Fire Danny Ainge

[Celts17Pride]

This forum needs a grief counselor.

More like a kindergarten teacher

[sam_I_am]

You lost me when you called Jimmy Butler and Paul George top 10 players. Trying to say Jimmy Butler was ever close to top 10 was especially hilarious you clown.

George was All NBA 1st team last year and consitently in MVP discussions.

I’d still rather have Tatum or Brown than George. And neither is on a max deal yet.

[JR Hawks]

You lost me when you called Jimmy Butler and Paul George top 10 players. Trying to say Jimmy Butler was ever close to top 10 was especially hilarious you clown.

George was All NBA 1st team last year and consitently in MVP discussions.

I’d still rather have Tatum or Brown than George. And neither is on a max deal yet.

Delusional

[BigTrade92]

You lost me when you called Jimmy Butler and Paul George top 10 players. Trying to say Jimmy Butler was ever close to top 10 was especially hilarious you clown.

George was All NBA 1st team last year and consitently in MVP discussions.

I’d still rather have Tatum or Brown than George. And neither is on a max deal yet.

[Green89]

You lost me when you called Jimmy Butler and Paul George top 10 players. Trying to say Jimmy Butler was ever close to top 10 was especially hilarious you clown.

George was All NBA 1st team last year and consitently in MVP discussions.

I’d still rather have Tatum or Brown than George. And neither is on a max deal yet.

All NBA 1st teamers (PG) are what wins titles, not potential all stars (Tatum and Brown).

[Celts17Pride]

George was All NBA 1st team last year and consitently in MVP discussions.

I’d still rather have Tatum or Brown than George. And neither is on a max deal yet.

Delusional

George making a huge difference in OKC. Solid 6th seed

[Green89]

I’d still rather have Tatum or Brown than George. And neither is on a max deal yet.

Delusional

George making a huge difference in OKC. Solid 6th seed

In a stacked West. You don't think he would have helped in game 7 against the Cavs two playoffs ago?

[SuperDeluxe]

You don't trade your best young player (Tatum) for a one year rental. Tatum is going to be really good and a Celtics legend when all is said and done. AD was going to be Kyrie Irving part deux. Ainge is probably the best GM in the NBA. Relax and let him do his job.

If Tatum is "our best player" then guess what? That's part of the **** problem.

Not to mention he's not even our best player. There is no argument for him being better than Horford

derblitzenator said "best young player." KamikazeK simply decided to ignore "young" so he could diss the team/Ainge.

[JR Hawks]

I wonder why a team like Phoenix didn't trade Booker or Ayton for Davis..or why Denver didn't offer Murray and 5 picks..or why Philly didn't offer Simmons and 4:picks...


Oh yeah. Because teams are not **** stupid. LA paid full value for AD because he is 100% coming back. Why is it so hard to understand why we didn't trade our biggest trade pieces for the guy? Like why?

WOW.

Probably because Simmons, Booker, Ayton are way better players that Tatum and Brown.

[Bad-Thoma]

The same idiots who want to fire Ainge for this would want his head in a year when Davis left and we were left with nothing in the war chest. The guy who got us KG for a huge haul because KG commited to sign, got us Ray Allen, got us a banner and potentially more than one had KG been able to stay healthy. The guy who got us a huge haul for the washed remains of KG and PP. The guy who got top free agents like Al and Gordon to sign here. The guy who managed to get Kyrie for an injured IT and Colin Sexton. The guy who traded back from the 1st overall pick to nab Tatum at 3 and another first.

You can look at every GM from a mmqb perspective and pick apart when they have done and haven't done, it's easy with the power of hindsight. You can just as easily take the list I made above and say didn't trade for so and so, didn't pick Giannis, didn't build the team around Kelly Olynyk (I'm looking at you CHL). Overall he's kept this team moving forward though, while GMing like he played, being irritating enough to make opposing fans hate his guts.

[JR Hawks]

I’d still rather have Tatum or Brown than George. And neither is on a max deal yet.

