Credit to Ainge?

[Roy H.]

He’s now an executive with the Utah Jazz, for crying out loud, and Brad oozes Celtic Pride and will prove to be the better GM very soon when he matches Danny’s one title in, what, 16 years?

I think the argument you're making is why this thread was started.

Ultimately it is titles that matter, yes, but you have to look at a guy's starting point.

Danny took over a mediocre squad in 2003.  He tore that team down, won a title, made it to the Finals two years later, and then tore that team down.  He rebuilt that team into a team that reached the ECF three times in four years, and that's despite very bad luck.

Brad is taking over a team that was in the Eastern Conference Finals less than two years ago.  He inherited Tatum, Brown, Smart and Williams. 

And, Brad lost his team as coach and was "burnt out", so I'm not sure about the Celtics Pride thing.  He got mediocre at his job, to the point where his players were pretty happy when a new coach was hired. 

Ultimately, you're making a "born on third base and saying he hit a triple" argument.

[GreenlyGreeny]

He’s now an executive with the Utah Jazz, for crying out loud, and Brad oozes Celtic Pride and will prove to be the better GM very soon when he matches Danny’s one title in, what, 16 years?

I think the argument you're making is why this thread was started.

Ultimately it is titles that matter, yes, but you have to look at a guy's starting point.

Danny took over a mediocre squad in 2003.  He tore that team down, won a title, made it to the Finals two years later, and then tore that team down.  He rebuilt that team into a team that reached the ECF three times in four years, and that's despite very bad luck.

Brad is taking over a team that was in the Eastern Conference Finals less than two years ago.  He inherited Tatum, Brown, Smart and Williams. 

And, Brad lost his team as coach and was "burnt out", so I'm not sure about the Celtics Pride thing.  He got mediocre at his job, to the point where his players were pretty happy when a new coach was hired. 

Ultimately, you're making a "born on third base and saying he hit a triple" argument.

Without Brad Stevens, we never would have had a wiz coach who could win with anybody, so we never see IT take off as an MVP candidate in Boston and we never see Horford decide to sign here because Durant/Horford would not have given us the time of day without Stevens. There’s no Hayward signing. There’s no all-star IT to trade for Kyrie.

In the alternate universe above, we suck 2013-2017 and Ainge is fired in 2017 or 2018 for being unable to rebuild us into a contender after the 2013 Nets’ trade. Hiring Stevens before anybody else is what saved him.

Do you want to know who was on third base taking credit for hitting a triple since 2003? Hint: The guy taking way too much credit away from Mike Zarren since 2003…

Too bad there’s no Mike Zarren in Utah…

[Roy H.]

He’s now an executive with the Utah Jazz, for crying out loud, and Brad oozes Celtic Pride and will prove to be the better GM very soon when he matches Danny’s one title in, what, 16 years?

I think the argument you're making is why this thread was started.

Ultimately it is titles that matter, yes, but you have to look at a guy's starting point.

Danny took over a mediocre squad in 2003.  He tore that team down, won a title, made it to the Finals two years later, and then tore that team down.  He rebuilt that team into a team that reached the ECF three times in four years, and that's despite very bad luck.

Brad is taking over a team that was in the Eastern Conference Finals less than two years ago.  He inherited Tatum, Brown, Smart and Williams. 

And, Brad lost his team as coach and was "burnt out", so I'm not sure about the Celtics Pride thing.  He got mediocre at his job, to the point where his players were pretty happy when a new coach was hired. 

Ultimately, you're making a "born on third base and saying he hit a triple" argument.

Without Brad Stevens, we never would have had a wiz coach who could win with anybody, so we never see IT take off as an MVP candidate in Boston and we never see Horford decide to sign here because Durant/Horford would not have given us the time of day without Stevens. There’s no Hayward signing. There’s no all-star IT to trade for Kyrie.

In the alternate universe above, we suck 2013-2017 and Ainge is fired in 2017 or 2018 for being unable to rebuild us into a contender after the 2013 Nets’ trade. Hiring Stevens before anybody else is what saved him.

