Ryan Hollins clears waivers, will sign with Boston Celtics; Chris Wilcox being waived to clear roster spot
The Boston Celtics have acquired what they were looking for — somebody really tall who can run without falling over his feet. Whether Ryan Hollins actually helps the Celtics besides providing six fouls per game remains to be seen, but at the very least, Doc Rivers now has two active centers on his roster, doubling the previous total. Take a bow, Mr. Stiemsma. You’re no longer alone.
Here are some reader comments from Cavs: The Blog upon Hollins’ release from the Cleveland Cavaliers:
Matt P: “I am getting drunk tonight im so happy.”
Kevin R: “The over/under on the amount of illegal ball screens just dropped from 1,000 per game to a more manageable number of 2. … On the plus side, turnovers per game should now plummet.”
P: “Matt P, Ryan Hollins just tried to block your comment… and whiffed. He is now out of position to grab your rebound comment if you have one.”
CrankyM: “I hate watching Hollins play so much…and yet i am inexplicably sad that he is gone.”
Isaac: “I think coach Scott wanted this for a LONNNNNNGGGG time”
So, yeah, the Ryan Hollins era seems promising.
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Celtics Blog | Jay King | March 22, 2012
Wow, way to be optimistic. Because Cleveland fans have definitely had a lot to cheer about recently right?
I believe Doc, along with KG, can coach and mentor this guy just fine. Will he be noteworthy? More than likely not. But will he have an effect? That’s entirely probable.
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See what confuses me is how everyone and their mothers gets the Lin story shoved down their throats yet no one gets the message: you don’t dismiss no-name players as scrubs just because their currently a no-name player. I believe in the power of a positive locker room (and who’s is better than Boston?) and good coaching. Say what you will about his decisions, but Doc is a coach who will undoubtedly get his players to play hard all the time, no matter how much time they spend on the floor. Now, sure Hollins isn’t and has never been a good rebounder, but he’s 7 feet tall and is very athletic and plays with energy. You take that and channel his energy into the right place, and he can absolutely get 5-7 rebounds for us, which should be easy because our players don’t be necessarily fight each other for rebounds. And I’d you want to talk about motivation, I’d prefer KG and PP as motivators over the likes of Daniel Gibson and Luke Harangody. See this is the problem with a lot of fans (not just Boston) they don’t have a lot of patience.
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If Doc was such a good coach then why are they last in rebounding? He never speaks about it in the huddle (once I’ve heard so far this season) and never comments in the paper about that glaring deficiency. I do agree team culture and having great role models can improve mid-level players; also the chance to win championships helps (not to mention being on a winning team). I hope this guy can average 6 rebs a game and play defense because if he can then that’s part of the bench problem solved. Go Cs…
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Well how do we know he never stresses it James? How do you know he never mentions it in the locker room, or when they don’t have him mic’d up? And stressing rebounds doesn’t equate to getting them. Just saying. We don’t have the guys necessary to get alot of rebounds, which is exactly why we find ourselves in this situation. If you go and look on YouTube at how he played against the Heat (albeit they were still trying to gain chemistry) That video shows how good he can be with 110% effort.
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I can tell because there’s no f’in EFFORT trying to rebound, and they wouldn’t go from #3 (2008) to 23rd (2010) to 30th (2012). Watch the players and see what they do, and how they react, after each shot. Watch who follows their shot (a basic fundamental taught all grade school ballers) and you will see there is no emphasis on rebounding. If doc ever did talk about it they wouldn’t be 30th. why is it that MP can play 30 mins and have 0-3 rebs consistently? Watch the games and not the ball and you will be HORRIFIED, if you truly understand winning hoops, to see players all falling back when on offense and not crashing the boards on defense. And as to your argument about needing ‘rebounders or players with height’, answer me this…why is it that RR can get 8-10 rebs and lead the team (other than KG) many, if not most, nights??? Sorry, but you are wrong on this basic fundamental of hoops. It’s about heart, desire, and effort and not about talent or height. Go Cs…
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Your response is absolutely crap.
The only real thing I need to say to you is this: The top three teams in rebounding?
1) Bulls
2) Lakers
3) Timberwolves
Wait, so you’re gonna sit back and honestly say that some magical thing called effort is gonna generate rebounds and NOT the presence of competent, energetic, rebounding-minded big men? Okay James, keep telling yourself that okay?
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It’s obvious you do not understand the value of rebounding. Aren’t the Lakers and Bulls two of the top favored teams? The three other top teams favored are OKC tied for 5th, Dallas 10th, Miami 14th and San Antonio 15th…so you think the 30th and dead f’in last team can win it all? Ever wonder why we lose 90% of games where we lose the rebounding in that game? You need to remember Pat Riley’s saying of “no rebounds, no rings”. Yep, I’m an idiot and Pat Riley and his hand full of rings are what Greg??? And yes every player can rebound. They can all box out even if they don’t get the rebound. Look at tonight’s game and the strong rebounding by PP, BB and even RA. If we can do that then we can compete for the title. But when they don’t rebound like that then we lose. Get it…go look at all the stats as I keep track of each game so therefore I can speak intelligently about this glaring fault of this team. Study the stats and the history of the game and you will maybe, someday when the blinders are off, understand that the teams that succeed and get to the Finals are strong rebounding teams. Why do you think we were so good in 2008 when we were 3rd? I believe you have even argued our bench is better than that team’s and so the only team difference in the starting 5 is center where Perk managed 6 rebs a game. Go look up the f’in stats and look at the Game 7 we lost when Kobe had 15 rebs. He’s all of 6’6″ and an SG not a rebounding front court player. Think those 15 rebs mattered in that loss, Greg??? You just don’t get it but I am entitled to my opinion. Go Cs…
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P.S. Greg…we won tonight because of our strong rebounding. I love it!!! So why can’t they give effort like that every game??? Go Cs…way to f’in hit the boards!!!
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So what have I missed? PC down for several day, but I’m good to go. Are our Cs??? Go Cs…
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We’re okay. 3-3 on our daunting road trip so far. Signing Hollins soon. May go after Diaw as well. Have you seen Hollins’ highlights? I believe he can be as good as WIlcox was for us.
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Hollins will be a great addition. God help you if you pick up Diaw! Hope you can get more out of him than the Bobcats did!
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Let’s not kid ourselves here. This season provides NO practice time even for a young team – and the Celts are just the opposite. Shaq joked about how the practices started late and didn’t last long when he got to Boston. Last season even the scrubs we acquired…. and YES Jeff Green proved to be a SCRUB, did nothing to help our team. If the Celtics go deep in the playoffs this year it’s because the Big 4 got them there – nothing else. They wont suddenly change the playbook or rotation because of a couple of waiver wire acquisitions. If the team wants to add bodies… pick-up Powe or Posey.
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