Report: Reggie Miller considering NBA return with the Boston Celtics

[boots]

What is Kerry Kittles up to these days?

Out of basketball. Bad knees.

So you are saying he's available for the Celtics?

I'm sure someone will correct me here but I think he's still under contract with New Jersey.

 

[Boobie Miles]

Miller is at best a 15 minute a game contributer at this point. Not a difference maker.

The Celtics won't get far in the playoffs because the team is not willing to spend the money necessary to bring in the quality players needed to fill out the rotation. They really need to go all-in, so to speak, if they want to have a shot at making the Finals in the next year or two. But from what I hear the Celtics aren't even going to use their Mid-Level.

Just curious who you think they should target with that mid-level? Is there any one player out there they could sign with it to make a difference?

With the bench being as thin as it is it makes more sense to me to spread that money around (Pollard, House, probably another vet) than to go "all-in."

As for Miller being a 15-minute a night guy that's exactly what they're looking at him for. What's the risk? If he can't do it, it's not like they'd be tied up with him long-term or big money. If he's able to come off the bench and drain a few 3's a night that's great. I just don't see how it can be considered a bad move when there isn't really any risk involved.

 

[beefncheddar]

Clearly, the answer is Allan Houston.

 

[Boobie Miles]

I doubt that KG, Pierce, and Allen will co-exist in perfect scoring harmony and lead the team to the NBA Finals. They will be knocked out in the first or second round. On the other hand, if they play the Knicks...

I disagree. Garnett is probably the most unselfish superstar in the league, and neither of those three have a title. I believe they'll make whatever sacrifices they can for the next two or three years in order to grab a ring or two or three.

Eastern Conference championship ring ... and that's no certainty.

So long as Detroit isn't the Pistons of old, I don't think there's a question.

Oh, there's a question. Plenty of questions. Chicago should be better. Boston's other two starting spots and bench look mighty weak. They don't have a proven point guard on their entire roster. Allen's already past the age where 2-guards usually break down. Who knows how the three stars each accustomed to being offensive option # 1 will mesh together, not to mention that just one injury could derail the whole plan.

Mike's comments remind me of those voices heard screaming that LA would be unbeatable after Malone and Payton joined Kobe and Shaq on the Lakers--sure didn't work out that way. This group will be damn lucky if they get 1 ring, no chance in heck they've got "three" in them.

A lot of people have referenced that team like it's a bad thing. Obviously everyone assumed they'd win it all, but I think the Celtics would take winning their division and making the finals. Again that team may not have lived up to the expectations, but it's not like they got bounced in the first round. And other than grouping together a group of superstar veterans looking for a title the circumstances aren't that similar. Malone was 40. Payton was 35. Shaq was 32. Kobe was 26. Malone and Payton were well past their primes; Shaq was still in his (and the same age as the oldest of the three Celtics) and obviously there is no one like Kobe on Boston's roster right now.

 

[hockeybeat]

Reggie Miller is staying retired.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/7152474

 

[mike311gd]

In the words of Seinfeld: That's a shame.

Good for him, though. There's almost nothing worse in the world of sports than seeing a great player try to be great once again, only to fall flat on his face and ruin his legacy.