Celtics work out Kwame Brown
The Celtics didn’t just meet with Kwame Brown today; they also worked him out. (CSNNE)
As a former No. 1 overall pick, Kwame Brown has repeatedly failed to live up to the lofty expectations that come with his draft status.
But he is big.
And he can defend.
And in all likelihood, he’ll come at a relatively inexpensive price tag.
Because of those factors, the Celtics have every reason to see the 6-foot-11, 270-pound big man as a viable option to add to their roster.
The C’s took a step in that direction on Wednesday when the worked out Brown here in Florida.
Danny Ainge, Boston’s president of basketball operations, was in attendance.
While Ainge acknowledges that Brown is someone of interest to the C’s, they by no means are ready to commit to him or any other free agent big man right now.
All jokes aside, my first thoughts: I wonder how bad he was during the workout. Can he catch entry passes from the people working him out? Or is it only in real games that he fumbles those?
My second thoughts: Kwame Brown. The C’s might as well work out Patrick O’Bryant.
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Ainge and Doc aren’t stupid, if they think they can get some of that potential out of him, then I believe them.
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And their still evaluating all options, this one, I’m sure we can agree, would be much better:
http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nba/news/story?id=5361625
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If it is to replace Shelden, taking Kwame isn’t THAT scandalous in my opinion
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Shelden was pretty solid for most of the season. People only remember his poor playoffs, but he was good when given time during the regular season.
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People need to open their eyes here.
What was the biggest issue (especially game 7 without Perk) in the LA series?
Post D on Gasoft and Bynum, and Rebounding.
This guy does both and will be smacked into line by the team if he comes in with a bad attitude. Even if all he gives is 10 minutes a game of post D and 4 rebounds, at the minimum…why is that so bad?
It’s better than what Williams was giving at the end of the season. He has a big frame, rebounds and plays D well.
Actually if the C’s can get him and J O’Neal I think the frontcourt is set. You’d have:
KG, Perk(when he returns), J O’Neal, and Kwame who all have very good to excellent post D skills.
Then Davis, Harangody, KG and J who can score.
Erden and Kwame would only be in for 8-10 minutes a night! Why not get him? At least he has size unlike Williams.
You’re talking about going from two 7 footers last year, to possibly 4 this year. Why would that be a bad thing when two of them would be 11th or 12th off the bench as insurance?
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So many people trying to talk themselves into Kwame. AHHH!!!!
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Also might I add, after watching the video again, Vil didn’t exactly give him a great pass.
The Piston’s suck and I wouldn’t expect a guy who has motivation issues to play that well for that kind of team. They were disfunctional long before Kwame, so I don’t really think it’s a fair assesment.
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For nine years Kwame has been a bum. I wouldn’t let him off the hook with the excuse that the Pistons were bad.
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we lost last year with Rasheed off the bench playing great in the play-offs. Now he is gone and the answer is Kwame Brown? I rather have Sheldon, he did fine filling in for baby…at 23-5 everyone loved him!!
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kwame is clearly better then sheldon williams—-williams is so uncoordinated i cant watch that—kwame has awful hands , but he is coordianted, much bigger, and can defend
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Kwame’s a lucky guy. He couldn’t catch a cold.
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