Delonte West heading back to Boston, joining Celtics

[insidehoops]

http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=6471

The Celtics are going to sign Delonte West, who began his career with Boston in 2004-05

[chazzy]

Nice pickup if he's stable. They needed another wing defender since TA left

[JohnWall2]

http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=6471

The Celtics are going to sign Delonte West, who began his career with Boston in 2004-05
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/4076/032dbf0f468766335511e60.gif

[Ruh-Roh]

I love this move by the Celtics. :applause:

[YouGotServed]

Perfect replacement for Tony Allen.


I love this twitter comment :oldlol:


So it's more or less official? We get the MILF lover back

[Ruh-Roh]

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/4076/032dbf0f468766335511e60.gif

Is your goal to post this shit in every thread?

[All Net]

Boston have found their Lebron stopper for the playoffs :D

[ZeN]

If all goes right this could end up being a great move.

[NBASTATMAN]

http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=6471

The Celtics are going to sign Delonte West, who began his career with Boston in 2004-05


If his head is on straight than it is a good signing.. He was the Cavs second best all around player.... Still the dude isn't all there..

[NBASTATMAN]

Boston have found their Lebron stopper for the playoffs :D


his stepfather..:roll:

[Batz]

Boston have found their Lebron stopper for the playoffs :D
:oldlol:

[2LeTTeRS]

I like this team with Delonte. If the starting 5 can make it through the playoffs healthy there isn't a better team in the league. Just look at their depth chart.

Perk/Shaq/JO
KG/Davis
Pierce/Daniels
Allen/West/Bradley
Rondo/Robinson

[Kurosawa0]

Not sure I understand why they signed him. Is he going to guard Kobe, LeBron, Wade or Derrick Rose? Really? He'll strengthen their bench, but I still think they really needed to keep Tony Allen or find another wing defender.

[boozehound]

great fit. Love his game.

[chazzy]

find another wing defender.

Like who? They're over the cap

[Kurosawa0]

Like who? They're over the cap

Couldn't they have went after Matt Barnes too? I just don't see this as that big of a deal.

[2LeTTeRS]

Not sure I understand why they signed him. Is he going to guard Kobe, LeBron, Wade or Derrick Rose? Really? He'll strengthen their bench, but I still think they really needed to keep Tony Allen or find another wing defender.

He did a pretty good job on those guys (minus Bron of course) for the Cavs, and he's obviously a much better offensive player than Tony Allen. I see Delonte as a pretty substantial upgrade to TA.

[All Net]

Not sure I understand why they signed him. Is he going to guard Kobe, LeBron, Wade or Derrick Rose? Really? He'll strengthen their bench, but I still think they really needed to keep Tony Allen or find another wing defender.

He's the best they could get this cheap and when he is focused he can defend but he can score too. Maybe in Boston with quailty team and coaching they will keep his head screwed on. West focused makes Boston very dangerous and a real threat to Miami.

[DuMa]

miami-boston just got better. lebron vs west/shaq

[All Net]

Couldn't they have went after Matt Barnes too? I just don't see this as that big of a deal.

They had no cap space for Barnes, all they had was the min. Barnes had his mind set on the life of L.A though and being on the champs helps too. Agree Matt would of been a perfect replacement for Allen who could do more offensively.

[west]

http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff322/yinwest/dontbea.gif

[Kurosawa0]

He's the best they could get this cheap and when he is focused he can defend but he can score too. Maybe in Boston with quailty team and coaching they will keep his head screwed on. West focused makes Boston very dangerous and a real threat to Miami.

I really don't see this changing the match up with Boston and Miami. If Miami plays the LeBron, Wade, Miller, Bosh and Anthony lineup, I wouldn't want West out on the floor.

[PleezeBelieve]

Not sure I understand why they signed him. Is he going to guard Kobe, LeBron, Wade or Derrick Rose? Really? He'll strengthen their bench, but I still think they really needed to keep Tony Allen or find another wing defender.
This cat is an idiot.

[Kurosawa0]

This cat is an idiot.

Coming from you, that might just be a compliment.

