Danny’s gotta retire: He’s too toxic to free agents, nobody wants to trade with him anymore, and we last won a title almost 13 years ago, when George W. Bush was still president. We need to get Popovich here.
I must have imagined all those free agents and trades Danny was responsible for in the last 7-8 years.
Boy I sure wish the Celts could have signed a free agent in the last decade.
Imagine how good they could have been with Al Horford. Or Kemba Walker.
Tristan Thompson would sure help the team this year!
It's too bad Danny couldn't get Phoenix to engage with him on a trade for Isaiah Thomas. Imagine what might have been!
If you think that a GM or a coach should get fired after a certain period of time if they haven't won a title, I guess I can't argue with that. That's a matter of opinion / personal philosophy.
I don't agree with that mindset at all. The Celts have been one of the most successful teams in the league since the end of the Pierce/KG era, even though they haven't won a title. They're well set up to continue to be very successful for the next half decade or longer. Certainly they've had some good luck, but also plenty of bad.
In my book, Ainge has done a very good job. Brad Stevens, too. That's not to say they're perfect. But I'm not at all confident that some other GM / coach combo would have had different results, or would be better moving forward.