Fire Ainge: Thanks Danny, but it's time to go

[BigTrade92]

Ainge needs to go because he’s been here 18 years and has morphed into a content has-been.

Trying to use what he did well over a decade ago as proof of his “greatness” is completely irrelevant in 2021.

Instead name me all of his success since the Irving disaster? You can’t, because he hasn’t done jack sh*t since then....

To keep this past-his-prime GM at the helm for his 19th, 20th season and beyond is just giving this team a slow death.

It’s time for new blood at the top in Boston. To continue this status quo with Ainge is just more of the same and that clearly isn’t getting us anywhere.

Drafted Time Lord.
Signed Theis.
Drafted Pritchard.
Won the second largest number of playoff series of any team in the league.

Or something like that.

You can find two solid draft picks and a nice free agent signing on practically every roster in the entire league. That doesn’t mean he’s done a good job in the past four years. Any schmuck can pull that off.

He also let three max contracts walk for absolutely nothing a piece, built the worst bench in the NBA and has his team currently sitting in 6th place in the East and unable to beat a single top tier team not even once this entire season.

Pumping your chest out about playoff games that have led to zero titles and zero Finals appearances is what loser franchises gloat about. Not the Boston Celtics.

The guy is a has-been. Cut and dry.

You Ainge fanboys are literally just grasping at straws at this point.

[Fencer reregistered]

Ainge needs to go because he’s been here 18 years and has morphed into a content has-been.

Trying to use what he did well over a decade ago as proof of his “greatness” is completely irrelevant in 2021.

Instead name me all of his success since the Irving disaster? You can’t, because he hasn’t done jack sh*t since then....

To keep this past-his-prime GM at the helm for his 19th, 20th season and beyond is just giving this team a slow death.

It’s time for new blood at the top in Boston. To continue this status quo with Ainge is just more of the same and that clearly isn’t getting us anywhere.

Drafted Time Lord.
Signed Theis.
Drafted Pritchard.
Won the second largest number of playoff series of any team in the league.

Or something like that.

You can find two solid draft picks and a nice free agent signing on practically every roster in the entire league. That doesn’t mean he’s done a good job in the past four years. Any schmuck can pull that off.

He also let three max contracts walk for absolutely nothing a piece, built the worst bench in the NBA and has his team currently sitting in 6th place in the East and unable to beat a single top tier team not even once this entire season.

Pumping your chest out about playoff games that have led to zero titles and zero Finals appearances is what loser franchises gloat about. Not the Boston Celtics.

The guy is a has-been. Cut and dry.

You Ainge fanboys are literally just grasping at straws at this point.

-- Most accomplished team in the league over the past four years except for the three that won championships, the one that lost in the Finals twice, and maaaaaybe (I wouldn't actually agree) the one that lost in the Finals once.
-- One of the best young cores in the league.
-- Only team that ranks nearly that high in both categories at once (unless you're a huge fan of Herro/Robinson or of FVV/Anunoby).

[BigTrade92]

Drafted Time Lord.
Signed Theis.
Drafted Pritchard.
Won the second largest number of playoff series of any team in the league.

Or something like that.

You can find two solid draft picks and a nice free agent signing on practically every roster in the entire league. That doesn’t mean he’s done a good job in the past four years. Any schmuck can pull that off.

He also let three max contracts walk for absolutely nothing a piece, built the worst bench in the NBA and has his team currently sitting in 6th place in the East and unable to beat a single top tier team not even once this entire season.

Pumping your chest out about playoff games that have led to zero titles and zero Finals appearances is what loser franchises gloat about. Not the Boston Celtics.

The guy is a has-been. Cut and dry.

You Ainge fanboys are literally just grasping at straws at this point.

-- Most accomplished team in the league over the past four years except for the three that won championships, the one that lost in the Finals twice, and maaaaaybe (I wouldn't actually agree) the one that lost in the Finals once.
-- One of the best young cores in the league.
-- Only team that ranks nearly that high in both categories at once (unless you're a huge fan of Herro/Robinson or of FVV/Anunoby).