Delusional

George making a huge difference in OKC. Solid 6th seed

Surely you realize this is second grade level analysis. There were 20 teams in the NBA that had six seeds or worse. On those teams you will find some really good players/all-stars with insufficient supporting casts. The problem is not the players in question, it's what is around them. Go do the research.

[CelticsLV]

The same idiots who want to fire Ainge for this would want his head in a year when Davis left and we were left with nothing in the war chest. The guy who got us KG for a huge haul because KG commited to sign, got us Ray Allen, got us a banner and potentially more than one had KG been able to stay healthy. The guy who got us a huge haul for the washed remains of KG and PP. The guy who got top free agents like Al and Gordon to sign here. The guy who managed to get Kyrie for an injured IT and Colin Sexton. The guy who traded back from the 1st overall pick to nab Tatum at 3 and another first.

You can look at every GM from a mmqb perspective and pick apart when they have done and haven't done, it's easy with the power of hindsight. You can just as easily take the list I made above and say didn't trade for so and so, didn't pick Giannis, didn't build the team around Kelly Olynyk (I'm looking at you CHL). Overall he's kept this team moving forward though, while GMing like he played, being irritating enough to make opposing fans hate his guts.

The idiot who wrote this is the same idiot who will say the same thing after 10 years when Celtics are on 20 year title drought while Tatum and Brown turn into nothing special.

[BigTrade92]

The fact that some on here will turn themselves into pretzels to ball wash Ainge is impressive as it is pathetic.

The guy had a good run, made some great moves, but it’s time for a new voice. The way some of you talk about him, you’d think he’s won like Belichick...

1 title in 16 years. None on the horizon. And the Lakers will be passing us shortly. You do the math Ainge deciples.

[floyd]

Maybe we’ll all find some consolation when Lebron ruins AD like he did with Kevin Love.

[Slartibartfast]

Ainge had some bad luck (Hayward), overvalued Kyrie and got played by Rich Paul/LBJ.

Not fireable offenses.

[SuperDeluxe]

Maybe we’ll all find some consolation when Lebron ruins AD like he did with Kevin Love.

LeBron has a very dominant personality, while AD seems to be kind of submissive. The relationship could be a major success or a total disaster. We'll see. From a talent point of view, however, that's a better duo than Shaq and Kobe.

[ermocrate]

Yes it does. Saying a championship team "wasn't at our level" is just ridiculous. The fact that they had a top 5 player and we didn't gave them the edge in competing for a title. No team has won a title without a top 5-7 guy since the '04 Pistons.

Kyrie is a top 5-7 guy, even all-nba teams say that. Beside that one player doesn't make a team.

Lebron
KD
Steph
Kawhi
Harden
Giannis
AD

Which one of these guys is Kyrie better than?

One or multiple players...

[CelticsLV]

By the way. I am not calling for his head only because of not trading for AD. But just the way how he tied the hands of the FO from other potential moves by supposedly holding out for big fishes but when those big fishes become available he chickens out and has his defense crew come out in force with all kinds of excuses why the move wasn't made.

Already expecting the same roster, minus Irving to come back next year and Ainge with a grin on his face telling how excited and confident he is about current roster.

[chrisab123]

You lost me when you called Jimmy Butler and Paul George top 10 players. Trying to say Jimmy Butler was ever close to top 10 was especially hilarious you clown.

George was All NBA 1st team last year and consitently in MVP discussions.

I’d still rather have Tatum or Brown than George. And neither is on a max deal yet.

Brown over George? Come on...I like Jaylen but if OKC offers George and filler for Al and Jaylen tomorrow you'd drive both Al and Jaylen to the airport. Tatum will be good but Brown is replaceable.

[fallguy]

Kyrie is a top 5-7 guy, even all-nba teams say that. Beside that one player doesn't make a team.

Lebron
KD
Steph
Kawhi
Harden
Giannis
AD

Which one of these guys is Kyrie better than?

One or multiple players...

Kyrie's like the 15th best guy in the league.