<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Celtics' Baby Steps: Doc Rivers has to hate this teenybop movement, but the Celtics couldn't pass on spectacular prep star Gerald Green in the first round of June's draft. He was freakish in the summer league. Al Jefferson, a brute force, has turned out to be a wise choice as Danny Ainge's No. 1 pick of a year ago, and it will be frightening to watch this core develop. And Brian Scalabrine is an underrated signing -- even at $15 million for five years -- what with his versatility and an unparalleled work ethic that will bode well with so many impressionable young minds on the roster. This isn't the old Eastern Conference in which Paul Pierce's gunning can get the Celts into the postseason, but you have to love Ainge's plan to get young and talented through the draft, get under the cap, and then ultimately go for it in free agency.</div> http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/stor...d=2136820&num=0 Strange to see a National writer add a positive spin to what Ainge is doing. I particularly like what he has to say about Veal Scalabrine.
"And Brian Scalabrine is an underrated signing -- even at $15 million for five years -- what with his versatility and an unparalleled work ethic that will bode well with so many impressionable young minds on the roster." I really dont think thats a very intellegent statement. Okay so Scalabrine is a nice guy with a "unparralleled" work ethic. That's fine and good and you would hope that it would be a good influence on the other guys but we all know that he was brought in to be just a big body off the bench who can give some fouls and hopefully be a good influence in the locker room and at worst, an easily moveable contract. But if all hes doing is playing a few mediocre (although hard working) minutes per game and isnt good enough to earn any more than it is an UNsafe assumption that the younger players will respect him enough to consider him a role model.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting olskoolFunktitude:</div><div class="quote_post">"And Brian Scalabrine is an underrated signing -- even at $15 million for five years -- what with his versatility and an unparalleled work ethic that will bode well with so many impressionable young minds on the roster." I really dont think thats a very intellegent statement. Okay so Scalabrine is a nice guy with a "unparralleled" work ethic. That's fine and good and you would hope that it would be a good influence on the other guys but we all know that he was brought in to be just a big body off the bench who can give some fouls and hopefully be a good influence in the locker room and at worst, an easily moveable contract. But if all hes doing is playing a few mediocre (although hard working) minutes per game and isnt good enough to earn any more than it is an UNsafe assumption that the younger players will respect him enough to consider him a role model.</div> To say that "we all know" that that's why he was brought in for isn't a very intelligent statement, either. Do we really all know why he was brought in? No, and I think his role is going to be much greater than you present it to be. He will be our backup power forward, and with Al Jefferson being the foul machine that he is, we might be seeing quite a bit of Veal-time. Also, Scalabrine is known for his notorious hard work ethic in practice situations, which is something that has gained him respect from all of his past teammates.
I still see nothing wrong with this signing. At worst (which seems to be olskool's best case scenario), he's a guy who gives a couple fouls and keeps the scrubs in line. At best, he's a backup 4/5 who gives you 15-20 a game, grabs some boards and runs with the big guns. I see no reason for Ainge to go against his recent history (Niednagle's influence) and shun Veal. I definitely think we will see some good work out of the youngsters, but too early to tell who will be the biggest help. And yeah, good point, Thrilla. It is nice to see someone give Ainge some credit.
Scalabrine can shoot can't he? I think he's as good a player as maybe even korver or if not luke walton, not that they're great but if he's like that it is a good signing. If all cylinders get clicking we'll be good.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TheGreatK-Bob:</div><div class="quote_post">Scalabrine can shoot can't he? I think he's as good a player as maybe even korver or if not luke walton, not that they're great but if he's like that it is a good signing. If all cylinders get clicking we'll be good.</div> I don't think he's on Korver or Walton's level, because he's a totally different kind of player. He's really out there to muscle boards, play D, and occasionally, when desperate, hoist a three or two. The man can shoot, and Bonner can too, but Bonner isn't quite the veteran fit the C's are looking for. If I had my pick, I would take Bonner too, but I suppose we could use someone used to big game situations, and with a few years under his belt.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TheGreatK-Bob:</div><div class="quote_post">Scalabrine can shoot can't he? I think he's as good a player as maybe even korver or if not luke walton, not that they're great but if he's like that it is a good signing. If all cylinders get clicking we'll be good.</div> absolutley. the guy is lights out, especially in big playoff games. Last year in 21 minutes per game he shot a robust .398 <div class="quote_poster">Quoting 44Thrilla:</div><div class="quote_post">To say that "we all know" that that's why he was brought in for isn't a very intelligent statement, either. Do we really all know why he was brought in? No, and I think his role is going to be much greater than you present it to be. He will be our backup power forward, and with Al Jefferson being the foul machine that he is, we might be seeing quite a bit of Veal-time. Also, Scalabrine is known for his notorious hard work ethic in practice situations, which is something that has gained him respect from all of his past teammates.</div> "we all know" is a little strong because obviously theres some people who dont know skat from spinache. I should have said "it is most likely" that he was brought in to be just a big body off the bench who can give some fouls and hopefully be a good influence in the locker room and at worst, an easily moveable contract. I dont really see anything wrong with that statement and you guys really dont either seeing as youre all basically saying the same thing. No one seems to think hes going to make a huge impact because...well....hes not going to make a huge impact. I didnt say it was a BAD SIGNING!!! Hes not likely to play enough minutes to be viewed a very positive or a very negative signing. hes just a decent big guy to have on the team to give you some fouls and some big minutes during blowouts. no ones going to question that hes a good presence in the locker room but BE AWARE of what I said earlier that if he doesnt perform well enough to earn a lot of minutes then the young players may not respect him enough to view him as a role model.
