Garnett, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Reggie Miller And Ime Udoka. . .

How happy are the Celtic fans? Some should be able to sleep well after knowing they just picked up Udoka. . .



Terrific defensive player,

well the celticts have good forwards,center and shooting guard.what about the point guard?who is going to play point guard?they need that to be able to beat everybody including those boring spurs(can't believe they won again).Is reggie back from his retirement?Let hope ray allen plays better this season because he was just a waste last season

I will be honest with you, but for it being the east , I wouldn't invest much hope in this team to do well.

KG is a good cntre but not an impact player. There are faster(Stoudemire), bigger(Shaq, Duncan) centres in the league.

Essentially he is a jack of all trades but master of none.  And he goes away far too much from the basket. I know it looks good for a 7 footer to handle the ball, but teams can quickly scheme against that.

Ray Allen's defense on the other hand is alright at best and often mediocre.

Paul Pierce I feel is the more consistent player of all three.

But hey its the East, and anything less than a final will be a disaster.

I can see the Pistons give them trouble because they got heart and can lock on defense.

But Pierce and Allen are lights out shooters and when they are on, no defense is going to stop them.

Allen might be crap on defense but he has proved he can score in both conferences against anybody.

Pierce and Garnett have both got heart.

Garnett I think is the most important link.

Its too late now for him to bulk up but he has to play as a true centre on the offensive end and get closer to the rim. He takes too many jump shots.

As per the Cavs, I don't see any centre that can handle Garnett, and against Lebron and whoever, I back Allen and Pierce anyday.

As the Bulls showed las season they can be quite off on the offensive end if not horrible.

Hinrich plays good defense but his offensive skills need work.

Garnett is as good a rebounder as Wallace so he has an edge cause he can score as well.

Simply put, I don't see anyone stopping the Celts, if they are all motivated.

They remind me of the Big three of the Bucks, Allen, Cassell and Big Dog Robinson. Crucial difference is Garnett adds way more size to the mix.

Watch out for the Nets tho as they get Krstic back

I think The boring spurs just snatched Udoka

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AuSdw64HqQb_TKgXX_0Bfpe8vLYF?slug=ap-spurs-udoka&prov=ap&type=lgns

Well If Garnett can blend in with the Celtics.I can see them going far in the playoffs but winning that title next season I don't think so.

The bulls are good but they will still end up like the suns as long as detroit is still there

The suns need to just hold on if they want to win the NBA title.Breaking that team up is going to be a diaster. Well shawn marion could be traded for better forward.I feel he is the one messing the team up.Every looks up to Nash,stoudimire then Shawn Marion.Nash hardly takes shot.ok but he need someone consistent who can take shots and shawn is not really good in that position(but good in others sha)

The only season KG's team showed some real bite was playing with "Sam I Am" and "Spree", and that explain his MVP award.  The big question for Celtics is, Will the combination of KG, Allen and Pierce show as much grit and experience?  I don't think so.  Celtics will make the play-off in the East, which obviously do not mean much.

I still rate The Cavs,Pistons,Bulls,Heat above this team

True but those Celtics can't win the east i can bet my house on it.Yeah the West is where its at with the chumps sorry i meant champs Spurs,Phoenix,Jazz and the uncrowned Kings Dallas Mavericks

Reggie Miller is retired my guy i don't know the Reggie Miller they are talking about, Cuban has to put money down ohh we want the title, imagine Finley left us the season after we got to the final and lost it beating his own team on the way and now he has got a ring.Celtics would be strong but i don't think they would conquer the east

To you Mavs fans, just pray you don't meet a Don Nelson team again
in the playoffs and you will do just fine. 

@beetintin

Only if NOwitzki has manned up and is prepared to
take the ball to the rim like a real 7-footer should.

Imagine, a 7 footer that shoots more three's than he dunks.

How are you going to win the title with that? 

If your franchise player can't handle attention
unwanted as it is, then the Mavs have more
problems than at centre.

I think Dampier is alright at centre.
He is a good shot blocker, and I don't think you guys can upgrade anyway
under the salary cap.

But NOwitzki needs to hit the gym.
That's the big problem.
That way at least he can command a double team.

@doyin
What you need to realise was Golden state was our bogey team.So that psychological bloc was there Stackhouse was also woeful in post season and there are games you need your sixth man to step up big i assure you if we met the Spurs they wouldnt have won that title and they know it.

I want to see Devin Harris step up his offense too

Reggie Miller might still make an impact if he came out of retirement
cause his penchant was for the jumpshot

Shawn Kemp was alreay overwieght before he retired
I reckon he should impregnate another twenty women before he
contemplates a return.
Alas he might need the money for child support payments.

Penny Hardaway has never been desame since injuries and the loss
of Shaq.

My take- we won't be seeing any of them on an NBA court anytime soon.