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CelticsLV wrote:reload141 wrote:I would be shocked if we even had a discussion with Indy.
After Pritchard screwed Ainge over I don’t see them getting along.
That's not how Ainge works. He doesn't hold grudges. This is not a kindergarden.
CelticsLV wrote:reload141 wrote:I would be shocked if we even had a discussion with Indy.
After Pritchard screwed Ainge over I don’t see them getting along.
That's not how Ainge works. He doesn't hold grudges. This is not a kindergarden.
And it can hardly be called screwing over. We don't even know what Ainge was willing to offer. Maybe it was something meh.
reload141 wrote:I would be shocked if we even had a discussion with Indy.
After Pritchard screwed Ainge over I don’t see them getting along.
SmartWentCrazy wrote:CelticsLV wrote:reload141 wrote:I would be shocked if we even had a discussion with Indy.
After Pritchard screwed Ainge over I don’t see them getting along.
That's not how Ainge works. He doesn't hold grudges. This is not a kindergarden.
And it can hardly be called screwing over. We don't even know what Ainge was willing to offer. Maybe it was something meh.
If you agree to a deal [and he did] and then back out without telling the other party, its a lot to expect said party to trust your word again.
SmartWentCrazy wrote:reload141 wrote:I would be shocked if we even had a discussion with Indy.
After Pritchard screwed Ainge over I don’t see them getting along.
FWIW, i heard from a good source that was adamant the Celtics and Pacers agreed to a deal that was structured as Smart, Bradley, Crowder Ojeleye and Mickey for PG and that it was to be executed regardless after Haywards decision [we knew he was coming]. I shared this with a few members on the board and was embarrassed when it didnt come to fruition.
Reading you repeatedly say the same makes me feel better that I heard good info.
reload141 wrote:SmartWentCrazy wrote:reload141 wrote:I would be shocked if we even had a discussion with Indy.
After Pritchard screwed Ainge over I don’t see them getting along.
FWIW, i heard from a good source that was adamant the Celtics and Pacers agreed to a deal that was structured as Smart, Bradley, Crowder Ojeleye and Mickey for PG and that it was to be executed regardless after Haywards decision [we knew he was coming]. I shared this with a few members on the board and was embarrassed when it didnt come to fruition.
Reading you repeatedly say the same makes me feel better that I heard good info.
Yeah it was extremely bad by Pritchard, we were fuming pretty hard about it.
Good source finding too, except you didn’t share it with me?!?!?!!
Haha
SmartWentCrazy wrote:
FWIW, i heard from a good source that was adamant the Celtics and Pacers agreed to a deal that was structured as Smart, Bradley, Crowder Ojeleye and Mickey for PG and that it was to be executed regardless after Haywards decision [we knew he was coming]. I shared this with a few members on the board and was embarrassed when it didnt come to fruition.
Reading you repeatedly say the same makes me feel better that I heard good info.
CelticsLV wrote:SmartWentCrazy wrote:CelticsLV wrote:
That's not how Ainge works. He doesn't hold grudges. This is not a kindergarden.
And it can hardly be called screwing over. We don't even know what Ainge was willing to offer. Maybe it was something meh.
If you agree to a deal [and he did] and then back out without telling the other party, its a lot to expect said party to trust your word again.
Who says there was an agreed deal? Do you have a single reputable source for this?
The Comedian wrote:CelticsLV wrote:SmartWentCrazy wrote:
If you agree to a deal [and he did] and then back out without telling the other party, its a lot to expect said party to trust your word again.
Who says there was an agreed deal? Do you have a single reputable source for this?
The deal was agreed upon, Celtics were under the impression they had George. If multiple trusted insiders are "reputable" enough, that's up to you.
CelticsLV wrote:The Comedian wrote:CelticsLV wrote:
Who says there was an agreed deal? Do you have a single reputable source for this?
The deal was agreed upon, Celtics were under the impression they had George. If multiple trusted insiders are "reputable" enough, that's up to you.
Well, I don't really trust any insider here except Smitty. He or any reputable source outside of this forum reported nothing like that. So I don't take this "Celtics had a deal agreed" as a fact.
CelticsLV wrote:The Comedian wrote:CelticsLV wrote:
Who says there was an agreed deal? Do you have a single reputable source for this?
The deal was agreed upon, Celtics were under the impression they had George. If multiple trusted insiders are "reputable" enough, that's up to you.
Well, I don't really trust any insider here except Smitty. He or any reputable source outside of this forum reported nothing like that. So I don't take this "Celtics had a deal agreed" as a fact.
SmartWentCrazy wrote:Would offer Romeo and picks for Sabonis. Indy gets a local kid that fits perfectly as a 3 next to Oladipo. Would not trade Jaylen.
Tatum, Brown, Smart, Hayward, Ojeleye and Robert Williams obviously are, since each of them was signed long before the most recent offseason. But is anybody else?reload141 wrote:I would be shocked if we even had a discussion with Indy.
After Pritchard screwed Ainge over I don’t see them getting along.
Fencer reregistered wrote:reload141 wrote:I would be shocked if we even had a discussion with Indy.
After Pritchard screwed Ainge over I don’t see them getting along.
Maybe you can rule out certain styles of ongoing, good-faith negotiations. But in a league this small, it's tough to permanently blackball anybody.
"Hey, I have a deal idea. Let's either get it done by the close of business tomorrow or completely drop it." is probably possible between any pair of teams.
Fencer reregistered wrote:reload141 wrote:I would be shocked if we even had a discussion with Indy.
After Pritchard screwed Ainge over I don’t see them getting along.
Maybe you can rule out certain styles of ongoing, good-faith negotiations. But in a league this small, it's tough to permanently blackball anybody.
"Hey, I have a deal idea. Let's either get it done by the close of business tomorrow or completely drop it." is probably possible between any pair of teams.
Higgs Boston wrote:Of course sabonis is available, pacers already know he is terrible as PF and can't play with turner. He is the typical offensive C that isn't really good at anything, average athlete, average defender at best, and his ideal role is as 3 big coming from the bench.
It's crazy that some people think that this type of player has the same potential as a two way wing with elite athleticism like Brown.
canman1971 wrote:CelticsLV wrote:The Comedian wrote:
The deal was agreed upon, Celtics were under the impression they had George. If multiple trusted insiders are "reputable" enough, that's up to you.
Well, I don't really trust any insider here except Smitty. He or any reputable source outside of this forum reported nothing like that. So I don't take this "Celtics had a deal agreed" as a fact.
Not even sure the point of this. Why should anyone care if you trust any "source" whether on this forum or in the wonderful local or national media? Same as nobody should care if I trust the same. If trust is a criteria for posting on the internet, then we are all doomed. Your comment is a backhanded insult to anyone but Smitty. What's the point really? Except, I guess, you trust Smitty (time to celebrate Smitty),whom I'm assuming you've never met. Weird world we live in. Point is, don't trust anyone on the internet; that's what I tell my students and my son. Simple.