[Ruh-Roh]

Delonte can actually create his own shot too.

[PleezeBelieve]

Coming from you, that might just be a compliment.
You know you're coming across with a lack of knowledge base. Several posters have exposed you in this thread alone.

Stop stating your opinion like it matters.

[insidehoops]

Possibly the best player they could have signed at this point

[noob cake]

I really don't know how LeBron will be able to concentrate on the game when he plays Celtics now....

[Papaya Petee]

Delonte was Clevelands best defender, just saying. Idiots.

[Kurosawa0]

You know you're coming across with a lack of knowledge base. Several posters have exposed you in this thread alone.

Stop stating your opinion like it matters.

Exposed me? All I said was that I don't see how this really helps them beat their main competitors in Miami or the Lakers. No one has said anything in this thread to offer a reason why that's wrong.

Is West the best player available? Sure. Does he some sort of game changer? Please...

[All Net]

I really don't see this changing the match up with Boston and Miami. If Miami plays the LeBron, Wade, Miller, Bosh and Anthony lineup, I wouldn't want West out on the floor.

Outside of Miller, West is still better than any other guard Miami can bring off the bench. West is a good player when focused, obviously big if but he has the talent

[Kurosawa0]

Outside of Miller, West is still better than any other guard Miami can bring off the bench. West is a good player when focused, obviously big if but he has the talent

Well, if Boston is getting him to match up with Mario Chalmers or Carlos Arroyo, I guess that's fine.

[All Net]

Well, if Boston is getting him to match up with Mario Chalmers or Carlos Arroyo, I guess that's fine.

They are getting him to add depth and a guy who can score and defend. I imagine he is their replacement for Tony Allen.

Having depth is a good thing certainly for an older team.

[ZenMaster]

Nice move by the C's.

[Scott Baker]

:banana:

I don't feel as bad about TA leaving now. Delonte can defend nearly as well, but his offense is a lot better.

[Kurosawa0]

They are getting him to add depth and a guy who can score and defend. I imagine he is their replacement for Tony Allen.

Having depth is a good thing certainly for an older team.

Sure, I just don't see this as a big deal or a move that helps them beat another good team.

[Pointguard]

He's a real important piece. You can't not guard the point guard position the embarrassing way Kobe was doing now. Plus Allen can get proper rest. Shaq might have the best shooters ever around him.

[All Net]

Sure, I just don't see this as a big deal or a move that helps them beat another good team.

He's just another piece to an already great team. Just like Matt Barnes joining L.A was a good role player signing into a championship winning team. It always helps.

[RaceBannana]

This is a great sign.... Hopefully Pierce, Allen, Kevin and Shaq can solve one of the biggest puzzles in the history of mankind.

is Delonte West black or white?

stay tuned.

[Kurosawa0]

He's just another piece to an already great team. Just like Matt Barnes joining L.A was a good role player signing into a championship winning team. It always helps.

The difference is that you can argue Barnes gives the Lakers a better shot at matching up against Miami. West doesn't do that for Boston.

[DukeDelonte13]

This is a great sign.... Hopefully Pierce, Allen, Kevin and Shaq can solve one of the biggest puzzles in the history of mankind.

is Delonte West black or white?

stay tuned.


half black, half cherokee.


Great pick up for C's, stupid loss for cavs. Delonte can do just about everything good. Needs to learn to stay on his meds during the offseason though.

[Ruh-Roh]

This is a great sign.... Hopefully Pierce, Allen, Kevin and Shaq can solve one of the biggest puzzles in the history of mankind.

is Delonte West black or white?

stay tuned.
:roll: :roll: :roll:

I damn near spit out my coffee...if I could rep you I would for that.

[All Net]

The difference is that you can argue Barnes gives the Lakers a better shot at matching up against Miami. West doesn't do that for Boston.

Not comparing the players but the situation. Clearly Barnes is going to have more of an impact overall. Afterall Barnes was the starting SF on a quailty Magic team last year.

[HylianNightmare]

called this awhile ago, ****ing great signing by the celtics

[AznTacoLover]

Yes he finally got picked up! too many teams slept on him. Boston has a sick squad.

