Darko Milicic to sign with Boston

[Raz]

It's all over folks!
http://www.celtic-nation.com/blog/2012/09/20/darko-milicic-to-sign-with-boston/

[coin24]

Heat must be shitting bricks:lol

[JohnnySic]

They needed one more big body. You cant teach big, and Darko is big. :applause:

[Raz]

They needed one more big body. You cant teach big, and Darko is big. :applause:

:cheers:

I'd laugh so hard if he beats James, Wade and Bosh in a series. Heck, hopefully we can face New York in the first round and he can beat Anthony as well.

[Rolando]

Big is good. That's what we needed.

Hopefully he'll be ok. At least he can hand out fouls.

[longtime lurker]

Where the hell is Boston getting the money to sign these players? Also how many roster spots do they have good lord. They can go at least 8 deep at the center and pf spots.

[raprap]

Miami vs Boston got more interesting. Did not open the link, how much was the offer?

[JohnnySic]

KG/Wilcox/DARKO/Collins/Melo
Bass/Sullinger
Pierce/Green
Lee/Bradley
Rondo/Terry/Dooling

[JohnnySic]

Miami vs Boston got more interesting. Did not open the link, how much was the offer?
I believe its going to be the BAE.

[2swift4u]

Boston's looking good now. They added some nice pieces.. didn't think they would be a real contender this year but things have changed

[Rowe]

Where the hell is Boston getting the money to sign these players? Also how many roster spots do they have good lord. They can go at least 8 deep at the center and pf spots.
Boston now has 14 players.

Their last roster spot will involve a battle between Kris Joseph, Dionte Christmas, & Jamar Smith. Maybe a few more guys.

[kNIOKAS]

Not sure I dig his personality... Looks like a scum to me. Having him in Celtics uni? Don't ask...
He better not be useless pile of trash.

[Lebowski]

It's all over folks!
http://www.celtic-nation.com/blog/2012/09/20/darko-milicic-to-sign-with-boston/

Yay, could end up a quality signing!

However, I am giving it to about half season before Rondo has Darko flipp and go ape and that will be the end of that.

[R.I.P.]

KG and Darko on the same team. :oldlol: They should do a 24/7 for that shit. OMG. The intense fake gangsta vs. the lazy pussinator from Serbia.

http://driber.net/os/popcorn.gif

[Raz]

KG and Darko on the same team. :oldlol: They should do a 24/7 for that shit. OMG. The intense fake gangsta vs. the lazy pussinator from Serbia.

http://driber.net/os/popcorn.gif

Darko is many things, but a ***** he is not.
http://gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs2/1815992_o.gif

[pegasus]

Damn, they are loaded! But Rondo will almost have to be the best player in the series to take out the Heat; or he, Pierce, Garnett will all have to play like true all-stars, and Terry like a legit 6th man of the year.

Their depth will help them get through the season, but in a 7-game series against the Heat, the stars will have to step it up big time. I like their chances.:cheers:

[Grinder]

KG/Wilcox/DARKO/Collins/Melo
Bass/Sullinger
Pierce/Green
Lee/Bradley
Rondo/Terry/Dooling

I'd be surprised if Darko ends up behind Wilcox on the depth chart. I think Jeff Green will probably back up both the 3 and the 4 while Sullinger plays spot minutes for at least the first half of the season.

This is a great signing for the Celtics, KG and Darko could be a monster defensive duo.

[niko]

:cheers:

I'd laugh so hard if he beats James, Wade and Bosh in a series. Heck, hopefully we can face New York in the first round and he can beat Anthony as well.
By beat do you mean run over and start punching? Because i don't see how else he's beating anyone (unless him sitting in his chair counts...)

[R.I.P.]

Darko is many things, but a ***** he is not.
http://gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs2/1815992_o.gif

I meant he

[Raz]

By beat do you mean run over and start punching? Because i don't see how else he's beating anyone (unless him sitting in his chair counts...)

