Celtics Sign Von Wafer

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• L Posted: Jul.30 at 10:32 am
  First non Senior Citizen to join the Celtics

• chiqo Posted: Jul.30 at 10:32 am
  plenty of scoring off the bench. defense… meh.

• letsmotor Posted: Jul.30 at 10:33 am
  good pickup, IMO.

• NotebookNick Posted: Jul.30 at 10:44 am
  So are Nate and Von to see the floor together?

• phil Posted: Jul.30 at 10:53 am
  awww:( i wanted von to come back to clutch city

• The Seed Posted: Jul.30 at 11:06 am
  Von Wafer is instant offense, that year in Houston was awesome. Surprise no other team offered him a longer deal.

• Kendrick is God Posted: Jul.30 at 11:07 am
  Marquis better be healthy this year

• T-Money Posted: Jul.30 at 11:40 am
  Seed: talented but kinda stupid ive heard. throws tantrums too. but celts are good with dealing with headcases. instant offense, questionable d.

• brotherwithwisdom Posted: Jul.30 at 12:09 pm
  Von is instant offense but thier bench is more offense then defense basically. It’s still a good pickup.

• letsmotor Posted: Jul.30 at 12:14 pm
  @t-money: don’t forget that ray allen’s defense was also questionable before he came to boston. since arriving, though, he’s become a very good perimeter defender. i also think he played outstanding D on Kobe in this year’s finals and in 2008, so maybe there’s hope for someone like Von Wafer.

• c_cantrell Posted: Jul.30 at 12:35 pm
  good pick up.. boston is very good at picking up seemingly unwanted players and turning them into productive players who play very effectively.. good work by boston

• unrel Posted: Jul.30 at 12:58 pm
  von is a head case.. that’s probably why he didn’t get a lot of looks with other teams.. but he’s instant offense coming off the bench.. another guard that couldn’t crack into kobe’s minutes.. but hopefully develops somewhere else.. hopefully he and nate to fight in the showers..

• unrel Posted: Jul.30 at 12:59 pm
  don’t fight.. that is..

• RV Posted: Jul.30 at 1:06 pm
  Wafer was injured most of last season, which is in part why Houston didnt offer him a deal, but they were still only looking for a short and cheap one. He couldnt pass physicals (back problem), which is why memphis also passed on him and teams werent really calling him up. That being said, he is tantrum prone, too emotional, not crazy though. His defense is also pretty bad, all reasons why he can’t get a long term contract.

• jose Posted: Jul.30 at 1:46 pm
  I was wondering where Von Wafer went, He shulda taken his talents to southbeach…especially since he took the minimum. THta would’ve be a great backup for Wade

• The Promise Posted: Jul.30 at 2:35 pm
  Good pickup, a younger, taller version of House really, since both of them are spark guys that can come off the bench and score points like crazy, and both have pedestrian defensive ability. Good choice though.

• ConeyIslander Posted: Jul.30 at 2:50 pm
  Back problems are the kiss of death in professional sports.

• total scrotal implosion Posted: Jul.30 at 3:53 pm
  Yess! He was killn it in htown. Glad hes back in the league. His midrange is deadly.

• SLAM ONLINE | » Von Wafer Talks About Joining Celtics Posted: Jul.30 at 5:49 pm
  [...] numerous teams to join the Miami Heat, reports surfaced that the Boston Celtics had countered by signing guard Von Wafer. And though the Celtics have yet to confirm the deal, an hour ago Von Wafer told SLAM that he has [...]

• The Black Rick Kamla Posted: Jul.31 at 12:04 am
  Von Wafer is a beautiful pick up for this squad. Supremely athletic and quick, with a reliable outside jumper. They won’t be missin Tony Allen a lick

• arjae828 Posted: Jul.31 at 9:46 am
  Wafer’s been a beast. Always surprises me when the NBA brain trust is surprised by guys getting burn and actually succeeding (see:brown,shannon). If a guy’s a McDonalds All American and a D-1 stud shouldn’t he be on the NBA radar? at least a little? Will Bynum’s another one. How are people surprised when players that have been stars their whole lives end up being effective in the L? P.S. Von got a few big time offers but he couldn’t pass his physical. He’s got back problems. Could be another T-Mac situation (minus the scoring titles). kinda sad too. he’s got potential. Like being a headcase has ever stopped an NBA team from picking up a talented player (see:artest,ron).

• Seth Posted: Jul.31 at 11:00 am
  Really? I dunno how I feel about this. Also, all I can think of right now is his dunk versus the Cs where he rejected himself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIFwBPvc6_0

• Report: Celtics sign Von Wafer to be designated gunner off the bench | AZ Articles Posted: Jul.31 at 9:12 pm
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