It's hilarious how the fanbase has turned 180 and would "rather have" Wallace

[badshar]

It's funny, sad and pathetic...all at the same time. This same board, that was eager to get Wallace off the team "for literally anything", now thinks that Lee was a bad move and "Wallace was actually good". All this just to put down Ainge.

Get off of Danny. Seriously. If that's too difficult, at least stop being hypocrits.

[Mlewis1392]

You gotta love it.. Once everyone gets what they want it's not good enough. The guy never saw the floor and now we actually have someone who can hoop. He may be up there in age but for such a young team we need the veteran leadership(Not that Wallace didn't do that for us) this is only the first domino to fall this summer. Remember guys "In Danny We Trust" I'm sure he's been working the phones since we got knocked out the first round it just takes two to tango.. With all that being said I know the one person who will approve of this trade is...James Young

[TheFlex]

You can't please everyone, I guess... especially Bostonians.

[Emmette Bryant]

It's funny, sad and pathetic...all at the same time. This same board, that was eager to get Wallace off the team "for literally anything", now thinks that Lee was a bad move and "Wallace was actually good". All this just to put down Ainge.

Get off of Danny. Seriously. If that's too difficult, at least stop being hypocrits.

TP for pointing out the silliness.

[max215]

I've gotten used to it. It's pretty ridiculous though, and I can relate to the frustration. Last night for example, Smart puts up 26 points and 8 assists, but his performance garners a 'C' rating from some posters as it wasn't dominant enough. I'm happy that we got rid of Wallace and added a legitimate NBA talent with a larger expiring deal.

[GratefulCs]

It's funny, sad and pathetic...all at the same time. This same board, that was eager to get Wallace off the team "for literally anything", now thinks that Lee was a bad move and "Wallace was actually good". All this just to put down Ainge.

Get off of Danny. Seriously. If that's too difficult, at least stop being hypocrits.

major TP


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[Scintan]

I haven't seen any fan base hue and cry to keep Wallace over Lee.  It would be understandable if those who want the team to miss the playoffs would prefer Wallace, BTW.

[D.o.s.]

I like how one opinion can be conflated to "everyone"/"the fanbase" 

David Lee sucks. Has nothing to do with Wallace, IMO, beyond the fact that I'd rather cheer for Wallace as our best cheerleader than Lee as our best player.

[GreenCoffeeBean]

Boston sports fans are the worst. A lot of people in the New England region don't deserve these teams.

[CelticSooner]

Seems the majority understand the move to me...

[Jonny CC]

I don't know who the "fanbase" is that you are referring to.   Most of the reaction I have seen has been positive.  This was a no-brainer trade for Danny.   I just don't know how people can crap on a deal that gives the Cs a better player and additional cap room at the end of the year. 

[SparzWizard]

I'm convinced that half of this forum has some sort of Laker-blood in them. 

But yeeee, David Lee!! What a nice pickup.

[Jonny CC]

I like how one opinion can be conflated to "everyone"/"the fanbase" 

David Lee sucks. Has nothing to do with Wallace, IMO, beyond the fact that I'd rather cheer for Wallace as our best cheerleader than Lee as our best player.

If David Lee sucks then what does that say about Wallace?!?!  Even if Lee was worse than Wallace (who never played), the deal is worth it for the additional cap space at the end of the year.   I don't understand your logic. 

[PhoSita]

Acquiring David Lee:

- Makes the team worse defensively, somehow
- Means a starting spot will probably be used on a 30+ guy with no future here
- Makes the team more likely to finish in the middle of the pack
- Means we have to watch David Lee for at least 20 minutes a night 75+ times


David Lee on the Celts is basically a redux of Kris Humphries, without any of the easy Kardashian jokes.

[D.o.s.]

I like how one opinion can be conflated to "everyone"/"the fanbase" 

David Lee sucks. Has nothing to do with Wallace, IMO, beyond the fact that I'd rather cheer for Wallace as our best cheerleader than Lee as our best player.

If David Lee sucks then what does that say about Wallace?!?!  Even if Lee was worse than Wallace (who never played), the deal is worth it for the additional cap space at the end of the year.   I don't understand your logic.

Wallace on the bench is more of a positive contribution to the Celtics than Lee playing 20-40 minutes per game. I don't know if you're familiar with addition by subtraction, but the inverse is a real thing too.

Pho, per usual, types faster than me and makes the point better.

Although it's possible that Lee will spur on the rebirth of post play in the Garden as opposing teams get the ball down low against him night after night.