Earlier this year, we witnessed the beginnings of a showdown brewing concerning the Boston Celtics and the Chicago Bulls. The 2 organizations competed in the first round of the NBA playoffs for a memorable playoff round, reaching seven overtimes in seven showdowns, and the magic was present.
It was a battle built around point guards. The Boston Celtics had Rajon Rondo, in his third season , putting up just about a triple-double each night and leading a Celtics franchise hurt by injuries and forced to go small. The Bulls had Derrick Rose, in his rookie season, undergoing a critical series in the seminal seasons of his career. A young player surrounded with experienced players, Rose played with self-confidence out of his years.
Presently, four months have passed, and the 2 franchises nonetheless have a rivalry with respect to their point guards.
The guy in question is Carlos Arroyo. The 30-year-old career second-string guard played 8 years in the NBA between 2001 and 2008; he next jumped ship and shipped off to Israel, getting a one-season gig with Maccabi Tel Aviv. Currently, after a season away, Arroyo wants to return the NBA.
The Celtics are the rational landing point for Arroyo. The C's are currently without a suitable backup for Rondo at point guard -- and following two seasons of picking one up in the middle of the season (1st Sam Cassell in , then Stephon Marbury this past season), they could chiefly use a year-round solution. The team has purportedly come to terms with Marquis Daniels, but Daniels is more of a swingman-type than a natural point guard. He's by no means the resolution.
Arroyo is a great match. He's rather inexpensive, he plays hard on both sides of the floor, and he would be more than content as a backup on a good franchise. He's done it before -- he backed up Mark Jackson in Utah, Chauncey Billups with the Pistons, and Jameer Nelson with the Magic. He does not demand a starting gig to be pleased in the league -- he'll just take minutes any way he may acquire them.
Apparently Arroyo is in discussions with the Celtics about becoming the most recent backup for Rondo.
But for, that is, the Bulls snatch him away beforehand.
It was a battle built around point guards. The Boston Celtics had Rajon Rondo, in his third season , putting up just about a triple-double each night and leading a Celtics franchise hurt by injuries and forced to go small. The Bulls had Derrick Rose, in his rookie season, undergoing a critical series in the seminal seasons of his career. A young player surrounded with experienced players, Rose played with self-confidence out of his years.
Presently, four months have passed, and the 2 franchises nonetheless have a rivalry with respect to their point guards.
The guy in question is Carlos Arroyo. The 30-year-old career second-string guard played 8 years in the NBA between 2001 and 2008; he next jumped ship and shipped off to Israel, getting a one-season gig with Maccabi Tel Aviv. Currently, after a season away, Arroyo wants to return the NBA.
The Celtics are the rational landing point for Arroyo. The C's are currently without a suitable backup for Rondo at point guard -- and following two seasons of picking one up in the middle of the season (1st Sam Cassell in , then Stephon Marbury this past season), they could chiefly use a year-round solution. The team has purportedly come to terms with Marquis Daniels, but Daniels is more of a swingman-type than a natural point guard. He's by no means the resolution.
Arroyo is a great match. He's rather inexpensive, he plays hard on both sides of the floor, and he would be more than content as a backup on a good franchise. He's done it before -- he backed up Mark Jackson in Utah, Chauncey Billups with the Pistons, and Jameer Nelson with the Magic. He does not demand a starting gig to be pleased in the league -- he'll just take minutes any way he may acquire them.
Apparently Arroyo is in discussions with the Celtics about becoming the most recent backup for Rondo.
But for, that is, the Bulls snatch him away beforehand.
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