Your list amounts to simply a bunch of green teamer nothingness.

They've accomplished absolutely nothing aside from a few playoff series wins. That's not impressive. The Pacers had very similar results with Paul George during his tenure there. Go ask Indiana fans about those playoff wins and ECF appearances and how much that all mattered in the long-run.... Oh and the Kings, Grizzlies and Pelicans all have great young cores too. Too bad having a "good young core" means zilch in the NBA.

The straws....you’re grasping so hard for them....

[Fencer reregistered]

You can find two solid draft picks and a nice free agent signing on practically every roster in the entire league. That doesn’t mean he’s done a good job in the past four years. Any schmuck can pull that off.

He also let three max contracts walk for absolutely nothing a piece, built the worst bench in the NBA and has his team currently sitting in 6th place in the East and unable to beat a single top tier team not even once this entire season.

Pumping your chest out about playoff games that have led to zero titles and zero Finals appearances is what loser franchises gloat about. Not the Boston Celtics.

The guy is a has-been. Cut and dry.

You Ainge fanboys are literally just grasping at straws at this point.

-- Most accomplished team in the league over the past four years except for the three that won championships, the one that lost in the Finals twice, and maaaaaybe (I wouldn't actually agree) the one that lost in the Finals once.
-- One of the best young cores in the league.
-- Only team that ranks nearly that high in both categories at once (unless you're a huge fan of Herro/Robinson or of FVV/Anunoby).

Your list amounts to simply a bunch of green teamer nothingness.

They've accomplished absolutely nothing aside from a few playoff series wins. That's not impressive. The Pacers had very similar results with Paul George during his tenure there. Go ask Indiana fans about those playoff wins and ECF appearances and how much that all mattered in the long-run.... Oh and the Kings, Grizzlies and Pelicans all have great young cores too. Too bad having a "good young core" means zilch in the NBA.

The straws....you’re grasping so hard for them....

Your personal attacks are moronic.

The rest of your opinions have little to recommend them either.

[BigTrade92]

-- Most accomplished team in the league over the past four years except for the three that won championships, the one that lost in the Finals twice, and maaaaaybe (I wouldn't actually agree) the one that lost in the Finals once.
-- One of the best young cores in the league.
-- Only team that ranks nearly that high in both categories at once (unless you're a huge fan of Herro/Robinson or of FVV/Anunoby).

Your list amounts to simply a bunch of green teamer nothingness.

They've accomplished absolutely nothing aside from a few playoff series wins. That's not impressive. The Pacers had very similar results with Paul George during his tenure there. Go ask Indiana fans about those playoff wins and ECF appearances and how much that all mattered in the long-run.... Oh and the Kings, Grizzlies and Pelicans all have great young cores too. Too bad having a "good young core" means zilch in the NBA.

The straws....you’re grasping so hard for them....

Your personal attacks are moronic.

The rest of your opinions have little to recommend them either.

If you think directly addressing the content of your posts as being heavy on the green kool-aid flavoring and saying that you're grasping at straws is a "personal attack" then you certainly have a lot bigger issues at hand to deal with.... Not once were you, the poster, "personally attacked" my dear Fencer.

Sorry that you can't find an actual counterpoint to use. Seems to be a common occurrence amongst the Ainge apologists in here...

[Fencer reregistered]

Your list amounts to simply a bunch of green teamer nothingness.

They've accomplished absolutely nothing aside from a few playoff series wins. That's not impressive. The Pacers had very similar results with Paul George during his tenure there. Go ask Indiana fans about those playoff wins and ECF appearances and how much that all mattered in the long-run.... Oh and the Kings, Grizzlies and Pelicans all have great young cores too. Too bad having a "good young core" means zilch in the NBA.

The straws....you’re grasping so hard for them....

Your personal attacks are moronic.

The rest of your opinions have little to recommend them either.