Do you want to know who was on third base taking credit for hitting a triple since 2003? Hint: The guy taking way too much credit away from Mike Zarren since 2003…

Too bad there’s no Mike Zarren in Utah…

This is all a shtick, right?  Like a really poor man’s LarBrd33?

[aingeforthree]

He’s now an executive with the Utah Jazz, for crying out loud, and Brad oozes Celtic Pride and will prove to be the better GM very soon when he matches Danny’s one title in, what, 16 years?

I think the argument you're making is why this thread was started.

Ultimately it is titles that matter, yes, but you have to look at a guy's starting point.

Danny took over a mediocre squad in 2003.  He tore that team down, won a title, made it to the Finals two years later, and then tore that team down.  He rebuilt that team into a team that reached the ECF three times in four years, and that's despite very bad luck.

Brad is taking over a team that was in the Eastern Conference Finals less than two years ago.  He inherited Tatum, Brown, Smart and Williams. 

And, Brad lost his team as coach and was "burnt out", so I'm not sure about the Celtics Pride thing.  He got mediocre at his job, to the point where his players were pretty happy when a new coach was hired. 

Ultimately, you're making a "born on third base and saying he hit a triple" argument.

Pretty much nailed it all with this post.

Heck yes, credit to Ainge. We’ve drafted the majority of our studs and when you do it right and develop them correctly, you win. And that’s exactly what we’re doing.

Ainge will be glorified for the next 30 years just for that Tatum theft alone. Add in Brown, Smart, Robert & Grant Williams, & Payton Pritchard….. This team is stacked ! And full of youth !

[MattyIce]

He’s now an executive with the Utah Jazz, for crying out loud, and Brad oozes Celtic Pride and will prove to be the better GM very soon when he matches Danny’s one title in, what, 16 years?

I think the argument you're making is why this thread was started.

Ultimately it is titles that matter, yes, but you have to look at a guy's starting point.

Danny took over a mediocre squad in 2003.  He tore that team down, won a title, made it to the Finals two years later, and then tore that team down.  He rebuilt that team into a team that reached the ECF three times in four years, and that's despite very bad luck.

Brad is taking over a team that was in the Eastern Conference Finals less than two years ago.  He inherited Tatum, Brown, Smart and Williams. 

And, Brad lost his team as coach and was "burnt out", so I'm not sure about the Celtics Pride thing.  He got mediocre at his job, to the point where his players were pretty happy when a new coach was hired. 

Ultimately, you're making a "born on third base and saying he hit a triple" argument.

Pretty much nailed it all with this post.

Heck yes, credit to Ainge. We’ve drafted the majority of our studs and when you do it right and develop them correctly, you win. And that’s exactly what we’re doing.

Ainge will be glorified for the next 30 years just for that Tatum theft alone. Add in Brown, Smart, Robert & Grant Williams, & Payton Pritchard….. This team is stacked ! And full of youth !

although I've always been an Ainge supporter, that "Tatum theft" left a little to be desired.  It potentially could have been a heist if we got the laker's pick instead 2-5 i think it was?   Or if herro fell to 14, or coin flipped the other way, or Sac didn't have an up year.

don't get me wrong it was a genius move but it could have turned out so much better if we didn't just have langford to show for it at the time. 

[PAOBoston]

He’s now an executive with the Utah Jazz, for crying out loud, and Brad oozes Celtic Pride and will prove to be the better GM very soon when he matches Danny’s one title in, what, 16 years?

I think the argument you're making is why this thread was started.

Ultimately it is titles that matter, yes, but you have to look at a guy's starting point.

Danny took over a mediocre squad in 2003.  He tore that team down, won a title, made it to the Finals two years later, and then tore that team down.  He rebuilt that team into a team that reached the ECF three times in four years, and that's despite very bad luck.

Brad is taking over a team that was in the Eastern Conference Finals less than two years ago.  He inherited Tatum, Brown, Smart and Williams. 

And, Brad lost his team as coach and was "burnt out", so I'm not sure about the Celtics Pride thing.  He got mediocre at his job, to the point where his players were pretty happy when a new coach was hired. 

Ultimately, you're making a "born on third base and saying he hit a triple" argument.

Pretty much nailed it all with this post.

