Change is needed

All season long I have preached that when everyone gets healthy we will be okay. Well, that's over and done with now. The Celtics need to make moves or they will not win the title this year. It is as simple as that. First off, let's not do the whole when everyone is healthy thing anymore, because that will never happen. Does anyone really think KG will ever be totally healthy again? Marquis is an injury waiting to happen. Rasheed is old AND lazy and Pierce has a million miles on him and can't be expected to bring it every night anymore. The window is closing fast, but not all is lost. The Celtics just need to get off their hands and do something.


Being from Washington D.C, I've seen the Wizards play a lot and trust me Caron Butler or Jamison would be an upgrade over Ray Allen. Don't get me wrong, I love Ray. He is one of my favorite players in the NBA and the consummate professional. But the fact is he can't defend anyone on the perimeter anymore and his offense has gone downhill. He's a role player now, and for the Celtics to win they need a legit number 2 scorer to help out Pierce and KG.

They also need someone who can defend. Jamison was my favorite college player back when he played for the Tarheels, and is great offensively. However he is not much better than Ray on the defensive end. Caron would be a better fit for the Celtics in my opinion, but I'd take either. If the Cavs get Jamison it will be a huge blow to the Celtics title chances.

Okay, so here is something I thought I'd never say. Scalabrine needs to go. Yes, we need to trade Scal, JR Giddens, and Big Baby for a swing man or a back up PG or both. Scalabrine is a fan favorite(and has the best hair in the NBA) but can't rebound and defend on the perimeter. JR Giddens is worthless and the Celtics should be ashamed of themselves for picking him over Chalmers a couple years ago. Big Baby has dropped off dramatically since last year. I think the reality is Big Baby is one of those players that need to start to be effective. Also, trade a draft pick if need be. This team is built to win now; we can worry about draft picks in a couple years.

Look, the whole logistics of contracts and all that is not my thing. All I know is if you can get Caron or Jamison you do it by any means necessary. Maybe it will work, maybe it won't. But at least the Celtics will have a shot.