Ainge: Celtics Put Little Stock In NCAA Tournament
Danny Ainge said the Boston Celtics give little credence to how players perform in the NCAA tournament.
“What the public knows and what the NBA people know is a lot different,” Ainge said. “We don’t put a whole lot on a bad performance or a great performance. We try to analyze why they played well. Was it a great matchup or were they double-teaming a guy to take him out?
“I remember Mark Price slipped in the draft after a game against Georgetown. They really did a number on him. He had a terrible game, and he slipped a little bit, but I think generally speaking there’s not a lot of stock put into what they do in the NCAA tournament.”
The Celtics dealt their second-round selection in this year’s draft in the sign-and-trade deal that brought Courtney Lee over from Houston.