Kendrick Perkins Traded to OKC

[jeebs9]

^^Yea I know^^

I really want to see what other teams would pay him more. But they are always dummies out there.

The Celtics will miss their best shot blocker though. Jeff Green is a underrated defender. He should be a good fit. Kristin should be a natural fit. Nice jumper and a underrated rebounder. Will be nice to see how this plays out.

[23]

i hope they have someone in the waiting because they just traded their grit.. dude never smiled lol

I would love to see him succeed in OKC though. Boston will be okay during the season, playoffs, who knows

[Beantown]

Strong possibility of Leon Powe/Boston reunion if the Cavs end up waiving him, which seems likely.

I was always a Powe fan, so I would not mind that at all.

Also, everyone in the Boston media aside from one site has said "hell no" to 'Sheed's return, with both sides saying it won't happen. I would rather get Murphy and Powe than Sheed.

[23]

Whatever it is, Ainge better have a plan. Last time he left this team thin PP and Ray were gassed by the playoffs

[jeebs9]

Boston vs Bulls series... ****... came up short vs Orlando.

Yea I remember 23... lol


edit: I can't say ****?

[wwharton]

Quote: Originally Posted by Benniator

Dude can't defend at all. The Celtics are scoring at a terrific rate this season. They don't need another offensive player. The Celtics missed Perkins' inside presence in the Finals last year. They'll miss him this year too.

Perkins importance in the finals is being SO overstated. You'd think he would've been MVP if he were healthy. Was his injury a significant blow? Kind of. The Celtics took the Lakers to 7 games and lost a very close game 7. Seems like they did ok. The importance he had was more due to the few options the Celtics had to match up with the incredibly long Lakers team than his other-worldly talent. He's a "solid" player... no more, no less. Heading into the playoffs with Shaq, JOneal, Kristic, Big Baby, Green and whoever else they sign (Murphy) is more than enough for a team centered around Garnett, Allen, Pierce and Rondo. This isn't the second coming of Dennis Rodman we're talking about here.

The hype of him seems way too close to the HORRIBLE comments Doc made after the championship about the Lakers not beating their entire starting lineup. Anyone should be ashamed of themselves for saying anything like that after losing... especially when you're talking about "the other guy" (Rondo, Pierce, Allen, Garnett, and [insert other guy]).

Quote: Originally Posted by JBH3

Perkins had played 12 games so far this seaon, started 7, and hasn't really been all that effective since returning. Risk is all on OKC to try and get hallf of what Perkins was pre-injury. While on the other hand Boston gets a proven/healthy baller who has nothing holding him back, be it recovery or what have you. Lest we forget, the C's have managed to almost completely dominate their opponent without Perkins this season.... The dude is coming off major knee surgery too, so it's not as if they can go full throttle with him anytime soon....so just how effective were they going to be? They'd really be no worse if they just continued to trot out Shaq, Erden, Davis, or whatever. BLUF: Who was legitmately saying: Boston is good now, but a definite contender once Perkins returns....? I don't remember seeing/hearing anything that made Boston's title run contingent on Kendrick Perkins' return. Why now?

Exactly. The thought seems to be "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" but it what hasn't been "broke" is a team that's barely had Perkins to begin with. So as a GM, you realize your team is in 1st in the East with rotating vets at the center position, you have a "guy" with a serious injury threatening to walk, and you have an opportunity to improve the depth at SF which I feel was thin. It's a good trade for OKC too but Perkins on any team besides one that made it to the championship is a relative unknown.

[ex carrabba fan]

Sure they have been winning without Perk, it's the regular season.

Lakers won fine without Andrew in the regular season, but without him in the playoffs there is serious doubt as to whether or not they could win a title.

I look at Boston in the same light except to a lesser extent.

Wwharton continues to state how "overrated overstated" Perkins is, but any bball head knows he was the anchor in the middle, and the combo of he and KG created a two-headed monster defensively, a crazy good defensive dynamic on the interior. They worked perfectly in sync. Good luck having to depend on undersiezed Baby and old Shaq and defenseless Kristic and broken Jermaine...

I still have faith in Boston but to just throw Kendrick aside in the manner Wwharton is doing is pretty crazy.

[jeebs9]

^^But I agree^^

(Everyone keeps saying Kendrick... It's funny because that is my actual name lol (without the D)

I can't remember any Center like Kendrick that can come out and hegde on pick and rolls and be a defensive presense in shot blocking. And plus he just one of those guys you wouldn't **** with.