Heck yes, credit to Ainge. We’ve drafted the majority of our studs and when you do it right and develop them correctly, you win. And that’s exactly what we’re doing.

Ainge will be glorified for the next 30 years just for that Tatum theft alone. Add in Brown, Smart, Robert & Grant Williams, & Payton Pritchard….. This team is stacked ! And full of youth !

although I've always been an Ainge supporter, that "Tatum theft" left a little to be desired.  It potentially could have been a heist if we got the laker's pick instead 2-5 i think it was?   Or if herro fell to 14, or coin flipped the other way, or Sac didn't have an up year.

don't get me wrong it was a genius move but it could have turned out so much better if we didn't just have langford to show for it at the time.

Could have just turned out better if Sacramento didn’t have their best season in like 15 years. This really was just the worst luck.

[GreenlyGreeny]

He’s now an executive with the Utah Jazz, for crying out loud, and Brad oozes Celtic Pride and will prove to be the better GM very soon when he matches Danny’s one title in, what, 16 years?

I think the argument you're making is why this thread was started.

Ultimately it is titles that matter, yes, but you have to look at a guy's starting point.

Danny took over a mediocre squad in 2003.  He tore that team down, won a title, made it to the Finals two years later, and then tore that team down.  He rebuilt that team into a team that reached the ECF three times in four years, and that's despite very bad luck.

Brad is taking over a team that was in the Eastern Conference Finals less than two years ago.  He inherited Tatum, Brown, Smart and Williams. 

And, Brad lost his team as coach and was "burnt out", so I'm not sure about the Celtics Pride thing.  He got mediocre at his job, to the point where his players were pretty happy when a new coach was hired. 

Ultimately, you're making a "born on third base and saying he hit a triple" argument.

Without Brad Stevens, we never would have had a wiz coach who could win with anybody, so we never see IT take off as an MVP candidate in Boston and we never see Horford decide to sign here because Durant/Horford would not have given us the time of day without Stevens. There’s no Hayward signing. There’s no all-star IT to trade for Kyrie.

In the alternate universe above, we suck 2013-2017 and Ainge is fired in 2017 or 2018 for being unable to rebuild us into a contender after the 2013 Nets’ trade. Hiring Stevens before anybody else is what saved him.

Do you want to know who was on third base taking credit for hitting a triple since 2003? Hint: The guy taking way too much credit away from Mike Zarren since 2003…

Too bad there’s no Mike Zarren in Utah…

This is all a shtick, right?  Like a really poor man’s LarBrd33?

In all seriousness, Zarren is still with the Celtics and Danny is an executive with the Utah Jazz. What more do we need to connect the dots on what ownership knows and what ownership chose?

Absolutely ludicrous saying Brad was born on third base and people are saying he hit a triple. Other than Zarren and the owners, nobody has done more for this organization since Red’s death than Brad Stevens. Without Stevens, there’s no Horford. Without Stevens, there’s no Udoka. Without those three, who knows how JT/JB develop?

This team belongs to the players, the owners, Stevens, Udoka, and Zarren. Danny is history. A washed-up executive with the Utah Jazz. A footnote with regards to the 2022 success. Frankly, a not so nice guy who did a lot of harm to this organization after The Big 3. 

One title in nearly twenty years is the same number of titles as the Toronto Raptors, an organization with its name chosen because of the popularity of the movie Jurassic Park (1993). That achievement is legendary? Really? As many NBA Finals appearances in nearly twenty years as the Dallas Mavericks. Legendary? Really?

We are the Boston Celtics, and the true heirs to Red are these guys running the show now today. Just wait and see, folks. This is just the start.

[jambr380]

He’s now an executive with the Utah Jazz, for crying out loud, and Brad oozes Celtic Pride and will prove to be the better GM very soon when he matches Danny’s one title in, what, 16 years?

I think the argument you're making is why this thread was started.

Ultimately it is titles that matter, yes, but you have to look at a guy's starting point.

Danny took over a mediocre squad in 2003.  He tore that team down, won a title, made it to the Finals two years later, and then tore that team down.  He rebuilt that team into a team that reached the ECF three times in four years, and that's despite very bad luck.

