Nate Robinson to Boston? Getting realistic.

[Lanteri]

Report: C's close to deal for Robinson - Celtics Blog - ESPN Boston

Not sure how I feel about this deal. I like the idea of Nate Robinson as a high-electricity guard off the bench to bring some life to this team which has gotten quite stagnant over the last month. However, the Celtics really need a backup 1 that can be somewhat of a defensive stopper. If they are shopping for pure offense, then they might as well keep Eddie House.

That wouldn't be the intent at all in this case. I mean, yeah, he's a scorer, but we're looking for a guy that can bring the ball up the floor at the point. House/Allen/Daniels/whoever they to use as a makeshift point guard is painful to watch and is a pretty big detriment to the second unit. Nate's a better scorer than Eddie, and neither of them play defense, so it's easily an upgrade.

 

[EmpireWF]

The Lakers are in on him as well.

 

[BossMyShiiUp24]

I don't know why Boston isn't trying to go after T-mac and that expiring contract. I know the team is old but to me this deal makes sense. He can handle the ball up the court, and would be a great back up to ray allen who is struggling. Unless they don't want him because he is a curse to get out of the first round.

 

[jeffx]

I heard draft picks will be involved. If that's true, Walsh better jump on that.

 

[Primetime]

I'd live to see Nate in Celtic green. Not only for the better scorer but simply because he is so fun to watch.

 

[Point Blank]

I don't like it..I like little Nate and we all know, once you go to Boston, you turn into a douche. :nope:

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[BUCK3YE5]

The next Stephon Marbury

 

[jeffx]

According to WFAN, it's a done deal.

 

[NAHSTE]

Nooooooooooo! Do we really have no chance at getting Monta Ellis or Kevin Martin?

Slowly, Boston fans realize that their window is closing.

 

[NAHSTE]

This is bullshit.. I honestly hate Nate Robinson, the guy is all about himself and doesn't give us the shooter we need by any stretch. Can't believe this was the best we could get.

I agree, don't see how he is gonna help when Boston has nobody who can shoot from outside on their 2nd unit. As Bill Simmons said, every Celts game becomes a grind it out affair in the last few minutes, with Rondo terrified to shoot so it's just bad 18-footers after bad 18-footers.

Enjoy trying to win basketball games with Nate Robinson and Rasheed Wallace on the same team. That should work out nicely.

 

[jeffx]

This is bullshit.. I honestly hate Nate Robinson, the guy is all about himself and doesn't give us the shooter we need by any stretch. Can't believe this was the best we could get.

Dude, I'm as shocked as you are Boston would make this deal.

Nate does have skills, and he brings energy off the bench. But he's immature as fuck, can't defend and he's pissed off all his coaches(Brown, Isiah and D'Antoni).

 

[IamMedellin]

The Lakers are in on him as well.

only b/c that is the only other team that Sideshow Nate will accept a trade to..

The Knicks in their infinite wisdom actually gave him veto-power

 

[jags224]

is this gonna happen or what

 

[NAHSTE]

Did this happen? Don't see it anywhere.

 

[Argath]

Sources: Boston Celtics get Nate Robinson from New York Knicks - ESPN Boston

The Boston Celtics shook up their bench at Thursday's trade deadline, reaching an agreement to acquire point guard Nate Robinson from the New York Knicks in exchange for Eddie House as part of a five-player deal, sources said.


The Celtics also sent J.R. Giddens and Bill Walker to the Knicks and acquired another player as part of the trade, which is still awaiting approval from the NBA, according to a source. The other player coming to the Celtics is still unknown, but could be one of the players acquired by the Knicks in an earlier deal with the Sacramento Kings and Houston Rockets that netted them Tracy McGrady.

The Celtics-Knicks deal had been rumored for the last day or so but was complicated by the fact the salaries didn't match for a straight up player-for-player trade. House is making $2.86 million in the final year of his contract. Robinson is a base-year compensation player, meaning only about $2 million of his $4 million salary this season could be counted in any trade.

House acknowledged at Celtics practice in Los Angeles on Wednesday that he expected to be traded.

"The Celtics feel like they're a better team with the guy they're trying to get," House said. "I gotta move on, that's what it is. ...

"At the end of the day, you can't control it. It's out of my hands -- it's never been in my hands. Wherever I go, if I go to New York, I'll play two months, try to play real strong basketball, get some wins with those guys, and make a good account for me for free agency."

Robinson relayed a farewell message to Knicks fans via his Twitter account on Thursday: "Love yall for the support over the years, since my rookie year my fans have made it EZ 4 me to LOVE NYC the best place on earth ..."

House expressed excitement Wednesday about potentially reconnecting with Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni, whom he played for in Phoenix.

"That helps a lot," House said. "I know the coaching staff, I know the system, I know the plays they run. I know my style fits right in. I'm feeling good right now about the way I'm playing. It's going to be a good thing. You have to take it like that.

"Nothing surprises me in this league. You never know what can happen. I take it all in stride. It had to be for a reason. Whatever that reason is."

Celtics coach Rivers noted Wednesday he would be losing a core player in House, who spent the past three years in Boston, including the championship season of 2007-08. Last season he set a Celtics record with 44.5 percent shooting from 3-point range.

"It's easy for me to move guys from the exterior of the core, but it's difficult to even think about touching anyone in the core," Rivers said. "If we do this, that, in my opinion, is what we'd be doing here. To me, that's a tough thing to do. But that's life in the NBA."

House was a fan favorite for his high energy and perimeter shooting, but he has struggled this season, connecting on 64 of 167 3-pointers (40.1 percent) through 50 games.

Robinson, a first-round pick (21st overall) of the Phoenix Suns in the 2005 draft, has spent his entire five-year career with the Knicks. The point guard is averaging 13.2 points and 3.7 assists per game this season, but has appeared in only 30 contests after falling out of favor in New York. He was held out of Wednesday night's game with flu-like symptoms.

A three-time slam dunk contest champion, Robinson will be expected to provide a different sort of offensive outburst than House off the bench, but he's also a high-energy guy and, while designated a point guard, he's known more for scoring the ball than distributing it.

Giddens, a former first-round pick (30th overall), and Walker, chosen in the second round (47th overall), were end-of-the-bench players used sparingly in Rivers' hermetic rotation. Giddens appeared in 21 games this season (27 for his career), including one start, scoring a total of 24 points. Walker appeared in eight games this season (37 for his career), scoring only eight points.

 

[Bear Pand]

Yes now it's a certainty that that faggot Eddie House will never get another ring.

*picks up Eddie House on fantasy basketball team* :shifty:

 

[jeffx]

Another beautiful trade by Donnie. He has been able to wipe off almost everything Isiah has done minus Curry which we only have a year left of anyways. Bring on the summer!

But you know what's scary? Dolan still thinks Isiah is a genius. He'd be in charge if it wasn't for the sexual harassment suit.

 

[Mogriffjr]

poor Nate.

He likely won't get much burn with the Celtics neither. I really think Nate is a good 6th man, can score at will...and is a willing defender....but in the Celtics system, his constant overplaying his man is not how they do, he'd have to overcome Allen IMO to get some PT...don't really see that.