CelticsPride18 wrote:BigTrade92 wrote:CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:
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.
We ain’t winning **** with PG.He has sucked the last 2 postseasons and got bounced in the first round. Not trading for sucks but we didn’t do it because Ainge wanted AD. Before the season we didn’t know everything would turn to ****. Like literally everything against our way in the last season. That’s **** luck. It’s pretty simple we traded for the wrong star at the time we didn’t know it but considering what we gave up it’s a deal you make.
Paul George is a 1st team all NBAer, who’s stuck playing with a selfish shoot-first PG and a bad coach in a stacked, top heavy conference. Saying it’s “PG’s fault” is naïve.
Doesn’t change the fact that Ainge could’ve had him if he choose to. Sometimes it’s good to overpay, especially when you have so much you don’t know what to do with it.
In Leonard’s case, he could’ve been had for a ham sandwich. Easily one of the biggest swing and a misses I’ve ever seen. How one could value Brown, Rozier and a few picks over Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard is insane, questionable injury and rental possibility be damned. Kawhi could’ve been had and Ainge overvalued two ham and eggers. Horrific GMing.