If you think directly addressing the content of your posts as being heavy on the green kool-aid flavoring and saying that you're grasping at straws is a "personal attack" then you certainly have a lot bigger issues at hand to deal with.... Not once were you, the poster, "personally attacked" my dear Fencer.

Sorry that you can't find an actual counterpoint to use. Seems to be a common occurrence amongst the Ainge apologists in here...

Did you mean "fan-boy", "green-teamer" and so on as compliments?

[BigTrade92]

Your personal attacks are moronic.

The rest of your opinions have little to recommend them either.

If you think directly addressing the content of your posts as being heavy on the green kool-aid flavoring and saying that you're grasping at straws is a "personal attack" then you certainly have a lot bigger issues at hand to deal with.... Not once were you, the poster, "personally attacked" my dear Fencer.

Sorry that you can't find an actual counterpoint to use. Seems to be a common occurrence amongst the Ainge apologists in here...

Did you mean "fan-boy", "green-teamer" and so on as compliments?

Fanboy as Meriam-Webster defines: “a boy or man who is an extremely or overly enthusiastic fan of someone or something.”

You’re in a “Fire Ainge” thread defending him vehemently. Unless you’re not a male, then I’m not sure where the "personal attack" lies... I can certainly edit my post to say “fangirl” if you prefer? Certainly don’t want to gender discriminate if you are a woman or label yourself that way. No judgement here.

Green Teamer (sorry not in Meriam-Webster, so I’ll have to defer to Urban Dictionary for this one) is defined as: “a fan of the Boston Celtics who blindly follows the team and believes any call against the team is a bad call or any move made by the general managter is a great move.”

Hmm seems to check out, not to mention again, you’re in a “Fire Ainge” thread and are shocked that your defense of him is being countered by a poster who wants him fired...

You seriously need to go outside and take a walk if this all right here is upsetting you.

[Jammer]

A recent error in tactics, or team building strategy, was wasting the 2019 #14 and #21 picks, and the 2020 #14 pick (the Memphis pick). Instead of putting his cards on Romeo Langford, Grant Williams and Aaron Nesmith - the percentage move was to dangle those three picks BEFORE the 2019 draft where they would make a selection for a team, and could still offer the Memphis pick in 2020 or 2021 (whenever it delivered).

I had specifically suggested players such as Jerami Grant (who would be hitting restricted free agency in a year) and Zach LaVine at that time. Probably suggested Vucevic as well. Anyway, that type of percentage move, acquiring a player who can definitively contribute, was the percentage use of those draft picks. It would have cramped the cap space used to bring in Kemba Walker, and he might not have got here (darn), but with another 15 to 22 million of cap space the Celtics could have brought in an impact player.

Now Ainge and Zarren don't have the draft capital to pull off those kinds of moves. The Pat Riley specialty trade. That was a blunder. They might have even got two sure fire contributing players with those 3 picks.

[Fencer reregistered]

If you think directly addressing the content of your posts as being heavy on the green kool-aid flavoring and saying that you're grasping at straws is a "personal attack" then you certainly have a lot bigger issues at hand to deal with.... Not once were you, the poster, "personally attacked" my dear Fencer.

Sorry that you can't find an actual counterpoint to use. Seems to be a common occurrence amongst the Ainge apologists in here...

Did you mean "fan-boy", "green-teamer" and so on as compliments?

Fanboy as Meriam-Webster defines: “a boy or man who is an extremely or overly enthusiastic fan of someone or something.”

You’re in a “Fire Ainge” thread defending him vehemently. Unless you’re not a male, then I’m not sure where the "personal attack" lies... I can certainly edit my post to say “fangirl” if you prefer? Certainly don’t want to gender discriminate if you are a woman or label yourself that way. No judgement here.

Green Teamer (sorry not in Meriam-Webster, so I’ll have to defer to Urban Dictionary for this one) is defined as: “a fan of the Boston Celtics who blindly follows the team and believes any call against the team is a bad call or any move made by the general managter is a great move.”

Hmm seems to check out, not to mention again, you’re in a “Fire Ainge” thread and are shocked that your defense of him is being countered by a poster who wants him fired...

