Comments on: You Do Not Tell Danny Ainge What to Do: Kevin Garnett to Boston http://givemetherock.com/2007/07/31/you-do-not-tell-danny-ainge-what-to-do-kevin-garnett-to-boston/ this is fantasy basketball Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Patrick http://givemetherock.com/2007/07/31/you-do-not-tell-danny-ainge-what-to-do-kevin-garnett-to-boston/comment-page-1/#comment-1407 Patrick Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:02:59 +0000 http://givemetherock.com/2007/07/31/you-do-not-tell-danny-ainge-what-to-do-kevin-garnett-to-boston/#comment-1407 I can certainly understand your concern. In five years, the Celtics are going to be an absolute mess. And a Pierce/Allen/Garnett trio with no bench doesn't sound like it's going to win a title, especially against whatever juggernaut comes out of the west. So what’s the point? What I like about this trade is that for the first time in Ainge’s tenure, it actually seems like he has a plan that fits together, however desperate it may seem. KG is a better player than Jefferson and he certainly fits better with Pierce and Allen right now. After watching Green for a couple years, I‘m not really sold on him, but I’m no scout, so who knows what will happen. Gomes and Telfair are role players at best. The loss of draft picks will hurt, especially because the Celtics could really use some depth, but I didn’t see them going into the lottery even pre-KG, so they wouldn’t have gotten an OJ Mayo or anything. I truly believe that Jefferson is going to be a star in the league and it will hurt to see him play for another team during the next decade, but pairing Pierce with Jefferson doesn’t do much good for either player or the team. The Celtics needed to decide whether they wanted to try to win now or win in five years, and I’m just happy they choose one of the above for the first time since Ainge became the GM. You are right though, I do like the core of young players in Minnesota and I think in a few years they will be a force to be reckoned with. We’ll see if Kevin Mchale is around to enjoy it. I can certainly understand your concern. In five years, the Celtics are going to be an absolute mess. And a Pierce/Allen/Garnett trio with no bench doesn’t sound like it’s going to win a title, especially against whatever juggernaut comes out of the west. So what’s the point?

What I like about this trade is that for the first time in Ainge’s tenure, it actually seems like he has a plan that fits together, however desperate it may seem. KG is a better player than Jefferson and he certainly fits better with Pierce and Allen right now. After watching Green for a couple years, I‘m not really sold on him, but I’m no scout, so who knows what will happen. Gomes and Telfair are role players at best. The loss of draft picks will hurt, especially because the Celtics could really use some depth, but I didn’t see them going into the lottery even pre-KG, so they wouldn’t have gotten an OJ Mayo or anything.

I truly believe that Jefferson is going to be a star in the league and it will hurt to see him play for another team during the next decade, but pairing Pierce with Jefferson doesn’t do much good for either player or the team. The Celtics needed to decide whether they wanted to try to win now or win in five years, and I’m just happy they choose one of the above for the first time since Ainge became the GM. You are right though, I do like the core of young players in Minnesota and I think in a few years they will be a force to be reckoned with. We’ll see if Kevin Mchale is around to enjoy it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://givemetherock.com/2007/07/31/you-do-not-tell-danny-ainge-what-to-do-kevin-garnett-to-boston/comment-page-1/#comment-1406 Anonymous Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:35:15 +0000 http://givemetherock.com/2007/07/31/you-do-not-tell-danny-ainge-what-to-do-kevin-garnett-to-boston/#comment-1406 I really don't like this trade. Jefferson could've posted really good numbers this year. While not maybe as much as KG would, but wouldn't you rather have a guy who has 18 pts, 11 Rebs, 1.5 blocks shooting around 50% PLUS Gerald Green with two picks in the future and Gomes off the bench than KG? I sincerely think that Minnesota got the better end of this deal. They will end up in the bottom five of the league. Look at it this way, a team with Foye running the point( we can all agree that he will turn out well) Green, who is compared to tmac though i doubt he gets to that level, Brewer locking down players, Jefferson on the block, and a First round pick (their own form the Ricky Davis trade) in a draft that features Eric Gordon, Roy hibbert, OJ Mayo, and other great talent. I really don’t like this trade. Jefferson could’ve posted really good numbers this year. While not maybe as much as KG would, but wouldn’t you rather have a guy who has 18 pts, 11 Rebs, 1.5 blocks shooting around 50% PLUS Gerald Green with two picks in the future and Gomes off the bench than KG? I sincerely think that Minnesota got the better end of this deal. They will end up in the bottom five of the league. Look at it this way, a team with Foye running the point( we can all agree that he will turn out well) Green, who is compared to tmac though i doubt he gets to that level, Brewer locking down players, Jefferson on the block, and a First round pick (their own form the Ricky Davis trade) in a draft that features Eric Gordon, Roy hibbert, OJ Mayo, and other great talent.

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