Celtics roll the dice with West
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09/02/2010 -
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Heat may have dominated the
offseason headlines, but the Boston Celtics are still the top dogs in the East.
After taking the Los Angeles Lakers to seven games in the NBA Finals last
season, the veteran-laden Celtics could have gone in two different directions.
Coach Doc Rivers' contract was up, while veteran sharpshooter Ray Allen was a
free agent and All-Star forward Paul Pierce could have opted out of his deal.
Basketball chief Danny Ainge could have pulled the plug and got started on the
inevitable rebuilding process, or convinced the band to get back together to
take one more stab at capturing the franchise's 18th NBA championship.
Ainge made his decision, booked the Hard Rock and convinced Rivers to return,
while re-signing Allen and securing a still formidable but declining Pierce
for another four seasons.
With his core four of Allen, Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo back in the
fold, Rivers certainly knows he has a contender but his club has already
forfeited the make-believe mantle of favorite in the much-improved East. That
now belongs to Pat Riley and the Heat, who brought in LeBron James and Chris
Bosh to play alongside Dwyane Wade.
To fend off the Heat and solve the Lakers puzzle, the C's needed to sure up a
shaky bench. Ainge has brought in veteran big men Shaquille O'Neal and
Jermaine O'Neal to hold down the fort in the middle while Kendrick Perkins
recovers from tearing the medial collateral and posterior cruciate ligaments
in his right knee during Game 6 of The Finals.
Meanwhile, his latest move was bringing back troubled veteran guard Delonte
West, the 24th overall by the Celtics back in 2004.
The 27-year-old West, who signed a non-guaranteed deal, spent the last two-
plus years in Cleveland with James but was limited to 35 games in 2009-10 and
64 games a year earlier while dealing with an array of personal problems that
included depression, along with legal issues stemming from an arrest on weapons
charges in September of 2009.
After being stopped for a traffic violation while riding a 3-wheeled
motorcycle, police found a Beretta pistol, .357 Magnum and a Remington 870
rifle in a guitar case West was carrying.
An underrated swing guard, West originally blamed the indiscretion on his
failure to take his prescribed medication for bipolar disorder. He eventually
pleaded guilty this past July to traffic and weapons charges, and was
sentenced to electronic monitoring, unsupervised probation, and 40 hours of
community service as well as psychological counseling.
The NBA piled on, suspending the St. Joseph's product for 10 games.
"I think we're getting Delonte at a good time in his life," Rivers wrote on
Twitter. "He knows who he is now."
Rivers also understands bringing West in could go boom or bust. A healthy,
well-adjusted West could provide solid minutes behind both Rondo and Allen,
giving Boston one of the most impressive three-guard rotations in the league.
On the other hand, a brooding, distant West could upset the balance of a
delicate locker room.
"Chemistry is a delicate thing. I understand that, and I'm as cautious as
anyone with it. I guarantee you, I'll be keeping my eye on it,"' Rivers told
AOL FanHouse on Wednesday. "I don't know yet if we can make it work. It is
going to be interesting, that's for sure."
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