Again I disagree. Maybe you just have a different perspective on the meaning of history in the NBA, but the Celtics have had periods of dominance in every era in league history. It was a bit of a stretch between the Bird-led teams and the current batch, but the franchise has been remarkable on a variety of fronts and I'm not sure why you're so quick to dismiss past success just because it's in the past. Ed O.
The Celtics have made it out of the first round 3 times since the Blazers last did, one of them to the conference finals, which was also the deepest you guys have made it in 17 years, as well.
I'd say Ainge mortaged the future for the present. Green and Jefferson will be very good players. Brewer I'm not so sure.
He meant Jeff Green, who the Sonics picked with Boston's draft pick. As for mortgaging the future: maybe he did. I think, personally, that mortgaging the future for a championship--and an opportunity to win another one or two--is totally worth it. Ed O.
Agree completely. Unless you have an amazing collection of young talent that seems poised to win a lot for many years, which Boston did not, turning it into 1-3 championship shots (one already cashed in) is a no-doubt win.
I didn't say it was a bad move. It worked for them. I think they were pretty good trades though, for both teams. Minnesota could have probably gotten more for KG though.
With McHale in charge? ... It's shocking he even got Jefferson in the deal. He should have demanded Perkins. Ed O.