Yes, a physical beating.

http://clippers.topbuzz.com/albums/blake-griffin/Blake_Griffin_is_fouled_hard_by_Darko_Milicic.jpg
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/rjJv3y3OrbU/0.jpg
http://dalje.com/slike/slike_3/r1/g2012/m01/ox281287950215059830.jpg
http://weedsteeler.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/milicic.jpg

Actually something that bothers me about Darko's career is how the Pistons gave up on him when he was 20. Why not see out his whole rookie contract? Flip Saunders should have spent more time developing him in his 3rd season - he may have had a slightly better career, and would have eventually replaced Wallace as the starting center.

[Raz]

[QUOTE=R.I.P.]I meant he

[Cone]

2nd round at best. Too old.

[RaininTwos]

Boston is definitely a contender, I don't see them losing to anyone in the East outside of Miami but they could even beat them imo.

[Raz]

I'm hoping for a Spurs - Celtics finals, so we can see Darko shut-down Timmy D.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/h2h_finder.cgi?request=1&p1=duncati01&p2=milicda01

[FireDavidKahn]

I cannot wait to see Garnett rip into Milicic. :lol

[Whoah10115]

KG playing C the whole season is a off for me.

[gasolina]

I like it for Boston. Centers tend to do good in their system.

If they manage to do away with the Heat, they'll need his size against the Lakers.

[Raz]

I like it for Boston. Centers tend to do good in their system.

If they manage to do away with the Heat, they'll need his size against the Lakers.

We need to counter Indiana, Philadelphia and possibly Chicago before then. Hopefully he's coming to play hard and listen

[Whoah10115]

We need to counter Indiana, Philadelphia and possibly Chicago before then. Hopefully he's coming to play hard and listen



And people think the East is weak.

[Celtic_Pride]

Nice signing. He is a good shot blocker who will be vital for the 2nd unit. Hopefully he will be motivated come playoff time!

[stallionaire]

Enjoy the laziest center in the league since Eddy Curry on your team.

[RRR3]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woWqSmichOo




:roll:

[ballup]

More big man insurance. Celtics should be going for more guard insurance.

[nbarumorz]

More big man insurance. Celtics should be going for more guard insurance.

Rondo, Lee, and Bradley are all young guys, don't really see much of a necessity in insuring them...not as much as insuring KG.

[Levity]

KG/Wilcox/DARKO/Collins/Melo
Bass/Sullinger
Pierce/Green
Lee/Bradley
Rondo/Terry/Dooling

Boston quietly put together a very nice team. Im really excited to see how terry fits in and to see what green can bring back to this team.

[DuMa]

i think hes just training camp fodder. no way he makes it thru the season with KG berating him

[FireDavidKahn]

i think hes just training camp fodder. no way he makes it thru the season with KG berating him
Someone else gets it. Dorko is the most mentally soft player I've ever seen. Unless he is getting pampered by the coach/team mates he completely checks out. KG is going to eat him alive.

[DaSeba5]

When the Heat were going to sign him, he sucked. When Boston signed him, the Heat should be scared. lol wut?

[Mr. Incredible]

:oldlol: @ the Laker fan in this thread.

Heat should be scared of the team they bounced 2 years in a row?


:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[Real Men Wear Green]

A walking punchline, but preferable to the indignity of seeing Martin probably don #8 just to further rub it in.
When the Heat were going to sign him, he sucked. When Boston signed him, the Heat should be scared. lol wut?
Almost no one thinks this signing makes a large difference.

[DaSeba5]

Except the Lakers fan :lol :lol

[BlackVVaves]

He won't play enough minutes to make that much of a difference.

Some of the Laker fans in this thread...:coleman:

[Raz]

Almost no one thinks this signing makes a large difference.

I agree, but I hope he surprises us. He's only 27, at least we're not signing another old guy like Shaq or JO.

[JohnnySic]

All the morons calling this team "old" are going to be surprised at how young and athletic they are.

All I want for Christmas is a healthy Celtics team come playoff time.

