'Sheed Indeed

BILL LAMBERT

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Thursday, July 9. 2009

I've always enjoyed watching Rasheed Wallace play. He's often killed us, one of only a dozen or so NBA players who has the complete game. Some of the others: Bryant, Duncan, Pierce, Garnett, Billups. These are guys who not only appear all over the stat sheet night after night, but have enough head-game to recognize what the team needs when they need it.

Though Rasheed isn't usually among in the league top ten in any category except 3-point FG percentage and technical fouls, he excels at every facet of the game, has a high basketball IQ, plays the team game and leads in the locker room.

I can't believe we picked up this guy. It's like a goddamned miracle.

The NBA has funny rules about free agency that evolved through the collective bargaining agreement between the NBA Player's Association and the league. Under the current rules, an unrestricted free agent like Wallace will get the same money no matter who they sign with, so it becomes a matter of situation, not compensation.

Along with his cool game and hot temper, Rasheed Wallace brings to Boston an amazing tattoo depicting himself, his wife Fatima and their three children as ancient Egyptian royalty

That the Celtics would go after 'Sheed was pretty much a forgone conclusion. The day free-agent season opened, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, Doc Rivers, Danny Ainge and owner Wic Grousbec bee-lined it to the Motor City and went a-rappin' on the Wallace's door. I'm proud of how they did that... an all out blitz on the guy, and I wouldn't want to be the one to refuse Kevin Garnett.

Danny Ainge is riding a high and mighty horse. You never know about injuries, but barring any big loss to the disabled list, he leap-frogged the Celt's Eastern Division foes with this move. Shaq' in Cleveland? What will he do when Perkins, Garnett and Wallace are the floor at the same time. Boston, once again, has too many weapons.

Rasheed is James Posey, only taller. Like Posey he'll likely come off the bench as the sixth man and I can't help salivate thinking about Bill Walton in that role in the '86 championship year. Rasheed, with a similar range of skills, can have the same game changing impact as the legendary Redhead did back then.

Totally psyched. This signing is almost as good as getting Garnett, since it fills so many of the missing pieces.

Now let's hope they can resign Leon Powe and Big Baby.

Posted by Bill Lambert in Beantown Fan Attic, Celtics at 11:13 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

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