Danny on 98.5 Today

[gouki88]

Danny needs to step in and fire at least half of Brad’s staff. We need some former NBA players, especially some guys who have a little fire.

I wonder what KG is up to these days....

On his way to becoming a billionaire and enjoying life. Probably not interested in becoming an assistant coach!

Yeah, doubt KG would bother. Same with McHale - both of whom I would have loved to be involved in our staff.

Would be very okay bringing in some ex-C's like Tony Allen though. A bit more grit n grind would go a long way

tony allen? a coach? he was never known for his deep thinking as a player.

Not so much there for his deep thinking. Would really only be there to keep guys accountable and give us some fire on the bench

accountable, such as the time he told his "posse" to "f*k up" some one in a bar?

https://www.espn.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/583/celtic-guard-tony-allen-s-shooting-incident

i understand your point, but differ on who should be the ex-player to do this. as mentioned elsewhere, powe would seem a better choice.

Trying to use something he did when he was what, 22-23, to discredit him now seems dishonest. He clearly matured when he was at Memphis, and is nearly 40 years old.

[Somebody]

Danny needs to step in and fire at least half of Brad’s staff. We need some former NBA players, especially some guys who have a little fire.

I wonder what KG is up to these days....

On his way to becoming a billionaire and enjoying life. Probably not interested in becoming an assistant coach!

Yeah, doubt KG would bother. Same with McHale - both of whom I would have loved to be involved in our staff.

Would be very okay bringing in some ex-C's like Tony Allen though. A bit more grit n grind would go a long way

I'd pay KG and McHale good money to just give our bigs qualitative advice.

TimeLord with McHale's post arsenal and KG's defence and playmaking is essentially Hakeem! And I'd be alright with that

KG was a significantly better passer than Hakeem, but yeah they created a similar amount of shots during their peaks (Hakeem's numbers were a bit inflated due to how modern that Rockets attack was though). Imagine if Robert hits that level though

[Somebody]

Danny needs to step in and fire at least half of Brad’s staff. We need some former NBA players, especially some guys who have a little fire.

I wonder what KG is up to these days....

On his way to becoming a billionaire and enjoying life. Probably not interested in becoming an assistant coach!

Yeah, doubt KG would bother. Same with McHale - both of whom I would have loved to be involved in our staff.

Would be very okay bringing in some ex-C's like Tony Allen though. A bit more grit n grind would go a long way

I'd pay KG and McHale good money to just give our bigs qualitative advice.

I honestly don't think KG would be that useful giving advice or as a coach.  He just doesn't strike me like the kind of guy that has a coaching mentality.  McHale, however, would be great.

I meant advice in the sense of a guy who'd guide our bigs with some on-court stuff (eg. chip screens, passing, off-ball movement, defensive positioning/awareness, etc), this kind of work doesn't require a 'coaching mentality'.

[slamtheking]

Danny needs to step in and fire at least half of Brad’s staff. We need some former NBA players, especially some guys who have a little fire.

I wonder what KG is up to these days....

On his way to becoming a billionaire and enjoying life. Probably not interested in becoming an assistant coach!

Yeah, doubt KG would bother. Same with McHale - both of whom I would have loved to be involved in our staff.

Would be very okay bringing in some ex-C's like Tony Allen though. A bit more grit n grind would go a long way

I'd pay KG and McHale good money to just give our bigs qualitative advice.

TimeLord with McHale's post arsenal and KG's defence and playmaking is essentially Hakeem! And I'd be alright with that

KG was a significantly better passer than Hakeem, but yeah they created a similar amount of shots during their peaks (Hakeem's numbers were a bit inflated due to how modern that Rockets attack was though). Imagine if Robert hits that level though

to add to that, Mchale had better post offense than Hakeem as well.  if Timelord could get 40-50% of that level, he'd be awesome.

[hwangjini_1]

Danny needs to step in and fire at least half of Brad’s staff. We need some former NBA players, especially some guys who have a little fire.

I wonder what KG is up to these days....

On his way to becoming a billionaire and enjoying life. Probably not interested in becoming an assistant coach!

Yeah, doubt KG would bother. Same with McHale - both of whom I would have loved to be involved in our staff.

Would be very okay bringing in some ex-C's like Tony Allen though. A bit more grit n grind would go a long way

tony allen? a coach? he was never known for his deep thinking as a player.

