http://www.celticsblog.com/2009/6/30/931461/no-qualifying-offer-for-powe Incase anyone feels the need for a backup PF from Boston.
Never said we needed or suggested we should acquire him. Simply posted he is available; and so is Anderson Varejao. Additionally, it looks like Chris Andersen is also going to be a free agent.
We need a tough PF that will take up very little cap space. DeJuan Blair in the second round would've been nice... at 30-whatever, he was worth the risk. Guys like Powe, David Lee, Millsap, etc., are just silly suggestions. They deserve decent money with good playing time.
One thing to think about is he might be really cheap. There is something to be said for taking a shot on a cheap player with a solid play background. I remember when the Blazers brought Steve Johnson in. He gave them a pretty good 2 years on "bad knees".
Powe was my number one choice for PF prior to the injury. This is a great opportunity to buy low on him. We have 2 rookies that could temporarily cover for him if he isn't back by the start of the season.
The Blazers have two PFs who may be Powe clones right now. We'll see, I guess, but why sign a bench guy coming off of major surgery?
Depends on the price. There is a good chance we will be able to get him really cheap - and these roster spots need to be filled. Might be a better buy cheap than drafting Blair in the 2nd round...
This was my main point. Signing a free agent backup power forward who is likely to miss a whole year is a bad bad bad idea, especially when there are similar players available for around the same price with two good knees and ready to go from the jump.
this says it all: http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/basketball/celtics/view/20090701powe_feels_celtics_career_over/
Powe was the freshman of the year in the PAC-10 and was considered a dominant player in the league when he was healthy. He only played two seasons (with a knee injury in the middle). Cunningham and Pendergraph were role players for their teams and relatively unimportant in their conferences for most of the four years they were there. I guess those guys COULD do what he's done, but the odds are definitely stacked against them given their limited successes in the NCAA. As for Powe: sounds like his knee is still pretty messed up. It's too bad, but I don't think Portland's in a position to roll the dice on him. Ed O.
Yes, I said they "may be" Powe clones, and I also mentioned the major surgery that Powe will be recovering from in the next year. In other words, I'm not saying either of the 2nd rounders WILL be Powe, but rather that paying him to not play next year seems unnecessary.