Michael Sweetney’s shot at redemption

Sweetney
Michael Sweetney used to be a promising power forward who could score and rebound.  But he could also eat… and that cost him a spot in the league.  For the past two years, he's been out of basketball… but now the Celtics are giving him a shot to prove to the NBA… and himself… that he's good enough to make it back.

"They just told me to come out here and do what I do," Sweetney said when asked what the Celtics


wanted out of him this week in Orlando.  "Don't do anything that I
don't do.  They want me to just play hard, run the floor and try to get
in better shape."

By all accounts, he was a monster in the first half of the first game… but then he tweaked a hamstring.  If he can get himself down to a decent weight… at least for him… he could be a cheaper low post option than someone like Big Baby.  He's got the basketball skills to pull it off.  But a 1 year deal at the minimum to give the guy a shot might be worth it.

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