Not so much there for his deep thinking. Would really only be there to keep guys accountable and give us some fire on the bench

accountable, such as the time he told his "posse" to "f*k up" some one in a bar?

https://www.espn.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/583/celtic-guard-tony-allen-s-shooting-incident

i understand your point, but differ on who should be the ex-player to do this. as mentioned elsewhere, powe would seem a better choice.

Trying to use something he did when he was what, 22-23, to discredit him now seems dishonest. He clearly matured when he was at Memphis, and is nearly 40 years old.

i did not discredit him, he did it himself.

but to the point, i fail to see in him the qualities you statwe you want. better candidates seem to be out there. where can we see leadership? i would be happy to see it please.

[BMark]

Danny needs to step in and fire at least half of Brad’s staff. We need some former NBA players, especially some guys who have a little fire.

I wonder what KG is up to these days....

On his way to becoming a billionaire and enjoying life. Probably not interested in becoming an assistant coach!

Yeah, doubt KG would bother. Same with McHale - both of whom I would have loved to be involved in our staff.

Would be very okay bringing in some ex-C's like Tony Allen though. A bit more grit n grind would go a long way

tony allen? a coach? he was never known for his deep thinking as a player.

Not so much there for his deep thinking. Would really only be there to keep guys accountable and give us some fire on the bench

accountable, such as the time he told his "posse" to "f*k up" some one in a bar?

https://www.espn.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/583/celtic-guard-tony-allen-s-shooting-incident

i understand your point, but differ on who should be the ex-player to do this. as mentioned elsewhere, powe would seem a better choice.

Trying to use something he did when he was what, 22-23, to discredit him now seems dishonest. He clearly matured when he was at Memphis, and is nearly 40 years old.

i did not discredit him, he did it himself.

but to the point, i fail to see in him the qualities you statwe you want. better candidates seem to be out there. where can we see leadership? i would be happy to see it please.

I suggest Gary Payton. Hall of Famer, former Celtic, seems to meet all the suggested requirements.

[Moranis]

Danny needs to step in and fire at least half of Brad’s staff. We need some former NBA players, especially some guys who have a little fire.

I wonder what KG is up to these days....

On his way to becoming a billionaire and enjoying life. Probably not interested in becoming an assistant coach!

Yeah, doubt KG would bother. Same with McHale - both of whom I would have loved to be involved in our staff.

Would be very okay bringing in some ex-C's like Tony Allen though. A bit more grit n grind would go a long way

I'd pay KG and McHale good money to just give our bigs qualitative advice.

I honestly don't think KG would be that useful giving advice or as a coach.  He just doesn't strike me like the kind of guy that has a coaching mentality.  McHale, however, would be great.

I meant advice in the sense of a guy who'd guide our bigs with some on-court stuff (eg. chip screens, passing, off-ball movement, defensive positioning/awareness, etc), this kind of work doesn't require a 'coaching mentality'.

Sure it does, because you just drop in for an hour and do that.  It takes hours and hours of working with someone to effectively teach that stuff.  I just don't think that KG has that in him.

[Goldstar88]

From earlier today, 04/29.


But as he has done for much of the season, Ainge went to bat for Smart amid criticism of both his behavior and his performance this season.

“Marcus has grown a lot,” Ainge told the Toucher and Rich Show. “He’s been fantastic these last few weeks actually, showing some leadership. I’m not going to make a bigger deal out of this than it is.”

The Celtics executive acknowledged Smart should not have pursued his frustrations with the officials after the game — “You can’t do that.” But he also said Smart was justified in being upset over some calls that happened in the game and that he wasn’t sure the suspension was warranted.

Ainge also pushed back on the idea that Smart has regressed this season, saying he’s gone through “ups and downs” like most players on the team this year. “Marcus has been huge for us,” he said. “He’s the heart and soul of our team…I don’t think he’s regressed other than the regression that’s happened from his health and injuries.”

Ainge admitted seemingly the entire team went through a “down” moment in a disappointing Tuesday loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, one of the worst teams in the Western Conference.

One of the players struggling the most to get on track is recent trade deadline addition Evan Fournier, who has missed several games due to COVID-19 and hasn’t scored up to his capability when on the court.

But as with Smart, Ainge said he’s counting on Fournier to find his way in time.

“Evan’s not himself right now,” Ainge said, noting he’s still battling with the after-effects of the virus. “He need him to be as good a team as we can be.”

https://985thesportshub.com/episodes/danny-ainge-joins-toucher-rich-the-stack-4-29-hour-4/

[feckless]

"Actually showing some leadership"  does not lead me to believe that Marcus is the heart and soul, leader of the Celtics - in Danny's mind?  As opposed to many here who think Marcus is our leader?  Marcus has played better but his overinflated sense of his abilities still gets in the way too often.  Smart is often a stupid player on offense!

