Pierce player of week</p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> Celtics forward Paul Pierce was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, Dec. 10 through Sunday, Dec. 16.</p> Pierce led the Celtics to a 3-0 week, helping Boston extend its winning streak to nine games. At 20-2, the Celtics own the NBA's best record and have tied the franchise record for best start through 22 games, first achieved during the 1963-64 season. Pierce averaged 25.3 points and 5.0 rebounds. The ninth-year pro connected on 24-of-27 (.888) free throws including a nine-of-nine effort during Boston's 104-82 win over the Bucks on Dec. 14.</p> Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy today was named Western Conference Player of the Week.</p> Roy, who wins his second consecutive Player of the Week Award, led the Trail Blazers to a 4-0 week, averaging 23.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.0 steals. Portland is in the midst of a Western Conference-best seven-game winning streak. Roy's signature performance came in a Dec. 16 win over the Nuggets as the second-year guard scored 26 points on 11 field goals made and dished out 11 assists (both tied career highs).</p> Here is a closer look at the week for Pierce:</p> Paul Pierce, Boston Celtics</p> Dec. 12 vs. Sacramento: Tallied 26 points, six rebounds, four assists, two steals and one block in Boston�s 90-78 win over the Kings.</p> Dec. 14 vs. Milwaukee: Poured in 32 points, including five-of-11 from three-point range as the Celtics beat the Bucks 104-82.</p> Dec. 16 @ Toronto: Collected 18 points, six rebounds, four assists and one steal in a 90-77 win over the Raptors.</p> </div></p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (#1AntoineWalkerFan)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> damn that danny ainge for trading brandon roy for telfair</p> </div></p> Yeah, damn him. Without that trade, we don't have Theo Ratliff's expiring contract in order to make the Garnett deal happen in the first place. That deal was never centered around Telfair, it was centered around the financial flexibility to make a big move in the future. Telfair was thrown in because Ainge has always liked him and figured it was worth taking a flyer on him - plus at the time, we needed a point guard. We had no clue Rondo would be available to us late in the first round like he was. That trade was pure gold.</p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mynetsforlife)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> Wasn't it Randy Foye?</p> </div></p> No, there's something else people always confuse.</p> Had we kept the #7 pick, we would have chose between Brandon Roy and Rudy Gay. Minnesota was fully aware that Portland made the Boston trade with the intention of drafting Roy at #7. Minnesota wanted Foye all along, but instead of taking him with the #6 pick and letting Portland get their guy at 7, they drafted Roy at 6 and worked a deal with Portland to get something extra from them. Both teams got the player they wanted, and Minnesota also got a 2nd rounder out of it.</p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32)</div><div class='quotemain'> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (#1AntoineWalkerFan)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> damn that danny ainge for trading brandon roy for telfair</p> </div></p> Yeah, damn him. Without that trade, we don't have Theo Ratliff's expiring contract in order to make the Garnett deal happen in the first place. That deal was never centered around Telfair, it was centered around the financial flexibility to make a big move in the future. Telfair was thrown in because Ainge has always liked him and figured it was worth taking a flyer on him - plus at the time, we needed a point guard. We had no clue Rondo would be available to us late in the first round like he was. That trade was pure gold.</p> </p></div> Itisnow.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (#1AntoineWalkerFan)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> damn that danny ainge for trading brandon roy for telfair</p> </div></p> Yeah, damn him. Without that trade, we don't have Theo Ratliff's expiring contract in order to make the Garnett deal happen in the first place. That deal was never centered around Telfair, it was centered around the financial flexibility to make a big move in the future. Telfair was thrown in because Ainge has always liked him and figured it was worth taking a flyer on him - plus at the time, we needed a point guard. We had no clue Rondo would be available to us late in the first round like he was. That trade was pure gold.</p> </p> </div></p> </p> </p> if you couldnt tell by thei was being completely facetious...so take a deep breath lol</p> and i agree 100% with aqua...now it looks good...at the time, *barf*...but even a blind squirrel finds a Kevin Garnett every now and then...</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mynetsforlife)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> Wasn't it Randy Foye?</p> </div></p> No, there's something else people always confuse.</p> Had we kept the #7 pick, we would have chose between Brandon Roy and Rudy Gay. Minnesota was fully aware that Portland made the Boston trade with the intention of drafting Roy at #7. Minnesota wanted Foye all along, but instead of taking him with the #6 pick and letting Portland get their guy at 7, they drafted Roy at 6 and worked a deal with Portland to get something extra from them. Both teams got the player they wanted, and Minnesota also got a 2nd rounder out of it.</p> </p> </div></p> Actually you have it wrong, Minnesota picked Roy with the intentions of trading him to Houston at #8 where Houston would take Foye for them. Portland knew this and wanted Roy all along, so they chose Foye and forced Minnesotas hand in trading him to Portland</p>
And to claim that trading Raef and Roy for Telfair and Ratlif is "pure gold" is lame. Ainge did that trade not knowing he could turn it around and help get Garnett, (keep in mind Jefferson was the main piece) at the time of the trade. Not one GM in the league would make that trade today knowing what Brandon Roy has become.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JfizzleRaider)</div><div class='quotemain'> And to claim that trading Raef and Roy for Telfair and Ratlif is "pure gold" is lame. Ainge did that trade not knowing he could turn it around and help get Garnett, (keep in mind Jefferson was the main piece) at the time of the trade. Not one GM in the league would make that trade today knowing what Brandon Roy has become.</p></div> Seeyou'rewrong.DannyAingeisGod!Sincehetookoverhe'shadthisplanallalong.Hecouldseethefuturethatmanyofuscouldn'tsee,exceptforafew.WhenDannytradedWalkerthefirsttimeandreceivedthat1stroundpickfromDallas,heknewhe'llturnthatpickintoWestandgetusRayAllenintheSummerof2007,followedbyKevinGarnett.IjustwishIwaswiththein-crowd,too.</p>
You never know exactly what a trade will do, or what player you will land with a pick (unless it's the #1 pick). But no matter how many time you say there was not a plan and it was just luck - there clearly was a plan. Trade for youth and picks to either keep or trade. That is exactly what happened and we are better off for it.</p> Thank you Danny.</p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Causeway)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> Thank you Danny.</p> </p> </div></p> </p> </p> </p> if i had a nickel..........</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (#1AntoineWalkerFan)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Causeway)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> Thank you Danny.</p> </p> </div></p> </p> </p> </p> if i had a nickel..........</p> </div></p> haha!</p> If we took the "thanks Danny" nickels plus the #1AW "Antoine is King" etc. nickels, we could probably buy a basketball team!</p> </p>
