Patrick O'Bryant signed by Celtics

[Big Mike]

Garnet is from Chi-town baby! He wanted out of minny!

[mike radigan]

Garnet is from Chi-town baby! He wanted out of minny!

Actually KG is from S Carolina. He "moved" to Chicago for his senior year.

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[MacabreMob]

Garnet is from Chi-town baby! He wanted out of minny!

LOL - that's right. I just remember he used to play for the NBA team there. I'm an idgeut. LOL!

[Big Mike]

If you want to get technical MR.....Garnet is really from....his mother!

[mike radigan]

If you want to get technical MR.....Garnet is really from....his mother!

Oh, yeah! USF is better than St Ambrose, so there!

BTW, have you e-mailed POB's mom at all anymore?

[Big Mike]

NO......not since the start of this board and the end of the PM on the other board!

[amckillip]

I really hope POB gets some PT. I by no means think it's a guarantee but would be delighted if i get to watch a few games of his. Would he be the first center off the bench?

[MacabreMob]

I'm still waiting for Triman to join this discussion and get his crow.

LOL!

[houstontxbrave]

Its nice to see he was signed by the Celtics but he still needs to make the team, meaning he better get himself into shape and want to play basketball.

They do have two other centers in Perkins and Davis. Also they have Scot Pollard on the roster. POB better work his tail off and prove he belongs in the association.

[thefish7]

That's awesome news! I hope he gets himself into the PT rotation, as I expect plenty of Celtics games to be televised-- I'll be watchin.

Congrats POB!

[Dallas Brave]

Congrats PO'B ... getting signed by the world champs is an awesome accomplishment.

Here's to POB getting a ring and to BU making another NCAA run.

[Da Coach]

Here are some additional reports. The contract is reported to be $3 million for 2 years. Not a lot by NBA standards, but still a bit more than most of us graduates are earning!

http://www.enterprisenews.com/sports/x875598295/Celtics-add-O-Bryant-to-mix-in-the-paint

This one has an interview with POB, and he sounds happy to be in Boston, and humble by the standards of today's athletes.

http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2008/07/12/celtics_get_their_big/

[TRIMAN]

I'm still waiting for Triman to join this discussion and get his crow.

LOL!

I don't come back to this board much.

I'm really shocked that he got signed. I read nothing coming up to this that made me think he would have a home in the NBA next year (especially in Boston since reports of his workout were horrible). Good news for him, and I'm really surprised he got signed this early with far superior free agents available.

As said before, let's wait and see if he gets playing time and stays on the roster. He 'should' be able to develop finally with the Celtics. The Cs are probably one of the last teams that I would have expected to sign him (low risk signing I guess). They don't have a premier big man (I don't consider Garnett a big) so he has no excuse about not getting playing time.

Good luck to POB next year. Is he playing summer league for Boston then?

[ser_solace]

Congratulations, Patrick!

Heh. I'm sure the Celtics saw something good in him, but maybe getting a guy with an Irish sounding name was appealing too.

[Dallas Brave]

This one has an interview with POB, and he sounds happy to be in Boston, and humble by the standards of today's athletes.
http://www.boston.com/sports/basketb...get_their_big/

Hopefully POB will make the most of this second chance. He clearly left for the NBA too early ... before he was physically / mentally ready for the challenge. I think signing with the Celtics might be as good of a turn of events as signing with Gloden State was a bad roll of the dice ... things sometimes balance out. IMO, this statement from Ainge in today's Globe article is spot on.

"The presence of veteran guys, especially Kevin Garnett, will be a blessing for [O'Bryant] seeing that work ethic," Ainge said. "Perkins, Leon [Powe], Big Baby [Glen Davis] work really hard. We've done a good job developing our big guys."