Brad is taking over a team that was in the Eastern Conference Finals less than two years ago.  He inherited Tatum, Brown, Smart and Williams. 

And, Brad lost his team as coach and was "burnt out", so I'm not sure about the Celtics Pride thing.  He got mediocre at his job, to the point where his players were pretty happy when a new coach was hired. 

Ultimately, you're making a "born on third base and saying he hit a triple" argument.

Without Brad Stevens, we never would have had a wiz coach who could win with anybody, so we never see IT take off as an MVP candidate in Boston and we never see Horford decide to sign here because Durant/Horford would not have given us the time of day without Stevens. There’s no Hayward signing. There’s no all-star IT to trade for Kyrie.

In the alternate universe above, we suck 2013-2017 and Ainge is fired in 2017 or 2018 for being unable to rebuild us into a contender after the 2013 Nets’ trade. Hiring Stevens before anybody else is what saved him.

Do you want to know who was on third base taking credit for hitting a triple since 2003? Hint: The guy taking way too much credit away from Mike Zarren since 2003…

Too bad there’s no Mike Zarren in Utah…

This is all a shtick, right?  Like a really poor man’s LarBrd33?

In all seriousness, Zarren is still with the Celtics and Danny is an executive with the Utah Jazz. What more do we need to connect the dots on what ownership knows and what ownership chose?

Absolutely ludicrous saying Brad was born on third base and people are saying he hit a triple. Other than Zarren and the owners, nobody has done more for this organization since Red’s death than Brad Stevens. Without Stevens, there’s no Horford. Without Stevens, there’s no Udoka. Without those three, who knows how JT/JB develop?

This team belongs to the players, the owners, Stevens, Udoka, and Zarren. Danny is history. A washed-up executive with the Utah Jazz. A footnote with regards to the 2022 success. Frankly, a not so nice guy who did a lot of harm to this organization after The Big 3. 

One title in nearly twenty years is the same number of titles as the Toronto Raptors, an organization with its name chosen because of the popularity of the movie Jurassic Park (1993). That achievement is legendary? Really? As many NBA Finals appearances in nearly twenty years as the Dallas Mavericks. Legendary? Really?

We are the Boston Celtics, and the true heirs to Red are these guys running the show now today. Just wait and see, folks. This is just the start.

I'm still not sure if this guy's joking. I'm waiting for the big j/k in one of these posts at some point.

To elaborate, you certainly seem to be giving all credit to Brad for re-acquiring Horford. But what if we never get past the first or second round with Horford on our team, while Sengun goes on to make several all-star teams? This could be a Rodney Rogers trade in the making - we just don't know yet.

You are discrediting Ainge for going after Kyrie by really only giving up only the #8 pick in the draft, when at the time, it was considered a genius move. And even more so when we saw how much IT broke down the very next season. The fact that Hayward went down (you probably went after Ainge for this signing somewhere) and Kyrie got injured at the end of the 2018 season isn't Ainge's fault. And it's not his fault that KG got injured in 2009 and Perk in the Finals in 2010. He did an incredible job building two could-be mini-dynasties. It is really only bad luck that we only got one Title out of it.

You are building much of your argument on hindsight of Ainge's moves, while assuming we have a dynasty with our current roster/coach/gm (with a roster Ainge clearly built btw).  In reality, Ime has a long way to go to get to Brad's level as a coach and Brad has a long way to go get to Ainge's level as a gm. Hopefully both can get there.

[gouki88]

He’s now an executive with the Utah Jazz, for crying out loud, and Brad oozes Celtic Pride and will prove to be the better GM very soon when he matches Danny’s one title in, what, 16 years?

I think the argument you're making is why this thread was started.

Ultimately it is titles that matter, yes, but you have to look at a guy's starting point.

Danny took over a mediocre squad in 2003.  He tore that team down, won a title, made it to the Finals two years later, and then tore that team down.  He rebuilt that team into a team that reached the ECF three times in four years, and that's despite very bad luck.

Brad is taking over a team that was in the Eastern Conference Finals less than two years ago.  He inherited Tatum, Brown, Smart and Williams. 

