Damon Stoudamire is about to be a free agent, and according to most reports, he’s narrowed his list of potential teams down to the Celtics, Raptors and Suns. This may sound ridiculous, but I just don’t buy Phoenix as a viable option for two big reasons: Steve Nash and Leandro Barbosa. While Stoudamire clearly wants to play for a winner, how many minutes will he get with the Suns? He can better satisfy his desire for winning and playing in Boston or Toronto. And here’s my case for the Celtics. (I realize I’ve gone on record saying the Celtics should pursue Sam Cassell over Stoudamire. But with the Cassell rumors stagnant, I’m moving on…for now.)
1. The Celtics are better. Eleven games better in the standings, 3-1 against Toronto this season.
2. Kevin Garnett. How could you not want to play with this guy? The comparable star in Toronto is Chris Bosh. A really good player, but not on KG’s level.
3. Weather. On average, it’s ten degrees warmer in Boston. Go figure.
4. We never traded him away. Damon started his career with Toronto and then was shipped to Portland 2 1/2 years later.
5. Better sports town. Red Sox are better than Blue Jays. Patriots better than….Argonauts? Hell, the Bruins even have a better record than the Maple Leafs.
As for today’s afternoon game against the Magic. the Herald’s Mark Murphy has the latest on the injury front:
Despite the scare Kevin Garnett threw into everyone by leaving the floor with a strained abdominal muscle in the fourth quarter Friday, he showed up for yesterday’s flight to Orlando ready to go.
Garnett is icing the painful area, and is expected to play today.
James Posey, down with a sore right index finger since last Monday, worked out on Friday and may be healthy enough to play today.
Brian Scalabrine, who missed Friday’s game with the flu, and Scot Pollard, who missed the game with a sprained left ankle, were also on the flight.
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A ring will always be more attractive. You guys have a shot at it, we are a few years away.
Playing time might enter into it. I can see the us offering more up than you.
We traded him away at his request. Isiah had just quit, we sucked even more than, say, the Celtics did last year, and he was a young whiny brat. Of course, what we got back in the trade set us up for our best years, so can’t complain.
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