TP for the link.
Still, I am not convinced by what Scalabrine says. All he says is that we ll keep Rondo bcs we want championships and Smart is not ready yet. This is not much of an argument IMHO.
It's probably a subset of the valid argument that the Celtics are unlikely to trade Rondo because Ainge isn't an idiot.
Interesting point. IMHO we are going to trade Rondo (hope this does not make me an idiot). We could go on debating this for hours, but at this stage I think we are both familiar with both sides arguments.
Btw, since you are into Logic, I am sure you realize a valid argument is not necessarily a sound one.
The Rondo question is actually pretty simple. We just have to wait for the answer.
If this team comes out and is looking like a 30 win unit, the chances of Rondo getting traded go way up because that will mean we don't have nearly enough talent already on board.
If this team is looking like a 40 win unit, the chance of Rondo getting traded go way down because it will mean we could be only a move or two away from contending.
Mike
Thanks for clarifying this.
I think we are a bottom 6 of the League team.
The difference between this year and the year before we got KG and Ray is that team had, at most, 3 legitimate NBA players with more than 3 years of experience. Pierce, Scal and Wally Z.
This team has Rondo, Green, Bass, Bradley and Thornton, with Turner and Wallace thrown in. If this team can't win more than 25 or so games with that veteran core and Sully, KO, Smart added in, there's a loooooooooong rebuild coming.
Mike