I'm not too happy about Posey signing with the New Orleans Hornets for 4 years. He was a key contributor to Boston's championship this year. It will be tough replacing him, although I'm hopeful that Tony Allen can be 80% as effective. When healthy, Allen is a very underrated Artest-type, who can be a threat both offensively and defensively. With Posey gone, the Celtics definitely need to bring Tony Allen back and hope that he can take on a bigger role in 08-09. I'd also like to see the Celtics use the MLE to sign Michael Finley and to retain Eddie House, a great chemistry and energy guy who can spread the floor on offense and score a ton of points in a hurry.
I think this would be a good team:
C Perkins / C O'Bryant / C Davis
PF Garnett / PF Powe / PF Scalabrine
SF Pierce / SF Finley / SF Walker
PG Rondo / PG House / PG Pruitt
SG R. Allen / SG T. Allen / SG Giddens
Late in the year for extra PG depth, the Celtics could waive the useless Scalabrine and sign a veteran PG for the league minimum. Someone like Lindsey Hunter would probably be useful in that capacity. I don't think Cassell has anything left. He was dreadful during the playoffs.
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2008 World Champion Boston Celtics
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