Ok this is not meant at anyone directly, but I feel that many of the same people who are defending Ainge with the "business is business, we can't waste a roster spot" lingo, would be saying what a wise move it was for Danny to store Powe away as our 15th man and then when we prepare for the playoffs get this great gift of an experienced player who knows our system.
I feel some people just want to say that every decision Ainge makes is wise. Me on the other hand, I'll give him credit and blame. He was wise to bail on Jiri and trade him for a first rounder. He was wise to trade that first rounder for Rondo. He was wise after his guy Swift was off the board to pick Big Al. He was wise to sign Posey. He was wise to trade for a second rounder and pick up Powe. He was unwise to trade the Brandon Roy pick. He was unwise to draft Marcus Banks. he was unwise to pick POB over Birdman. He was unwise draft Giddens and Pruitt. He was unwise to trade Tony Battie. He was unwise to pay Mark Blount.
You can go back and forth, but I'm just saying that people should be more objective. How many teams have a 15th man that has the potential to make a difference in the playoffs? we could with Powe, so even if you didn't care about loyalty, it still makes sense to resign Powe and let him rehab as a Celtic and return as a Celtic.
Well since there are just two of us posting in this thread supporting Ainge's I'll feel free to be a bit insulted by this. "I don't mean this at anyone directly" is a rather disingenous cop-out when you want to call out specific posters as being shills for management.
I think I've laid out my reasoning pretty clearly. I am not "just rationalizing" whatever Ainge has done.
We shouldn't commit a roster spot or money on a project until we're done signing whatever impact FAs we can get. Powe might not be healthy enough to play at all next season.
If you think you think these two posts are the only pro Ainge posts on this topic today you're very wrong. There's been hundreds of posts on the main page and in the forums today on Powe. The majority are disheartened by the move, but there is a strong minority that has your exact argument. So you can save your "disingenous cop-out" attack for someone else. This wasn't about you. The fact that you took "some" or even "many" to mean fafnir, well that's on you. Don't be so sensitive. If you're not a "shill" as you call it, then the post had nothing to do with you.
But why did you post it in this thread if it has nothing to do with me or xmuscularghandix? So its about people who've taken our position on the issue, but not the two of us right? Who are these people?
I suppose that's why I don't like it when people preface generic attacks on people with "this is not meant at anyone directly". Whenever someone steps up and says something in response, its on
them for taking it personally, "I wasn't talking about you" etc.
I'm open to valid disagreements with my opinions or arguments. I've never said that Powe can't be valuable, or that you're a fool for thinking he could be big for this team if we brought him back. I understand and respect what you're saying with regards to Powe. I've loved his play for the C's these past two years that he's had the chance to play for a great tema.
But I feel like I'm being hit by a pretty broad brush for taking a position opposite of yours. Especially since you're throwing a
lot of past debates out there. Many of which occurred when I wasn't even active on this blog!