[Kevin_Garnett_5]

This was a great offseason.

[PowerGlove]

:banana:

I don't feel as bad about TA leaving now. Delonte can defend nearly as well, but his offense is a lot better.

GOAT offseason pickup. The East looking nasty this season.

[triangleoffense]

Celtics frontoffice is brilliant.

Rasheed, Robinson, Daniels last year

now Shaq, Delonte, JO for this season.

[VishaltotheG]

Rondo/Nate
Allen/Delonte
Pierce/Daniels
Garnett/Jermaine/Baby
Perkins/Shaq

Off topic, but I was just wondering, are they planning on trading either Jermaine or Shaq when Perkins heals? Because Glen Davis is too good to rot on the bench.

[All Net]

This was a great offseason.

Agreed to get Jermaine O'neal, Shaq, West in total for the MLE is impressive. Miami are going to have to work damn hard to beat this Boston team.

[All Net]

Rondo/Nate
Allen/Delonte
Pierce/Daniels
Garnett/Jermaine/Baby
Perkins/Shaq

Off topic, but I was just wondering, are they planning on trading either Jermaine or Shaq when Perkins heals? Because Glen Davis is too good to rot on the bench.

No chance, JO and Shaq are the big bodies to try and attack Miami with in the playoffs.

[Kurosawa0]

Agreed to get Jermaine O'neal, Shaq, West in total for the MLE is impressive. Miami are going to have to work damn hard to beat this Boston team.

Really? I can agree that getting West and Shaq on the cheap is nice, but Jermaine O'Neal...

[Micku]

Cool. But I thought he had a mental problem and was going time off to fix that this season?

Regardless, nice pick up.

[ZeN]

No chance, JO and Shaq are the big bodies to try and attack Miami with in the playoffs.
And Lakers if they get meet in finals..

Compiling up big men is a good move to face Heat, Lakers, Magic..

[All Net]

Really? I can agree that getting West and Shaq on the cheap is nice, but Jermaine O'Neal...

JO is pretty much done offensively but defensively he is still a good option. His size and being a good post defender will help them.

[triangleoffense]

Cool. But I thought he had a mental problem and was going time off to fix that this season?

Regardless, nice pick up.

It's called being bi-polar. And you can't really "fix" who you are.

[Kurosawa0]

JO is pretty much done offensively but defensively he is still a good option. His size and being a good post defender will help them.

I just feel like they really, really overpaid. No way he's worth nearly $6 million a year.

[All Net]

And Lakers if they get meet in finals..

Compiling up big men is a good move to face Heat, Lakers, Magic..

True, Boston are better suited to guard L.A this year compared to last season. Boston are older but size wins in the playoffs. Doesn't matter how good you are on the permeter if you don't have good size.

[Soundwave]

LOL, well if LeBron needed any more motivation to beat the Celtics ...

[Kobe8]

maybe he can sleep with the trio's mothers this time. lol milf lover.:oldlol:

[All Net]

I just feel like they really, really overpaid. No way he's worth nearly $6 million a year.

They did overpay but he will do a good job and make their interior alot better than it was last season.

[Kurosawa0]

True, Boston are better suited to guard L.A this year compared to last season. Boston are older but size wins in the playoffs. Doesn't matter how good you are on the permeter if you don't have good size.

The Jordan Bulls' main defense strength was on perimeter. I think you have to have serviceable bigs, but it's not a must that you're main strength defensively is in the post.

[All Net]

The Jordan Bulls' main defense strength was on perimeter. I think you have to have serviceable bigs, but it's not a must that you're main strength defensively is in the post.

The Bulls are the last time who did win without having any interior threats. You need size and post play to win titles. Permeter play is not enough no matter how good your permeter players are. There is a reason why all the past champions had legit size.

[Soundwave]

The Bulls are the last time who did win without having any interior threats. You need size and post play to win titles. Permeter play is not enough no matter how good your permeter players are. There is a reason why all the past champions had legit size.

The thing is LeBron and Wade are really not "perimeter players".