[Levity]

Except the Lakers fan :lol :lol

What laker fans are you talking about? Besides the first reply, i dont think 1 Laker fan posted in this thread......

[Raz]

All the morons calling this team "old" are going to be surprised at how young and athletic they are.


Yeah, we have 3 old guys (4 if you count Collins).

The rest of the team is all young blood. It should be one of our more athletic teams in awhile, they built this team for Rondo to run.

[Nash]

No idea why Miami didn't pick him up. Sure, he's shit but then again he's a better shit than Dexter Pittman.

[JohnnySic]

Word is they signed him for the minimum. That means the C's still have the BAE in hand.

[Raz]

Word is they signed him for the minimum. That means the C's still have the BAE in hand.

Nuts! Looks like we'll be able to outbid other teams to pick up someone else's trash once players start getting waived.

Any players on the hot seat to be waived, bought out or amnestied?

[SourPatchKids]

Boston now has 14 players.

Their last roster spot will involve a battle between Kris Joseph, Dionte Christmas, & Jamar Smith. Maybe a few more guys.
I don't want Kris or Dionte to be cut! :(

[Levity]

Any players on the hot seat to be waived, bought out or amnestied?

can players be amnestied mid season?

[JohnnySic]

Nuts! Looks like we'll be able to outbid other teams to pick up someone else's trash once players start getting waived.

Any players on the hot seat to be waived, bought out or amnestied?
Too early to tell. Gotta let the season play out and see which teams fall out of the playoff picture.

[Raz]

can players be amnestied mid season?

After a quick Google, I guess not. There is an amnesty period ended on July 17 at 11pm.

I can't think of any players likely to be bought out, no drama.... yet

[Killbot]

Lets hope that Milicic don't do something like this again:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HibQNg2kZiw


Nuts! Looks like we'll be able to outbid other teams to pick up someone else's trash once players start getting waived.

Any players on the hot seat to be waived, bought out or amnestied?

I thought the amnesty period is over?


More big man insurance. Celtics should be going for more guard insurance.

I really don't think Celtics need more guard insurance. There's Rondo, Terry, Avery, Lee. If any of them go down, they can play the other young guards more minutes. If two go down, Pierce can always go back to playing SG, move Jeff Green to the 3 and play Garnett as a 4.

[CelticBaller]

kill me plz

[Kblaze8855]

Darko is a perfectly good backup center. Id take him on the bulls all day.

[Levity]

Darko is a perfectly good backup center. Id take him on the bulls all day.

yup. and celt fans should hope that now that hes back in a winning environment, he actually puts the effort in to correspond. who knows, though.

[G-train]

This will be interesting.

[ballup]

Maybe it's just me, but I don't like stocking so much guys who play one position. Given the injury wave that has hit the Celtics in the past couple of seasons, maybe it will be a good idea.

[ihoopallday]

Good signing. Dude had really high expectations coming into the league. With a coach like Doc and veteran guys around him, he should have all the tools to have a good season.

[SevereUpInHere]

Yes, a physical beating.

http://clippers.topbuzz.com/albums/blake-griffin/Blake_Griffin_is_fouled_hard_by_Darko_Milicic.jpg
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/rjJv3y3OrbU/0.jpg
http://dalje.com/slike/slike_3/r1/g2012/m01/ox281287950215059830.jpg
http://weedsteeler.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/milicic.jpg



Damn, Griffin has that face down pat! On legit fouls like the ones above and on actual flops!

http://www.freesworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/swtg-blake-griffin-flop.jpg

http://www.depressedfan.com/img/blake-griffin-flop-city-021212.jpg

http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/981/140/109905998_display_image.jpg?1306929553

http://lakersblog.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c506253ef01630015f890970d-600wi

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwm7cxkfY91qzb7vjo1_500.jpg

[B-Easy8]

When Darko tryed he was actually a good C. His hook shot starts falling, he blocks a lot of shots and he plays good D. 95% of the time he doesn't try and he will give you nothing.

