165bows wrote:HartfordWhalers wrote:165bows wrote:Yeah it's interesting to note that Hinkie praised Ainge as a GM in his resignation letter, yet the two never made a deal together as far as I can remember.
On their picks, they just need this huge crop of guys from '15 and '16 to pan out. Still very early on all of them though.
I want to be as clear as possible while killing the Celtics draft that its a crap shoot and some guys just outperform and make everyone look stupid (Paul George at 9, Giannis at 16). And no one had Gobert breaking out like he did. I mean Noguierra was viewed more likely to break out like that was what I saw and heard at the time, and Atlanta (and Tor) are telling you it didn't happen.
So, it absolutely can turn around big time. But if it doesn't? Then Ainge's drafting looks a lot like Cleveland's during the period they reached against consensus for Tristan Thompson, Dion Waiters, and then Anthony Bennett. And that is with foresight (it looked like bad odds bets at the time) and hindsight (the bets didn't pay off).
Foolish comparison IMO. A total bust at first overall? You are essentially assuming now that Brown will be a total failure for that to be a relevant comparison.
Well, I don't expect Brown to be as big a bust as Bennett. And like I said, he could turn out great. So, I don't really see the issues you have with the comparison or an assumption of total failure. But the basic point to the Celtic fans that want to avoid any criticism until years down the line is that a pick can look bad at the time.