And, Brad lost his team as coach and was "burnt out", so I'm not sure about the Celtics Pride thing.  He got mediocre at his job, to the point where his players were pretty happy when a new coach was hired. 

Ultimately, you're making a "born on third base and saying he hit a triple" argument.

Without Brad Stevens, we never would have had a wiz coach who could win with anybody, so we never see IT take off as an MVP candidate in Boston and we never see Horford decide to sign here because Durant/Horford would not have given us the time of day without Stevens. There’s no Hayward signing. There’s no all-star IT to trade for Kyrie.

In the alternate universe above, we suck 2013-2017 and Ainge is fired in 2017 or 2018 for being unable to rebuild us into a contender after the 2013 Nets’ trade. Hiring Stevens before anybody else is what saved him.

Do you want to know who was on third base taking credit for hitting a triple since 2003? Hint: The guy taking way too much credit away from Mike Zarren since 2003…

Too bad there’s no Mike Zarren in Utah…

This is all a shtick, right?  Like a really poor man’s LarBrd33?

I thought this felt familiar

[KG Living Legend]

He’s now an executive with the Utah Jazz, for crying out loud, and Brad oozes Celtic Pride and will prove to be the better GM very soon when he matches Danny’s one title in, what, 16 years?

I think the argument you're making is why this thread was started.

Ultimately it is titles that matter, yes, but you have to look at a guy's starting point.

Danny took over a mediocre squad in 2003.  He tore that team down, won a title, made it to the Finals two years later, and then tore that team down.  He rebuilt that team into a team that reached the ECF three times in four years, and that's despite very bad luck.

Brad is taking over a team that was in the Eastern Conference Finals less than two years ago.  He inherited Tatum, Brown, Smart and Williams. 

And, Brad lost his team as coach and was "burnt out", so I'm not sure about the Celtics Pride thing.  He got mediocre at his job, to the point where his players were pretty happy when a new coach was hired. 

Ultimately, you're making a "born on third base and saying he hit a triple" argument.

Without Brad Stevens, we never would have had a wiz coach who could win with anybody, so we never see IT take off as an MVP candidate in Boston and we never see Horford decide to sign here because Durant/Horford would not have given us the time of day without Stevens. There’s no Hayward signing. There’s no all-star IT to trade for Kyrie.

In the alternate universe above, we suck 2013-2017 and Ainge is fired in 2017 or 2018 for being unable to rebuild us into a contender after the 2013 Nets’ trade. Hiring Stevens before anybody else is what saved him.

Do you want to know who was on third base taking credit for hitting a triple since 2003? Hint: The guy taking way too much credit away from Mike Zarren since 2003…

Too bad there’s no Mike Zarren in Utah…

This is all a shtick, right?  Like a really poor man’s LarBrd33?

In all seriousness, Zarren is still with the Celtics and Danny is an executive with the Utah Jazz. What more do we need to connect the dots on what ownership knows and what ownership chose?

Absolutely ludicrous saying Brad was born on third base and people are saying he hit a triple. Other than Zarren and the owners, nobody has done more for this organization since Red’s death than Brad Stevens. Without Stevens, there’s no Horford. Without Stevens, there’s no Udoka. Without those three, who knows how JT/JB develop?

This team belongs to the players, the owners, Stevens, Udoka, and Zarren. Danny is history. A washed-up executive with the Utah Jazz. A footnote with regards to the 2022 success. Frankly, a not so nice guy who did a lot of harm to this organization after The Big 3. 

One title in nearly twenty years is the same number of titles as the Toronto Raptors, an organization with its name chosen because of the popularity of the movie Jurassic Park (1993). That achievement is legendary? Really? As many NBA Finals appearances in nearly twenty years as the Dallas Mavericks. Legendary? Really?

We are the Boston Celtics, and the true heirs to Red are these guys running the show now today. Just wait and see, folks. This is just the start.

 I'm glad Danny's gone, but this is a tad harsh. Danny must feel good to see his mess being cleared up. He built the foundation,  he just lost touch on how to tweak things. 

 Brad is pulling the right strings for sure.