[G-train]

No idea why Miami didn't pick him up. Sure, he's shit but then again he's a better shit than Dexter Pittman.

a) Useless in their defensive system
b) He might be legitimately insane

[G-train]

All the morons calling this team "old" are going to be surprised at how young and athletic they are.

All I want for Christmas is a healthy Celtics team come playoff time.

2 of their 3 best players are 35ish. 6th man is 35. That's a big chunk of minutes.
Rondo and Bradley are fast, no one else really stands out as an athlete. Sure some role players are young and not unathletic, but nothing surprising really.

[jbot]

gotta be better than ryan hollins or whatever his name is.

[nycelt84]

I doubt he'll play more than 10 minutes in a single game barring some major injuries.

[MiseryCityTexas]

I agree, but I hope he surprises us. He's only 27, at least we're not signing another old guy like Shaq or JO.


27 is damn near old.

[Donnybrook]

Damn, Griffin has that face down pat! On legit fouls like the ones above and on actual flops!

http://www.freesworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/swtg-blake-griffin-flop.jpg

http://www.depressedfan.com/img/blake-griffin-flop-city-021212.jpg

http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/981/140/109905998_display_image.jpg?1306929553

http://lakersblog.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c506253ef01630015f890970d-600wi

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwm7cxkfY91qzb7vjo1_500.jpg

I like where this thread is going.

[therammingman]

i wish lakers got him

[plowking]

Someone else gets it. Dorko is the most mentally soft player I've ever seen. Unless he is getting pampered by the coach/team mates he completely checks out. KG is going to eat him alive.

LOL at mentally weak.

Darko would slap the shit out of KG if he even tried to talk to him the wrong way.

[bdreason]

Darko is actually a good defender. Nice add.

[R.I.P.]

Case for Darko being useful:

Pistons send him away.
Magic send him away.
Grizzlies send him away.
Knicks send him away.
Wolves pay him to stay away.
Bobcats rather bid on Brendan Haywood.
Nets rather signed Andray Blatche for better work ethic and higher basketball IQ.

[JohnnySic]

Case for Darko being useful:

Pistons send him away.
Magic send him away.
Grizzlies send him away.
Knicks send him away.
Wolves pay him to stay away.
Bobcats rather bid on Brendan Haywood.
Nets rather signed Andray Blatche for better work ethic and higher basketball IQ.
But Darko is still better than Ryan Hollins.

[coin24]

But Darko is still better than Ryan Hollins.

:lol :lol

[Toizumi]

Good signing. Dude had really high expectations coming into the league. With a coach like Doc and veteran guys around him, he should have all the tools to have a good season.

This will be key. If he listens to Garnett and the two get along in training and it shows on the court, Darko could be a great defensive piece this season (if motivated). Not a bad signing for the minimum. Low risk, high reward type deal.

[wakencdukest]

He won't play enough minutes to make that much of a difference.

Some of the Laker fans in this thread...:coleman:



F@%k Darko. Nobody's worried about Darko.

[Raz]

27 is damn near old.

:facepalm

[KrispyKreme0]

Could've used him on the Hornets but nonetheless, I OKC (hahahahahahah :lol :lol :lol ) this move.

Goodness gracious, I'm the only one "whom" could make myself laugh.

Repped myself...

peace bi$ches

[RRR3]

Could've used him on the Hornets but nonetheless, I OKC (hahahahahahah :lol :lol :lol ) this move.

Goodness gracious, I'm the only one "whom" could make myself laugh.

Repped myself...

peace bi$ches
:biggums:

[kenny817]

27 is damn near old.

Welp...there you have it folks

[LA Lakers]

Celtics must be preparing for Bulls, Sixers or Pacers meetings too... Dont know what Darko can give you at all, but good luck. I hope to God Ray Ray looks as bad as he did for you guys come playoff time with his "new team." Please dont be healthy Ray Ray. Just keep getting older. God its gonna be like gym practice out there with Lebron feeding him open 3s on the wing all night. God damn. Someone beat The Heat. Cant believe Im rooting for the Celtics for anything. But yeah thats how much I hate The Heat.