https://twitter.com/ChrisForsberg_/status/1151561011234779136?s=20
When did Danny Ainge know Kyrie was gone? "I think I had a pretty good idea in March or April. Not for sure though, not certain. But I was obviously thinking a move in a different direction at that point, thinking of the different options."
http://twitter.com/BrianTRobb/status/1151560910626066433
Danny Ainge on offseason: "I'm excited about the spirit and the camaraderie that our guys seem to have and the atmosphere that exists in our organization right now seems very positive."
Thought these quotes were interesting. Kind of supports the pretty obvious observation that Kyrie quit on us late in the season and then in the Bucks series. Also, between these comments and Wyc痴 comments, they seem pretty ticked off at the Kyrie experience.
Will be interesting to see if he gets a tribute video, if he even tries to play in Boston. I imagine he値l skip those games like he did with Cleveland, especially knowing how badly he値l be booed.
This doesn't surprise me at all. I don't fault Ainge, Wyc or anyone in the front office for how the Kyrie saga went here. It's easy to look back and say we should have traded him at the deadline, but as Ainge said, they didn't get the feeling he'd leave until about March. And that's just who Kyrie is, acts only for himself and keeps things mostly private. Pretty much confirmed he's got an ego and couldn't care less about the team. What was really telling is that he seemed to be the first guy who didn't like playing for Brad Stevens and that probably paved the way for everything that happened in the frustrating 2018-2019 campaign.
Ainge is right that Kyrie wasn't the only problem last season. But he was definitely the primary one I think. LOL "Kyrie a leader". PUH-LEASE. Guy really showed us what a leader he is. I feel like a moron all this time thinking it'd work out with the Celtics and Kyrie, even when the signs said it wouldn't.
Good Riddance KyrieI'm happy that we turned around and managed to get Kemba. He genuinely likes being here it seems and playing for UCONN also makes him and the fans more familiar with Kemba now in the region.
I think the past season taught the front office and Stevens a lot of lessons, and we added a group of guys who want to be here and are likable. Even if Kemba isn't better than Kyrie based on individual talent, he's still fairly close and is a much better team player. That's already an upgrade IMO.