tfribs45 wrote:Fierce1 wrote:I like Ainge assuring Marcus Smart.
It shows that Ainge cares about the Celtic players.
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I think he was humbled by Benedict Allen and all of the studs leaving him at the alter over the last few seasons. Def a good move, especially if he wants to keep Marcus around longterm. I’m hoping he does, time will tell.
This hopefully translates to good karma for us down the line, we've had bad juju in recent years because Ainge has been a bit of a ruthless snake to his players, even to those who should've been lifelong Celtics because they loved it here. The most egregious ones being:
Perkins being traded for Jeff Green and Krstic
Pierce(!) and KG being traded away
Ray Allen forcing his way out after feeling disrespected from being dangled in trade talks constantly
IT being shipped for that toxic assfart Kyrie despite embracing the city
I know, I know, some of those moves were absolutely necessary for the future of the franchise (the Pierce/KG trade and the IT one), but I can't help but feel the basketball gods have been kicking us in the nuts ever since because of those moves. Agents are steering star players away from Boston because we don't reward loyalty, and we've had LOTS of bad luck.
And yeah, I know this is crazy superstitious talk, but I don't care.
