aaron c beals

free agents
i’ve read reports from “none of the free agents are coming back” to “they’re all coming back”. i just hope they get Posey. and it seems like he’s their top priority, which is nice. best case = we re-sign Posey and House. next-best = Posey. devastating = lose Posey and House, keep Pollard and Cassell.

draft
i think it was a solid draft, but the character questions on Giddens have me concerned. the C’s are a team built around character. maybe they’re hoping to pull a Pats / Randy Moss and turn a trouble guy around with strong leadership and winning ways. Erden is “Semih”-interesting, but until he proves otherwise, he’s a soft European player. i’m at the point where i have to assume that about every player from that side of the Atlantic. seriously, who can prove me wrong? i was hoping Dirk would be the one, but he turned out to be the poster child. the only truly hard-nosed foreign players in the NBA have come from South America. Bill Walker is the guy that has me most excited, because if healthy, he fits the mold of the player that won the Celtics the championship this year. the knee injury is a concern, though — don’t need another Wally/Raef/etc. i liked this quote from Walker:

“I’m aware of Leon (Powe),” Walker said. “I want to continue what he’s still doing and make Mr. Ainge look really smart.”

side note: the C’s got Walker from the Wizards on draft night in a trade “for cash considerations”. what does that really mean? the Celtics bought a draft pick? i’ve always thought “cash considerations” and “players to be named later” were shady draft terms.