Comments on: Farewell Gabe Pruitt and latest on Bowen & Powe

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:27:06 +0000

I don’t know why you keep JR Giddens and Bill Walker (a couple of projects) and let Leon Powe leave (a real NBA player). it has to be money. Not sure I agree with this one.

By: Green17

Green17 — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:05:26 +0000

How could you let Powe go? He’s an animal that is going to come back and haunt us if on a different team. Wasn’t he the 2nd leading offensive rebounder…..in the league!….before he went down? He didn’t even start!!!! Don’t do it Ainge…don’t do it!

Powe in a Laker or Cav uni? (throwing up in mouth)

Also, please forward this to Celtic brass.

By: Pete

Pete — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:15:17 +0000

First off, it’s a shame to let Leon walk without a fight. I can’t imagine deciding to pay Big Baby twice as much, or more, than Leon Powe. When they were both healthy, few would confidently say Davis was better at all, so why look to watch an offer around the mid level when a completely worthy, if not better, option is out there.

Well, that ship seems to have sailed for some odd reason, so let’s hope we bring back Big Baby. As for SF, a strong defensive presence off the bench would be spectacular, and I wouldn’t call it crowded since Walker and Giddens wouldn’t be on the active 12 man roster, but is Bruce Bowen the answer?

I don’t know who said he had a lot of DNP’s last year, but the man played 80 games for San Antonio and his minute by minute averages are pretty much right on par with the rest of his tenure in San Antonio. That’s not to say he hasn’t lost a step or 2, the man is 38 after all and Pop either stopped liking him or stopped having faith. Either way, at the right price I think Bruce Bowen is always a guy who can fit nicely into a winning rotation, and I think with the lack of quality defensive centers at the present, there are many times that the Celts would be smart to play small against.

But the real answer: see what he has left and see what he’ll cost. That’s really what it comes down to.

By: mallz

mallz — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:42:22 +0000

celtics need to really finish off a good offseason. they should trade glen davis. gain back leon powe. sign bobby jackson. BUT JACKSON HOUSE N DANIELS IN THE BACK is solid!! just flat out short.or if glen davis goes to nets try grab alston n yi. BRUCE BOWEN would be a weakness with his age n predictable spot up shootin, thaTS with eddie house gunnin like allen. too much jump shots. if they can trade davis for rasual butler or travis outlaw. we nice even with scal out there

By: DC

DC — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:24:38 +0000

Walker and/or Giddens? Are they still on the team? Bowen would be an ideal backup for Pierce and Ray Allen in the playoffs, especially to aggressively defend LeBron and Kobe for 8 to 10 minutes — we are not going to get by Cleveland and LA if we cannot do this for 48 mintues. The C’s had that with Posey in 2008. Bowen is a proven defender (All-NBA many times), and can still hit an occasion three. And he has been on several championships. If the C’s can afford him, they should pick him up and drop Walker and/or Giddens, who have done absolutely nothing yet in their careers. The time is now with Garnett, Ray, and Pierce and Wallace in their latter years.

By: juancinco

juancinco — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:52:38 +0000

one name i saw that didn’t come up was jamaal tinsley, the guy can still play, miami won’t meet with him, so thats one less suitor we have to worry about. if i want anyone backing up rondo out of free agency it would be tinsley, or maybe bobby jackson. But i do like daniels at the point too, it’d take handling pressure off eddie so he can worry more about being the shooter he is. the bowen idea i can see but don’t really like. I know danny’s trying to put together one last run at a title before we have no choice but to start a rebuilding phase, but we need young players who can play and stay a while with the team, like we got with daniels, the guy’s on the right side of 30 and he can play. But adding a 38-year old to the mix isn’t the right option. its bad enough we got wallace as old as he is, despite the play he still has left in him.

By: bolvbball

bolvbball — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:01:56 +0000

First,B.Bowen is 38yrs.old…and the Spurs would have kept him if he had any good milage left.The Spurs are not anybody’s fools when it comes to determining talent,and if they think its over then its over for Bowen.Im not sure if Danny knows what the heck he is doing always when it comes to wasting bench space for a couple of seasons with a project(s)that never pan out.Pruitt should have never stayed this long.I wish Danny Ainge would stop falling in love with suspects and find some decent prospects.