You seriously need to go outside and take a walk if this all right here is upsetting you.

"Blind" isn't meant as a personal attack?

[BigTrade92]

Did you mean "fan-boy", "green-teamer" and so on as compliments?

Fanboy as Meriam-Webster defines: “a boy or man who is an extremely or overly enthusiastic fan of someone or something.”

You’re in a “Fire Ainge” thread defending him vehemently. Unless you’re not a male, then I’m not sure where the "personal attack" lies... I can certainly edit my post to say “fangirl” if you prefer? Certainly don’t want to gender discriminate if you are a woman or label yourself that way. No judgement here.

Green Teamer (sorry not in Meriam-Webster, so I’ll have to defer to Urban Dictionary for this one) is defined as: “a fan of the Boston Celtics who blindly follows the team and believes any call against the team is a bad call or any move made by the general managter is a great move.”

Hmm seems to check out, not to mention again, you’re in a “Fire Ainge” thread and are shocked that your defense of him is being countered by a poster who wants him fired...

You seriously need to go outside and take a walk if this all right here is upsetting you.

"Blind" isn't meant as a personal attack?

Except no one called you "blind". You just cherry picked a word used in a definition to try and promote some sort of faux-outrage.

Blind by the way, is defined in Mariam-Webster as: (1) "unable to see because of injury, disease, or a congenital condition" or (2) "lacking perception, awareness, or discernment." I mean, if this is the game you want to play here, your tiresome Ainge defense certainly does fit in under the second defined meaning...

My dude, you're a poster of 15+ years here. The fact that you're seriously telling the world you now feel "personally attacked" due to a term definition is easily the softest thing I've ever seen written on RealGM. You may want to cancel your account if you actually become this triggered every time you hotly debate anything Celtics or Ainge-related, especially in a contentious thread such as this one...

I hope you find guidance fam. No one person should go through life this fragile.

[MrGreenRunsDeep]

I don’t think Danny will get fired ... it will be Brad Stevens first thn Danny Ainge... lol

[Fencer reregistered]

Fanboy as Meriam-Webster defines: “a boy or man who is an extremely or overly enthusiastic fan of someone or something.”

You’re in a “Fire Ainge” thread defending him vehemently. Unless you’re not a male, then I’m not sure where the "personal attack" lies... I can certainly edit my post to say “fangirl” if you prefer? Certainly don’t want to gender discriminate if you are a woman or label yourself that way. No judgement here.

Green Teamer (sorry not in Meriam-Webster, so I’ll have to defer to Urban Dictionary for this one) is defined as: “a fan of the Boston Celtics who blindly follows the team and believes any call against the team is a bad call or any move made by the general managter is a great move.”

Hmm seems to check out, not to mention again, you’re in a “Fire Ainge” thread and are shocked that your defense of him is being countered by a poster who wants him fired...

You seriously need to go outside and take a walk if this all right here is upsetting you.

"Blind" isn't meant as a personal attack?

Except no one called you "blind". You just cherry picked a word used in a definition to try and promote some sort of faux-outrage.

Blind by the way, is defined in Mariam-Webster as: (1) "unable to see because of injury, disease, or a congenital condition" or (2) "lacking perception, awareness, or discernment." I mean, if this is the game you want to play here, your tiresome Ainge defense certainly does fit in under the second defined meaning...

My dude, you're a poster of 15+ years here. The fact that you're seriously telling the world you now feel "personally attacked" due to a term definition is easily the softest thing I've ever seen written on RealGM. You may want to cancel your account if you actually become this triggered every time you hotly debate anything Celtics or Ainge-related, especially in a contentious thread such as this one...

I hope you find guidance fam. No one person should go through life this fragile.

"Fragile" isn't meant as a personal attack?

[BigTrade92]

"Blind" isn't meant as a personal attack?

Except no one called you "blind". You just cherry picked a word used in a definition to try and promote some sort of faux-outrage.

