Celtics have offered Mikki Moore a contract - Agent

[Ryan W]

Rondo was swimming with the dolphins and the stingrays over the break?  Stingrays can be fatal on occasion....

Moore wouldn't be a terrible addition.  He does have length and would allow Doc to throw a new look out there...plus, with his speed, he could be a good asset for Rondo on the break (and another alley-opp target).  We're talking about 10 minutes a game, tops, though, while Joe Smith could probably provide upwards of 20 minutes if necessary.

Marbury remains the big fish...

Ryan


--- On Mon, 2/23/09, Adam Patterson <patterson.adam at yahoo.com.au> wrote:

> From: Adam Patterson <patterson.adam at yahoo.com.au>
> Subject: Celtics have offered Mikki Moore a contract - Agent
> To: "Celtics Mailing List" <celtics at igtc.com>
> Date: Monday, February 23, 2009, 3:13 AM
> From:
> http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2009/02/23/some_moore_intrigue/?page=full
> 
> Some Moore intrigue
> Agent says team has made offer
> PHOENIX- The Celtics are hoping to fill their need for a
> big man by winning the Mikki Moore sweepstakes.
> Moore's agent, Mark Bartelstein, confirmed the team has
> offered the center a contract, and said several other teams
> have done the same thing, although he wouldn't divulge
> their names.
> Mooreis expected to make his decision today after clearing
> waivers and becoming an unrestricted free agent. "A lot
> of teams are very excited about him, so it's a tough
> decision for Mikki," said Bartelstein.
> If Moore, 33, selects the Celtics, they would sign him for
> the rest of the season. The 7-foot, 225-pounder was waived
> by Sacramento Feb. 19. He averaged 3.5 points and 3 rebounds
> in 16.2 minutes per game in 46 games with the Kings.
> Mooreplayed in three games for the Celtics while on a
> 10-day contract in the 2002-03 season.
> If Moore opts to go elsewhere, the Celtics would be
> interested in Oklahoma City center/forward Joe Smith if he
> is bought out of his contract. Smith is the more talented
> player, but there is a question whether he will be bought
> out or whether he even wants to be.
> Celtics coach Doc Rivers said before yesterday's
> 128-108 win over the Suns that he prefers permanent help and
> would not want to expand the team's current 11-player
> active roster for a 10-day contract.
> "The problem with bringing in another guy is he screws
> up practice more than he helps because he doesn't know
> the plays," Rivers said. "So you spend 20 minutes
> teaching him the plays. And after 10 days he's gone, so
> I'd rather keep it where we're at. Obviously,
> there's some pretty good guys who may come up, who
> we'll take, but other than that we're good."
> Brian Scalabrine scored 14 points as a starter in place of
> the injured Kevin Garnett, and Glen Davis (4 for 4) and Leon
> Powe (2 for 2) were perfect from the field. Gabe Pruitt and
> Bill Walker are candidates to fill in for Tony Allen (thumb
> surgery), providing relief for Ray Allen (40 minutes
> yesterday) and Paul Pierce (44).
> "With Tony and Kevin out and Scal playing the
> '4,' that really puts us in a bind," Rivers
> said. "Even if I play Billy and Gabe, the bottom line
> is one of them has to play a major role. And, even if
> we're struggling with them in, I have to take it because
> I can't burn Paul and Ray Allen.
> "They're so smart, they know when they have rest
> coming up. The other night in Utah [a 90-85 loss], I wanted
> to take Paul out and he said, 'We're not going to
> practice tomorrow, I can stay.' But I don't look at
> it for that game - I look at it for playoffs and legs."
> Rest does him good 
> Some expected guard Rajon Rondo to join Ray Allen, Garnett,
> and Pierce in the All-Star Game here last week. But Rondo
> lost out in the voting, and took a break in the Cayman
> Islands. 
> "I spent the time swimming with dolphins and
> stingrays," Rondo said. "Three teammates made it,
> so it's not a big deal. I watched the game on TV, but
> where we were staying didn't have TNT, so I didn't
> see the other events, just who won the dunk contest and
> 3-point contest when they showed it on the bottom of the
> screen."
> Rondo almost was Phoenix-bound in 2006, when he was
> selected by the Suns, then traded to the Celtics on draft
> day.
> "I don't think too much about that," Rondo
> said.
> He showed he would have fit in well with the Suns'
> style in scoring a career-high 32 points yesterday.
> "I love the style of play," Rondo said. "The
> way they play it's to my advantage, to play up-tempo
> type point guard. But [if he remained a Sun] I probably
> wouldn't be doing what I'm doing now, wouldn't
> have a championship. I'd be playing a lot less minutes,
> playing behind Steve [ Nash], learning a lot. You never know
> - this is a great system, to my advantage, but I'm happy
> the team I'm with now."
> Streak is over 
> Ray Allen had a streak of 72 made free throws snapped early
> in the final quarter. But Allen made the second of his two
> foul shots with 10:10 to play to give Boston a 100-87 lead.
> He is shooting .944 from the line. 
>  
> Fill in the blank 
> Of the Celtics' slow start yesterday, Allen said,
> "We were just kind of sluggish. Kevin is a major part
> of what we do, so it's important that we all pick up the
> slack. Glen played well, Leon, [Kendrick Perkins] played
> well. We have many more games to go before Kevin's back
> - meantime, it's going to be great experience for
> them." Said Scalabrine: "I'm not going to do
> what Kevin does, but like Ray said before the game, as a
> group we can all step up. This was a big win for us, with
> Kevin being out. It gave the starters a chance to rest at
> the start of the fourth quarter." 
>  
> Frank Dell'Apa can be reached at f_dellapa at globe.com. 
> 
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