They attack the rim at will and now that you can't double/triple team them nearly as much ... good luck keeping them out of the lane.

And Bosh at least offensively can be a dominant post scorer. He is not an easy cover for any post player in the NBA.

They will have to work on their D though to make sure they are defensively tough enough.

[dbugz]

Too much guards :banghead:

I expected Ainge to sign another SF instead of another guard.

Those who are saying that he'll be a good replacement for TA is an idiot. Dude is undersize to guard an SF :facepalm

[All Net]

The thing is LeBron and Wade are really not "perimeter players".

They attack the rim at will and now that you can't double/triple team them nearly as much ... good luck keeping them out of the lane.

And Bosh at least offensively can be a dominant post scorer. He is not an easy cover for any post player in the NBA.

They will have to work on their D though to make sure they are defensively tough enough.

They are still not post players or defend the interior so even though they are great players they are permeter based. Bosh is a talented player and very good face to the basket player but he isn't a post player or play in the post.

Miami are super talented with their big 3 but size, length and post play is what has won titles over the past several years. Their big 3 are going to need to play great shooting the ball to win the title due to their lack of size and length.

[Micku]

It's called being bi-polar. And you can't really "fix" who you are.

Yeah, he's bi-polar right? There are treatments to the disorder. I thought he was going to take the season off to help with his bi-polar.

[foutz]

i have becomed fan of lakur and baston and from years of pasting i like new heat fan time. for baston this becomed grate singing

[The_Yearning]

Damn. So is Rasheed coming back too?

[All Net]

Damn. So is Rasheed coming back too?

I doubt it, don't see where the minutes would come from anyway.

[kNIOKAS]

that was my dream as soon as he got traded. but not so much, right now.


my first sig: http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/8575/sighn.jpg

[jbryan1984]

Boston is looking great this year, completely stacked.

[ihatetimthomas]

Excellent move for the Celtics. We all know he is unstable, but the Celtics have enough dept to weather the storm if he does not work out. It would be a bad signing if they were relying on him to be a starter, but honestly whatever he brings will be a huge bonus. If he can remain stable, he can be a huge lift iff the bench and he could be a good back up for either ray or Rondo. West could very well turn into Boston's best pickup this offseason

I am liking the Boston offseason. They knew they were very close last year, so they kept their core intact and they picked up some good help. Shaq is old, but he was still contributing last season, so I think he is going to be a great addition. JO struggled mightily in the playoffs, but he will not command the ball on offense like he was forced to last year with Miami. Bit over payed, but they know they need bigs to help the frontline.

[crisoner]

Damn....they got Rondo, Donkey, and now red.


To go along with their bigs....Perkins, Shaq, KG and Jermaine.


Throw in Ray and the Truth.....

This team is mad deep.

[JohnnySic]

I can imagine that Doc will get in West's ear to "talk" to LeBron. :oldlol:

I like it, West can play............but a lot of midgets now. West, Rondo, Donkey, Bradley (although he wont play much)...

[JohnnySic]

Damn. So is Rasheed coming back too?
Its possible; there were rumors that he might do the PJ Brown thing and come back at the deadline. You can never have too many bigs, as the last game 7 illustrated...

[Bigsmoke]

****

[clayton]

Delonte has always remind me of the Celtics logo.

[All Net]

Its possible; there were rumors that he might do the PJ Brown thing and come back at the deadline. You can never have too many bigs, as the last game 7 illustrated...

Teams with legit size wins titles, which is why you have to like Lakers and Celtics heading into this season. Miami have great star power but no legit size or length be interesting to see if it matters.

[Yung D-Will]

So many characters on this team. Please Rasheed come back :roll: :roll: :roll:

[G-train]

This will be a solid move, I see KG being a good influence on this dude.

Marquis can play back up 3 man, but they may need some insurance there also.

[Draz]

I am not a Delonte dan but I hope he does good on the team considering I like the Celtics.

[AK47DR91]

For the most hyped individual free agent off-season, Boston sure made some great low budget moves. Same for LA.

