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  1. bongo33

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    Free agent guard Leandro Barbosa has reached agreement on a one-year deal with the Boston Celtics, league sources tell Yahoo! Sports.
    -Adrian Wojnarowski

    http://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/statuses/258662394769842176

    Don't know if they can top Miami, but the Celtics are definitely one of the deepest teams in the league.
     
    #1 bongo33, Oct 17, 2012
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    I like Barbosa, but I'm not sure if I like the signing. This is team that is stacked at 2-guard (and that's not even considering Avery Bradley). Will he be playing the backup three? Will Bradley play backup point guard?
     
    #2 da_juice, Oct 17, 2012
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    Bye Courtney.
     
    #3 Prince, Oct 17, 2012
  4. Ziggy

    Ziggy QUEEN ANON

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    They brought in Lee to throw at Lebron, Durant, Wade, etc... there isn't anyone else on their roster that can disrupt elite wing scorers. His minutes are safe.
     
    #4 Ziggy, Oct 17, 2012
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    bye JT
     
    #5 vlaurelio, Oct 17, 2012
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    Oh my god Danny...
    what you have done....
    What a summer.
     
    #6 CantBeRight, Oct 17, 2012
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    So, looks like Leandro got Terrence Williams' job, 'eh coachbadlee?
     
    #7 heypartner, Oct 17, 2012
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    They could still run a small lineup out there of Rondo/Barbosa/Lee. This would be a fast lineup to say the least.

    A defensive backcourt of Rondo/Bradley/Lee.

    A bench squad of Terry/Barbosa/Bradley.

    This signing gives them depth and options. There is NO way they can run starters minutes all year with JT and Paul Pierce, they need able veterans to take the pressure off and give them more minutes. This does that.
     
    #8 burnshroom, Oct 17, 2012
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    All these players are about resting Pierce and Garnett for the stretch and the playoffs. Rondo is young and has a great body to play heavy minutes. And they are good enough with these bench guys and Rondo to win 45 games or so without Garnett and Pierce playing a single minute. Then you play Garnett and Pierce enough to click off another 10-15 wins or so and compete for home court advantage.
     
    #9 jopatmc, Oct 17, 2012
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    You're kidding ?

    Terry
    Lee
    Bradley
    Barbosa

    In that order .
     
    #10 C1UTCH-C1TY, Oct 17, 2012
  11. C1UTCH-C1TY

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    But 4 shooting guards is a lot....
     
    #11 C1UTCH-C1TY, Oct 17, 2012
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    Glory days as a suns nothing since.
     
    #12 azsrx, Oct 17, 2012
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    tbh, positions are fairly irrelevant in this case. Lee can easily be used at SF in most matchups. Terry-Bradley makes sense together. Lee could be used as a playmaker next to Bradley too, though I think that will be mainly Terry's job. And Rondo makes sense with any of them + Lee at SF.

    Barbosa is just a minimum guy who will get minutes while Bradley is out, or in case someone else gets injured. I don't see him as a big part of rotation when the other guards can play.
     
    #13 DonatasFanboy, Oct 17, 2012
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    ROLF C. Lee would get eaten alive by Lebron and Durant, he excels at defending quick guys but struggles against bigger guys.
     
    #14 gah, Oct 17, 2012
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    Yep he can slow down Wade but Lebron and Durant....
     
    #15 felixng2012, Oct 17, 2012
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    Who is the backup pg? Barbosa used to play the point
     
    #16 tomato, Oct 17, 2012
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    Jason Terry

    But note: Rondo gets 37 mpg, so you only need 11 mpg from a backup.
     
    #17 heypartner, Oct 17, 2012
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    hes been bought in to backup rondo i believe
     
    #18 adboy, Oct 17, 2012
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    He should have signed for another team where he could get more playing time.
     
    #19 Dreamin, Oct 18, 2012
  20. heypartner

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    Like Terrence Williams did, right?
     
    #20 heypartner, Oct 18, 2012
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