Slartibartfast wrote:Ainge had some bad luck (Hayward), overvalued Kyrie and got played by Rich Paul/LBJ.
Not fireable offenses.
After 16 years and only 1 single title, it certainly is.
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Slartibartfast wrote:Ainge had some bad luck (Hayward), overvalued Kyrie and got played by Rich Paul/LBJ.
Not fireable offenses.
BigTrade92 wrote:Slartibartfast wrote:Ainge had some bad luck (Hayward), overvalued Kyrie and got played by Rich Paul/LBJ.
Not fireable offenses.
After 16 years and only 1 single title, it certainly is.
The Corey's wrote:Dont forget. This is the same Danny ainge who offered something like 3 first round picks to move up a couple spots for justin Winslow.
Tyakack wrote:Celts17Pride wrote:The mistake Ainge made was not trading Kyrie Irving at the trade deadline
Hard to argue against this now.
fallguy wrote:BigTrade92 wrote:Slartibartfast wrote:Ainge had some bad luck (Hayward), overvalued Kyrie and got played by Rich Paul/LBJ.
Not fireable offenses.
After 16 years and only 1 single title, it certainly is.
Terrible take. Devoid of context. And understanding of how hard it is to win titles.
Celts17Pride wrote:JR Hawks wrote:sam_I_am wrote:
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
BigTrade92 wrote:fallguy wrote:BigTrade92 wrote:After 16 years and only 1 single title, it certainly is.
Terrible take. Devoid of context. And understanding of how hard it is to win titles.
You want context? Go into every single recent Ainge or AD thread and there’s my posts with context on how much Ainge has blew.
He’s hoarded assets for YEARS and had the exact opportunity to cash them in for Leonard last year and thought saving Brown and Rozier was the better play. That’s about as fireable of an offense if I've ever seen in the NBA, not to mention he thought going all in on a weak minded PG who thought the world was flat was “the guy” to build around.
Go ball wash Ainge somewhere else. He’s inability to pull the trigger has led this team down a dark rabbit hole where there’s no championship light at the end of the tunnel. In fact, the only certainty is that the Celtics will be looking up to the Lakers in short order.
fallguy wrote:BigTrade92 wrote:fallguy wrote:
Terrible take. Devoid of context. And understanding of how hard it is to win titles.
You want context? Go into every single recent Ainge or AD thread and there’s my posts with context on how much Ainge has blew.
He’s hoarded assets for YEARS and had the exact opportunity to cash them in for Leonard last year and thought saving Brown and Rozier was the better play. That’s about as fireable of an offense if I've ever seen in the NBA, not to mention he thought going all in on a weak minded PG who thought the world was flat was “the guy” to build around.
Go ball wash Ainge somewhere else. He’s inability to pull the trigger has led this team down a dark rabbit hole where there’s no championship light at the end of the tunnel. In fact, the only certainty is that the Celtics will be looking up to the Lakers in short order.
Does that mean you'll stop posting around here?
fallguy wrote:BigTrade92 wrote:Slartibartfast wrote:Ainge had some bad luck (Hayward), overvalued Kyrie and got played by Rich Paul/LBJ.
Not fireable offenses.
After 16 years and only 1 single title, it certainly is.
Terrible take. Devoid of context. And understanding of how hard it is to win titles.
BigTrade92 wrote:Slartibartfast wrote:Ainge had some bad luck (Hayward), overvalued Kyrie and got played by Rich Paul/LBJ.
Not fireable offenses.
After 16 years and only 1 single title, it certainly is.

chrisab123 wrote:However, he does need to answer on why did he pass up deals for Paul George and Kawhi with the goal of saving his assets for AD then not achieving his goal.
chrisab123 wrote:fallguy wrote:BigTrade92 wrote:After 16 years and only 1 single title, it certainly is.
Terrible take. Devoid of context. And understanding of how hard it is to win titles.
I don't feel Ainge should be canned. What you're saying is true about context. However, he does need to answer on why did he pass up deals for Paul George and Kawhi with the goal of saving his assets for AD then not achieving his goal. Not saying they should have outbid the lakers but he did essentially sacrifice this season so he could try to have his cake and eat it too.
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CeltsfaninDC wrote:The Corey's wrote:Dont forget. This is the same Danny ainge who offered something like 3 first round picks to move up a couple spots for justin Winslow.
So when he goes for it you criticize him. When he doesn't go for it you criticize him.
Got it
CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:BigTrade92 wrote:Slartibartfast wrote:Ainge had some bad luck (Hayward), overvalued Kyrie and got played by Rich Paul/LBJ.
Not fireable offenses.
After 16 years and only 1 single title, it certainly is.
Spurs
Pistons
Heat
Lakers
Mavs
Warriors
Cavs
Raptors
So in 16 years, only 9 teams have won titles. Let's fire the GMs from the 21 other teams as well.
CeltsfaninDC wrote:The Corey's wrote:Dont forget. This is the same Danny ainge who offered something like 3 first round picks to move up a couple spots for justin Winslow.
So when he goes for it you criticize him. When he doesn't go for it you criticize him.
Got it
BigTrade92 wrote:CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:BigTrade92 wrote:After 16 years and only 1 single title, it certainly is.
Spurs
Pistons
Heat
Lakers
Mavs
Warriors
Cavs
Raptors
So in 16 years, only 9 teams have won titles. Let's fire the GMs from the 21 other teams as well.
Am I supposed to give a crap about any other team? Is a Patriots fan supposed to feel bad because no other team in the AFC East has competent management enough to put a competitive team on the table?
Likewise, what other teams have had the plethora of assets Ainge has had at his disposal?
Go ahead, I’ll wait...
CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:BigTrade92 wrote:CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:
Spurs
Pistons
Heat
Lakers
Mavs
Warriors
Cavs
Raptors
So in 16 years, only 9 teams have won titles. Let's fire the GMs from the 21 other teams as well.
Am I supposed to give a crap about any other team? Is a Patriots fan supposed to feel bad because no other team in the AFC East has competent management enough to put a competitive team on the table?
Likewise, what other teams have had the plethora of assets Ainge has had at his disposal?
Go ahead, I’ll wait...
Ainge had no assets other than Pierce and Walker when he first started, and he had a title within 5 years. Tore it down to the studs in 2013, had the team back to the ECF within 4 years. We were one Gordon Hayward injury and a sane Kyrie Irving away from Anthony Davis.
But go ahead and think Ainge did a bad job.
) and let your “star” in Kyrie walk away for NADA and still be in good graces.

Tommy Heinsohn wrote:The game is not over until they look you in the face and start crying.
BigTrade92 wrote:CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:BigTrade92 wrote:Am I supposed to give a crap about any other team? Is a Patriots fan supposed to feel bad because no other team in the AFC East has competent management enough to put a competitive team on the table?
Likewise, what other teams have had the plethora of assets Ainge has had at his disposal?
Go ahead, I’ll wait...
Ainge had no assets other than Pierce and Walker when he first started, and he had a title within 5 years. Tore it down to the studs in 2013, had the team back to the ECF within 4 years. We were one Gordon Hayward injury and a sane Kyrie Irving away from Anthony Davis.
But go ahead and think Ainge did a bad job.
I think Ainge did a commendable job up until 2017.
But you can’t swing and miss on Paul George, and especially Kawhi Leonard (by refusing to deal Brown and Rozier, good god) and let your “star” in Wackjob Kyrie walk away for NADA and still be in good graces.
He’s had a hell of a run here. There’s no debating that. But the time has come for a change. I don’t think I’m wrong in suggesting that, especially with his health issues.