Sorry, But Enough Excuses: Shame on DA. Should Ownership Look to Someone Else?
Posted: Sat Jul 1, 2017 1:51 am
There is absolutely no way you strike out this offseason with Butler and George. Mind-blowing. You cannot be this passive aggressive. Golden opportunity struck twice this summer in an unprecedented manner, for two stars in their prime on a bargain. The asset hoarding technique has failed the Celtics and Danny Ainge.
1. When you hold too many assets, GMs take advantage of you in modern NBA transactionals; they don't want to get embarrassed, so they do whatever they can to take more from you than someone else.
Clearly, this isn't necessarily BOS's fault by any measure. They should be accumulating assets, but it's a real indictment on the way incompetent teams with stars expect good organizations to bail them out by overpaying. It's a psychological leverage point that bad teams do with good teams to garner just a little bit more. Unfortunately, Danny is in this position now and in the future.
2. When you've fleeced teams in the past, teams simply don't want to engage in business unless it's for a massive overpay.
Danny has this reputation in the NBA, whether this forum wants to acknowledge it or not. GMs will only settle for the most premium assets, which we had/
3. Unproven talent should never be a deal-breaker for established talent.
Dynasties from the draft are miniscule chances of forming and shouldn't be expected. How good are premium picks if you don't deal them for stars? Isn't that the point of premium draft assets? Who's expecting the next Lebron/Wall/Anthony Davis/Towns next year? What's more of a sure thing in the NBA than an established talent? Do you see a legend next year? If not, you pull the trigger.
4. At what point does ownership step in and redirect Ainge on a logical path? Stars don't pop up for bargain trades often in the NBA. Stars win championships, bring in revenue, put you in title contention. This grand-standing vision of a 10 year dynasty from the draft is fools-gold if one lever of that plan falls through. Where do you draw the line with winning now and winning later?
5. Really, how valuable is that BKN '18 anymore? More teams are in Tank Mode next year especially in the East, Western teams will be battle for low playoff spots keeping others out, plus a few surprises here and there will be tanking.
If that BKN becomes > 6, what says the defenders now? If that LAL pick conveys to SAC, and the 2019 Kings and Sixers become mid-lottery (or better) playoffs teams in the NBA, what say you then? Danny looks at trade situations with lottery picks on one side of the equation.
6. Do we really think we can land Anthony Davis in any trade, given the circumstances of how NBA execs view Celtics brass? You already know it will cost BOS much more than any other team in a possible negotiation. Danny has swindled himself historically in this league for trades for years now causing execs to hang up the phone. Now it's their turn to deal players out of spite, no matter how childish it seems.
Unbelievable.
1. When you hold too many assets, GMs take advantage of you in modern NBA transactionals; they don't want to get embarrassed, so they do whatever they can to take more from you than someone else.
Clearly, this isn't necessarily BOS's fault by any measure. They should be accumulating assets, but it's a real indictment on the way incompetent teams with stars expect good organizations to bail them out by overpaying. It's a psychological leverage point that bad teams do with good teams to garner just a little bit more. Unfortunately, Danny is in this position now and in the future.
2. When you've fleeced teams in the past, teams simply don't want to engage in business unless it's for a massive overpay.
Danny has this reputation in the NBA, whether this forum wants to acknowledge it or not. GMs will only settle for the most premium assets, which we had/
3. Unproven talent should never be a deal-breaker for established talent.
Dynasties from the draft are miniscule chances of forming and shouldn't be expected. How good are premium picks if you don't deal them for stars? Isn't that the point of premium draft assets? Who's expecting the next Lebron/Wall/Anthony Davis/Towns next year? What's more of a sure thing in the NBA than an established talent? Do you see a legend next year? If not, you pull the trigger.
4. At what point does ownership step in and redirect Ainge on a logical path? Stars don't pop up for bargain trades often in the NBA. Stars win championships, bring in revenue, put you in title contention. This grand-standing vision of a 10 year dynasty from the draft is fools-gold if one lever of that plan falls through. Where do you draw the line with winning now and winning later?
5. Really, how valuable is that BKN '18 anymore? More teams are in Tank Mode next year especially in the East, Western teams will be battle for low playoff spots keeping others out, plus a few surprises here and there will be tanking.
If that BKN becomes > 6, what says the defenders now? If that LAL pick conveys to SAC, and the 2019 Kings and Sixers become mid-lottery (or better) playoffs teams in the NBA, what say you then? Danny looks at trade situations with lottery picks on one side of the equation.
6. Do we really think we can land Anthony Davis in any trade, given the circumstances of how NBA execs view Celtics brass? You already know it will cost BOS much more than any other team in a possible negotiation. Danny has swindled himself historically in this league for trades for years now causing execs to hang up the phone. Now it's their turn to deal players out of spite, no matter how childish it seems.
Unbelievable.