Moranis, thanks for the reminder about passing up on trading Brown for Kawhi. Had we executed that trade, we would have won the title in 2019 and possibly created a situation where Kawhi likes the Celtics the same way Paul Pierce did, so perhaps with a title in town we go into 2019-2020 with Irving, Smart, Tatum, Leonard, Horford, and Hayward. Truly unbeatable roster and back-to-back champions right now...
But, you know, we can keep ranting forever about that time Ainge pulled off the 2013 trade, and how we’ve got this great trading GM whose last major trade was three years ago and resulted in that star ditching us after two lackluster seasons and a heart attack...
Folks, the Lakers have won three championships since our last championship. If we do not stop them, they’re going to win many more the next 5-6 years after they pair AD with someone like Giannis, Kawhi or who knows. We’ve won one championship in nearly 20 years with Ainge. If it doesn’t happen in 2021, it’s just not going to happen and we’re going to eventually move on after Tatum and Brown walk away from us in the future (why would they stick around without truly leaving a mark as a champion?)...where are we then? And how many years does one get to oversee a rebuild? This is Title Town, so let’s win a title. No more excuses.
P.S. Folks, don’t ever forget that Ainge lobbied Red to trade Bird back in ‘88. There are some guys you just do not trade and Larry Legend is one of them; Ainge is not one of those guys, so if we can essentially trade Ainge for a fresh start with Morey in 2021, and an amazing coach like Tony Bennett or Gregg Popovich along the way, we need to do it to improve our chances of winning a championship...unless, of course, Ainge helps us win it all in 2021. In that case, fine. But what have you done for us lately, Ainge? Seriously, have no idea why some people are loyal to a guy who is not loyal to anybody...