Their off-season did not stop with Rasheed Wallace. The Celtics bolstered their bench further by adding the likes of Shelden Williams and Marquis Daniels. Williams has bounced around the league since being drafted fifth overall in 2006. He hasn’t ever gotten the opportunity to play significant minutes. He has proven to be a solid role player and that is all he will be called upon to provide for this team as well. Daniels, on the other hand, had a terrific year in 08-09. He was able to see a steady diet of playing time given the absence of Mike Dunleavy Jr. and he capitalized beautifully. Although he showed bits of inconsistency, he had some spectacular stretches including a November that saw him average 16.4 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per contest. His ability to facilitate the offense will complement Eddie House’s shoot-first mentality nicely for the second unit.
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If we go back to the start of last season, any excitement the Celtics had about bigs on their third unit centered on Patrick O'Bryant. Personally, I had POB pegged as a William-Bedford type. That is, a hanger-on who makes a championship roster solely because of his height. Not so for Shelden Williams. Where POB had ticker troubles, I expect Shelden to roll up his sleeves and snort around in the mud to get rebounds and remove people from the paint. To be honest, Mike Sweetney would probably have been an upgrade over POB.
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