Blind by the way, is defined in Mariam-Webster as: (1) "unable to see because of injury, disease, or a congenital condition" or (2) "lacking perception, awareness, or discernment." I mean, if this is the game you want to play here, your tiresome Ainge defense certainly does fit in under the second defined meaning...

My dude, you're a poster of 15+ years here. The fact that you're seriously telling the world you now feel "personally attacked" due to a term definition is easily the softest thing I've ever seen written on RealGM. You may want to cancel your account if you actually become this triggered every time you hotly debate anything Celtics or Ainge-related, especially in a contentious thread such as this one...

I hope you find guidance fam. No one person should go through life this fragile.

"Fragile" isn't meant as a personal attack?

Do better with your trolling. Regurgitating the same reply is just lazy.

[Fencer reregistered]

Except no one called you "blind". You just cherry picked a word used in a definition to try and promote some sort of faux-outrage.

Blind by the way, is defined in Mariam-Webster as: (1) "unable to see because of injury, disease, or a congenital condition" or (2) "lacking perception, awareness, or discernment." I mean, if this is the game you want to play here, your tiresome Ainge defense certainly does fit in under the second defined meaning...

My dude, you're a poster of 15+ years here. The fact that you're seriously telling the world you now feel "personally attacked" due to a term definition is easily the softest thing I've ever seen written on RealGM. You may want to cancel your account if you actually become this triggered every time you hotly debate anything Celtics or Ainge-related, especially in a contentious thread such as this one...

I hope you find guidance fam. No one person should go through life this fragile.

"Fragile" isn't meant as a personal attack?

Do better with your trolling. Regurgitating the same reply is just lazy.

Your lies don't deserve any more thought than that.

[BigTrade92]

"Fragile" isn't meant as a personal attack?

Do better with your trolling. Regurgitating the same reply is just lazy.

Your lies don't deserve any more thought than that.

Okay great, are you through derailing this thread now?

[LarryBirdsFingr]

Ainge needs to go because he’s been here 18 years and has morphed into a content has-been.

Trying to use what he did well over a decade ago as proof of his “greatness” is completely irrelevant in 2021.

Instead name me all of his success since the Irving disaster? You can’t, because he hasn’t done jack sh*t since then....

To keep this past-his-prime GM at the helm for his 19th, 20th season and beyond is just giving this team a slow death.

It’s time for new blood at the top in Boston. To continue this status quo with Ainge is just more of the same and that clearly isn’t getting us anywhere.

Drafted Time Lord.
Signed Theis.
Drafted Pritchard.
Won the second largest number of playoff series of any team in the league.

Or something like that.

You can find two solid draft picks and a nice free agent signing on practically every roster in the entire league. That doesn’t mean he’s done a good job in the past four years. Any schmuck can pull that off.

He also let three max contracts walk for absolutely nothing a piece, built the worst bench in the NBA and has his team currently sitting in 6th place in the East and unable to beat a single top tier team not even once this entire season.

Pumping your chest out about playoff games that have led to zero titles and zero Finals appearances is what loser franchises gloat about. Not the Boston Celtics.

The guy is a has-been. Cut and dry.

You Ainge fanboys are literally just grasping at straws at this point.

I completely agree.

[Setshot33]

Red Auerbach would never have fans wait 11+ years between title runs.

[SichtingLives]

The idea of firing Ainge is preposterous. We could trade him for at least a couple second round picks

[BostonCouchGM]

Red Auerbach would never have fans wait 11+ years between title runs.

clever but weak. Len Bias died, Bird and McHale got injured, Lewis died and they lost the lottery rights to Tim Duncan. But let's compare quite possibly the best G.M. in sports history to Danny Ainge who has one championship in 18 years as G.M. which he owes to his buddy McHale anyway.

[Patsfan1081]

Are we really going to hand our hats on a few eastern conference finals appearances in a span of two decades? Maybe that would be okay if this team was coming off a tear down, but this team is trending in the opposite direction when you’re being lead by young players. You also shouldn’t be punting on a season directly off of one of those conference finals.