The Boston Celtics have signed veteran Michael Finley. Um… what for?
Michael Finley is 37 years old. The Celtics are already an old team. Getting older by the second (but aren’t we all?). I thought the idea here was to sign players who still had cartilidge in their knees… hence the Nate Robinson signing. Do they really need another old-ass broken-body that chucks up too many 3’s? They already have several. This move is a real… HEADSCRATCHER!
In other head-scratching news (I can already sense that this feature won’t be returning in another post… but I’ve committed to this one so let’s close it out strong), the Minnesota Timberwolves have announced that Darko Milicic will start the next couple games. This is only a temporary move, as Al Jefferson is suspended two games for a DWI. Darko says, “his comfort level and conditioning are increasing, though his current plan remains to return to Europe after the season.” Oh, good, his comfort level’s increasing. This is only his seventh season in the NBA so, you know… any day now.
Why bother starting this guy? He’s been publicly maintaining all season that he’s going back to Europe to play next season. Which is just a real great way to show your commitment to your team. So why give him anything? Why not bring some hungry kid up from the D-League. Y’know, someone who actually wants to be there.
Still…what if Darko plays really well, and they reward him with a permanent starting position, and he turns it all around and finally becomes a really good player? Then, everyone would shit all over Joe Dumars for letting him go too soon. And Joe D.’s head would explode. Because he would realize that there’s just no winning.
Either way… HEADSCRATCHER!!!
(oof.)
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