[aingeforthree]

He’s now an executive with the Utah Jazz, for crying out loud, and Brad oozes Celtic Pride and will prove to be the better GM very soon when he matches Danny’s one title in, what, 16 years?

I think the argument you're making is why this thread was started.

Ultimately it is titles that matter, yes, but you have to look at a guy's starting point.

Danny took over a mediocre squad in 2003.  He tore that team down, won a title, made it to the Finals two years later, and then tore that team down.  He rebuilt that team into a team that reached the ECF three times in four years, and that's despite very bad luck.

Brad is taking over a team that was in the Eastern Conference Finals less than two years ago.  He inherited Tatum, Brown, Smart and Williams. 

And, Brad lost his team as coach and was "burnt out", so I'm not sure about the Celtics Pride thing.  He got mediocre at his job, to the point where his players were pretty happy when a new coach was hired. 

Ultimately, you're making a "born on third base and saying he hit a triple" argument.

Without Brad Stevens, we never would have had a wiz coach who could win with anybody, so we never see IT take off as an MVP candidate in Boston and we never see Horford decide to sign here because Durant/Horford would not have given us the time of day without Stevens. There’s no Hayward signing. There’s no all-star IT to trade for Kyrie.

In the alternate universe above, we suck 2013-2017 and Ainge is fired in 2017 or 2018 for being unable to rebuild us into a contender after the 2013 Nets’ trade. Hiring Stevens before anybody else is what saved him.

Do you want to know who was on third base taking credit for hitting a triple since 2003? Hint: The guy taking way too much credit away from Mike Zarren since 2003…

Too bad there’s no Mike Zarren in Utah…

This is all a shtick, right?  Like a really poor man’s LarBrd33?

In all seriousness, Zarren is still with the Celtics and Danny is an executive with the Utah Jazz. What more do we need to connect the dots on what ownership knows and what ownership chose?

Absolutely ludicrous saying Brad was born on third base and people are saying he hit a triple. Other than Zarren and the owners, nobody has done more for this organization since Red’s death than Brad Stevens. Without Stevens, there’s no Horford. Without Stevens, there’s no Udoka. Without those three, who knows how JT/JB develop?

This team belongs to the players, the owners, Stevens, Udoka, and Zarren. Danny is history. A washed-up executive with the Utah Jazz. A footnote with regards to the 2022 success. Frankly, a not so nice guy who did a lot of harm to this organization after The Big 3. 

One title in nearly twenty years is the same number of titles as the Toronto Raptors, an organization with its name chosen because of the popularity of the movie Jurassic Park (1993). That achievement is legendary? Really? As many NBA Finals appearances in nearly twenty years as the Dallas Mavericks. Legendary? Really?

We are the Boston Celtics, and the true heirs to Red are these guys running the show now today. Just wait and see, folks. This is just the start.

 I'm glad Danny's gone, but this is a tad harsh. Danny must feel good to see his mess being cleared up. He built the foundation,  he just lost touch on how to tweak things. 

 Brad is pulling the right strings for sure.

Ok, this is a very bad schtick. Mess being cleared up ? You’ve lost all credibility with that post.

Ainge drafted 6 of the 8 in rotation. And those guys are all under 25 , right ? Some
have already played in 3 Eastern Conference Finals. It’s incredible. Ainge got crapped on by some of the Boston media that questioned why he held on to these youngsters. They questioned his roster building tactics. They were wrong, and he was right.

You gotta give him credit. He deserves to be up in the rafters.

[GreenlyGreeny]

One thing is for certain: We can credit Ainge for essentially pitting two of our assistant coaches against each other for the one role of Utah Jazz HC by arranging an interview with both instead of just one. And Ainge did not wait until after the Finals before arranging the interviews even though it’s been made abundantly clear that a decision may not be made by Jazz leadership until after the NBA Draft, let alone the Finals. Talk about a distraction for our team in the Finals…

What else do you need to know about Ainge? Still worshipping Ainge with us currently down 3-2 and not being our best since game 3, right after the Jazz interviews were setup?

