanning.

And Shaq is a liability these days, opposing teams basically go full pick'n roll and run the break as much as they can when he's on the floor. It happened with Cleveland last year and it's going to happen to the Celtics this year.

JO and Shaq doesn't balance each other out very well as front court subs as neither of them has their legs and foot speed anymore.

Same thing with Nate Robinson and Von Wafer, they don't balance each other out very well since they're both huge ball stoppers on offense without much defense.

[BlackWhiteGreen]

Big guy for the vet min, a decent pick up at that price. We could trade Sheed for Battier now (has been reported, I think) and have

Rondo/Nate/Bradley
Ray/Wafer/Bradley
Pierce/Battier/Quis
KG/Big Baby/Harangody
JO/Shaq

Sheed retires, then comes back for the playoffs (a la PJ Brown). Big man rotation:

KG/JO/Baby
Perk/Shaq/Sheed

Perk and Shaq wouldn't even need to play vs Miami though; KG/Davis/JO/Sheed would be sufficient. vs Orlando, Perk/Shaq/KG/Davis. vs LA, KG/JO/Shaq/Sheed.

EDIT: never going to happen, but imagine if it did.

[JohnnySic]

I love it. The Celtics needed size against the Lakers (I'm sorry, fans of other teams, but the smart money says Celtics vs Lakers in the Finals, again) and no one's bigger than Shaq.

Yes, he's old, slow, and immobile. But you can't teach 7'1" 350lbs LOL.

Shaq
JO
'Sheed
KG
Shrek
Perk when he gets back

That is A LOT of tonnage. Good luck matching up.

[MayCeltics]

My point is that their defensive mastermind, assistant coach left for the Bulls. So there goes a lot of the defensive gameplanning.

And Shaq is a liability these days, opposing teams basically go full pick'n roll and run the break as much as they can when he's on the floor. It happened with Cleveland last year and it's going to happen to the Celtics this year.

JO and Shaq doesn't balance each other out very well as front court subs as neither of them has their legs and foot speed anymore.

Same thing with Nate Robinson and Von Wafer, they don't balance each other out very well since they're both huge ball stoppers on offense without much defense.

oh, I see your point. But now Celtics will have options. Doc can basically Pick n Choose which combination works best. One night it could be KG/Perk, next night could be Baby/Perk, night after JO/ShaQ. Sheed could be back too. Depth is what matters right now.

The one glaring weakness I see is a perimeter defender off the bench. But that is yet to be determined. Rookie Avery Bradley was a great defender in college. Marquis is a decent defender, but not great. Von has the tools, maybe he can step it up? So will see if one of them steps up, or they'll have to make a trade down the road.

All in All, great off season.

Re-sign Pierce
Re-sign Ray
Re-sign Nate
Re-sign Marquis
Sign Von Wafer
Sign Jermaine O'neal
Sign Shaquille O'neal (If the reports are true)


Doc Rivers is back too

[Jasper]

lol if this was the early 2000s this team would be god like

shaq
garnett
paul pierce
ray allen
rasheed
finley

Sheed is retired / Finley don't know about

I suppose you might want to add a small asset they have in Rondo.

Rondo and Shaq alone could beat 1/2 the teams in the league just on their pick and roll , and pop play