Ainge just "retired" as the GM for Boston. Ainge is a Oregon kid who is only 62. Think he'd give Portland a shot at turning things around?
hell no. stop with the retreads-- this dude is so overrated i would rather hire the guy Boston SHOULD have promoted: mike zarren
I was thinking more of Stevens now that your not HC the Blazers will give you Stotts but we want a 2nd round pick for him not a bad deal considering he is a good coach when rebuilding NOT when a team is ready.
Basically we need to hire a GM who's former teammates with the GM of another team with an aging superstar, who also happens to be a former HOFer from our team.... Who fits that description?
This is how Ainge obtained Tatum, Brown, Hayward, Irving, Rondo, Walker, Thomas, Allen? I'll take a guy with enough connections to land that many all-stars based on former teammates. The list is slightly longer than the list of All-Stars Olshey has obtained in Portland.
All those all stars, and the "treasure trove" of assets he got from moving Garnett, and what more do they have to show for it than what we've done over the same time? 2 more series wins? I would expect more with that many acquired all stars coming through the halls.
The dude was widely considered a bust until he got Allen and Garnett. His strategy of tanking for Oden failed miserably. Tatum and Brown are the fruits of Brooklyn's stupidity, but with that said, it's on Ainge that he thought adding a shoot-first point guard in Kemba was a good idea to put with his two star wings. He actually reminds me a lot of some of the GMs we have had here. They are afraid of turning young talent into superstar pieces. Kemba was the wrong signing. Gordon was great, but they spent all that money adding a wing when their two best players are wings. Those moves made no sense.
Dame deserves a Ring!!! If Jody and Neil can’t get this man some help then trade him to the Lakers or Warriors. Lebron-AD and Dame or Curry-Klay-Dame is a Must See TV every night
This talk of trading Dame needs to stop. However, we NEED to get him more help. It's beyond time now. No matter what, this franchise is letting him down. It's time the team steps up and shows him (and the world) that choosing to be loyal is not a mistake.
I want Olshey gone...a lot but then turning around and hiring Ainge? Sure seems that Ainge has some of the major flaws that make me dislike Olshey
Players won't forget Ainge trading away IT for Kyrie after IT gave everything to that organization. Pass on Ainge. It's wild the Brooklyn Nets are going to win a title before the C's after that lopsided KG + Pierce trade a few years back. People complain about Neil holding onto assets, but have you met Danny Ainge?