Yes, we would not be here if not for draft choices made by Ainge, but we also would not be here if Ainge was still GM. This first year of Stevens as GM is much, much better than Ainge’s last year as GM, or even the decade of seasons before his last…

Perhaps the best decision Ainge ever made was hiring Stevens. We can rest assured that the best is yet to come with Stevens/Udoka, and the era of Ainge is over forever, with clearly the right decision being made a year ago…

[gouki88]

One thing is for certain: We can credit Ainge for essentially pitting two of our assistant coaches against each other for the one role of Utah Jazz HC by arranging an interview with both instead of just one. And Ainge did not wait until after the Finals before arranging the interviews even though it’s been made abundantly clear that a decision may not be made by Jazz leadership until after the NBA Draft, let alone the Finals. Talk about a distraction for our team in the Finals…

What else do you need to know about Ainge? Still worshipping Ainge with us currently down 3-2 and not being our best since game 3, right after the Jazz interviews were setup?

Yes, we would not be here if not for draft choices made by Ainge, but we also would not be here if Ainge was still GM. This first year of Stevens as GM is much, much better than Ainge’s last year as GM, or even the decade of seasons before his last…

Perhaps the best decision Ainge ever made was hiring Stevens. We can rest assured that the best is yet to come with Stevens/Udoka, and the era of Ainge is over forever, with clearly the right decision being made a year ago…

Mike Brown went through the application process and got the Kings job, all whilst coaching for Golden State. Hasn't seemed to bother them.

More ridiculous anti-Ainge nonsense from you.

[GetLucky]

One thing is for certain: We can credit Ainge for essentially pitting two of our assistant coaches against each other for the one role of Utah Jazz HC by arranging an interview with both instead of just one. And Ainge did not wait until after the Finals before arranging the interviews even though it’s been made abundantly clear that a decision may not be made by Jazz leadership until after the NBA Draft, let alone the Finals. Talk about a distraction for our team in the Finals…

What else do you need to know about Ainge? Still worshipping Ainge with us currently down 3-2 and not being our best since game 3, right after the Jazz interviews were setup?

Yes, we would not be here if not for draft choices made by Ainge, but we also would not be here if Ainge was still GM. This first year of Stevens as GM is much, much better than Ainge’s last year as GM, or even the decade of seasons before his last…

Perhaps the best decision Ainge ever made was hiring Stevens. We can rest assured that the best is yet to come with Stevens/Udoka, and the era of Ainge is over forever, with clearly the right decision being made a year ago…

Mike Brown went through the application process and got the Kings job, all whilst coaching for Golden State. Hasn't seemed to bother them.

More ridiculous anti-Ainge nonsense from you.

And Kenny Atkinson, another GSW assistant, got the Charlotte HC job the same way.

[nickagneta]

One thing is for certain: We can credit Ainge for essentially pitting two of our assistant coaches against each other for the one role of Utah Jazz HC by arranging an interview with both instead of just one. And Ainge did not wait until after the Finals before arranging the interviews even though it’s been made abundantly clear that a decision may not be made by Jazz leadership until after the NBA Draft, let alone the Finals. Talk about a distraction for our team in the Finals…

What else do you need to know about Ainge? Still worshipping Ainge with us currently down 3-2 and not being our best since game 3, right after the Jazz interviews were setup?

Yes, we would not be here if not for draft choices made by Ainge, but we also would not be here if Ainge was still GM. This first year of Stevens as GM is much, much better than Ainge’s last year as GM, or even the decade of seasons before his last…

Perhaps the best decision Ainge ever made was hiring Stevens. We can rest assured that the best is yet to come with Stevens/Udoka, and the era of Ainge is over forever, with clearly the right decision being made a year ago…

Mike Brown went through the application process and got the Kings job, all whilst coaching for Golden State. Hasn't seemed to bother them.

More ridiculous anti-Ainge nonsense from you.

And Kenny Atkinson, another GSW assistant, got the Charlotte HC job the same way.

Wait.

Are you guys suggesting that there's proof that NBA assistant coaches can actually coach at the highest levels and simultaneously, in their spare time, can interview and get other jobs without it affecting their ability to coach with their current team?

I always assumed that NBA assistants couldn't do two things at the same time and that's why you never see any of them chewing gum!!!!