[csklmf]

kg, Ray Allen, PP and fellow Celtic players got to protect their mothers from this mutha-****er

[AK47DR91]

kg, Ray Allen, PP and fellow Celtic players got to protect their mothers from this mutha-****er

Especially Momma Allen. She attends the games. :lol

http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/20100524/b5d09a_moms_05242010.jpg

[Meticode]

If Delonte keeps his head straight, great pickup for Boston.

[BallsOut]

Not sure I understand why they signed him. Is he going to guard Kobe, LeBron, Wade or Derrick Rose? Really? He'll strengthen their bench, but I still think they really needed to keep Tony Allen or find another wing defender.

I love it. You Miami bandwagoners are scared to death. Delonte West was the Cavs best man to man defensive wing player last season. Add to the fact that having him on the opposite side will now get into Lebron's head just like it did in the Celtics series.

GREAT SIGNING for the Celtics to replace Tony Allen. Delonte West is one of the best wing defenders in this league. In addition, he actually has an offensive game unlike Tony Allen.

This one hit the Miami bandwagoners hard.

[TryToBeUnbias]

Good signing. Boston looks pretty deep.

[code green]

i HAVE to get tickets for opening night...

[caliballer]

Good for Delonte for getting his career back straight, and if he isn't an idiot in Boston it will turn out to be a great pickup for them.

[Pointguard]

So many characters on this team. Please Rasheed come back :roll: :roll: :roll:

Ha!!! Good one. It would be the all comedy team say 5 years back. But too many of them turned in the comedy card lately for winning.

[Real Men Wear Green]

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/images/users/uploads/8558/,,,THUMBS-UP-borat.jpg
Just got my binky back! Woot.

[me_]

great signing to accommodate the loss of TA

cant wait for this season to start!

to those mention rasheed... correct me if I'm wrong here, but didn't he make his retirement official already?

[BlackWhiteGreen]

I'm trying to decide if we signed him to fill a need or are just trying to sign the largest number of headcases ever. Shaq, KG, Nate, Delonte, Wafer and Rondo to an extent, Perk's a bit mental, never mind 'quis and his weird jewellery.

[Ruh-Roh]

i HAVE to get tickets for opening night...

He's suspended 10 games, don't forget.

[LA_Showtime]

The Celtics should hire Artest's shrink. They have a bunch of nutcases; albeit, talented nutcases.

[The_Yearning]

I'm trying to decide if we signed him to fill a need or are just trying to sign the largest number of headcases ever. Shaq, KG, Nate, Delonte, Wafer and Rondo to an extent, Perk's a bit mental, never mind 'quis and his weird jewellery.

Lmao, I forgot about Wafer. If Sheed does come back, Boston is going to be the new JailBlazers but way better.

[opps]

Oh shit they do have Wafer too :mad: Anyone who thinks the Heat are coming out of the East are in for a rude awakening.

Lakers vs Celtics next should be great with the built in storyline of Kobe vs Shaq

[1~Gibson~1]

the Lakers should be the favorites but the Celtics have the best shot at winning the title this year imo. they've added a tremendous amount of Defense and Rebounding (Rebounding was a weakness last year [see game 7] and with Tom T. leaving the additions of Shaq-Jermain-Delonte should keep the defense in tact).

[d.bball.guy]

his stepfather..:roll:
repped!

[Basketball Fan]

Delonte West's Match.com profile

http://www.tauntr.com/content/delonte-wests-matchcom-profile

[sixer6ad]

I have been more jealous of the Celtics success during my life than any other franchise (and I despise the Red Sox), but I will be rooting like hell for them, the Magic, the Lakers, and of course my Cavs.

Two goals this year: Enjoy the Cavs as much as I can. Make sure the Heat do not win a title. I actually have those in the wrong order.

[caliman]

For the most hyped individual free agent off-season, Boston sure made some great low budget moves. Same for LA.


I agree. The final 2 teams standing at the end of last season are still the 2 best teams in the league IMO.

[cavsfanatic]

Sleeping on delonte? His d is great

[kkling]

Yeah, I'll miss West on the Cavs.