[Roy H.]

"Actually showing some leadership"  does not lead me to believe that Marcus is the heart and soul, leader of the Celtics - in Danny's mind?  As opposed to many here who think Marcus is our leader?  Marcus has played better but his overinflated sense of his abilities still gets in the way too often.  Smart is often a stupid player on offense!

You took that comment out of context, though.  When you start things in midsentence and leave out a comma, it changes the meaning.  And, Danny literally use the words “heart and soul”.  I don’t think that there is much to parse here.

[gouki88]

"Actually showing some leadership"  does not lead me to believe that Marcus is the heart and soul, leader of the Celtics - in Danny's mind?  As opposed to many here who think Marcus is our leader?  Marcus has played better but his overinflated sense of his abilities still gets in the way too often.  Smart is often a stupid player on offense!

This is a very very big misrepresentation of what was said

[colincb]

More concerned about Fournier after reading this. I had already suspected long-Covid.

[feckless]

"Actually showing some leadership"  does not lead me to believe that Marcus is the heart and soul, leader of the Celtics - in Danny's mind?  As opposed to many here who think Marcus is our leader?  Marcus has played better but his overinflated sense of his abilities still gets in the way too often.  Smart is often a stupid player on offense!

You took that comment out of context, though.  When you start things in midsentence and leave out a comma, it changes the meaning.  And, Danny literally use the words “heart and soul”.  I don’t think that there is much to parse here.

You are right I did miss read it.  My apologies to Marcus and Danny.

[ozgod]

From earlier today, 04/29.




The Celtics executive acknowledged Smart should not have pursued his frustrations with the officials after the game — “You can’t do that.” But he also said Smart was justified in being upset over some calls that happened in the game and that he wasn’t sure the suspension was warranted.

Danny should be the one bringing up these referring controversies with the officials, in his official capacity as GM. He should be writing to the NBA complaining about it. Nothing will be done about them of course, but at least the team will feel like someone has their back and maybe they will be less likely to try and take things into their own hands.

[Goldstar88]

From today, 05/13


https://985thesportshub.com/episodes/celtics-president-of-basketball-operations-danny-ainge-the-stack-5-13-hour-4/


With their loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday night, the Celtics officially cemented their place in the NBA’s inaugural play-in tournament, instead of an outright playoff bid. It was what felt like an inevitable result in an overall disappointing season.

On Thursday morning, Danny Ainge joined Toucher & Rich, where he was asked the questions many Celtics fans have been asking themselves in recent months. Namely, how did the Celtics get to this point, and where do they go from here?

“Our team has been decimated with injuries and has underperformed,” Ainge stated. “There’s no doubt about it. And, you know, we’re not as good as we thought we were. That simple.”

Ainge identified the issues as “not just an effort [problem],” adding, “It’s concentration. It’s a focus…How do you explain that we’re 3-10 against some of the worst records in the league and we’re 8-1 against some of the best records in the league?”

Many observers have attributed those situational struggles to poor coaching, but Ainge doesn’t see things that way. “The real issues are not Brad Stevens,” he said point blank. “You can’t just look at a coach and take his whole body of work throughout his whole coaching career and throw in this year and then make a judgment for crying out loud. That is idiotic.”

“Brad Stevens is a fantastic basketball coach, always has been, and is getting better, not worse,” Ainge continued.

Still, there will be at least some sort of shakeup for  the Celtics once the season ends. “I think that we will definitely be looking to make some changes in the offseason,” Ainge said. “Obviously can’t go into any of those kind of details. But, yeah, there will be changes. How significant? I don’t know yet. We’ll see.”

However, don’t expect those changes to impact the core of the roster. “The bottom line is our team hasn’t been as consistent, hasn’t been as healthy,” he explained. “We definitely will need to make some changes. But I wouldn’t say there’s any needed changes of our top – of our best players.”

That quote was part of an answer relating to a question about Marcus Smart, meaning Ainge views the ‘best players’ as more than Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Of course, there’s still plenty of time for that to change between now and when the offseason really begins.

Despite Ainge’s insistence that Stevens’ job is safe his core players wont be moved, he made it clear nobody is beyond criticism for the team’s disappointing result in 2021. “I’m saying I blame everybody and I’m saying everybody is guilty of both of those – of playing great and the good games and bad in the bad game,” he explained. “It’s a collective team.”