Horrible move by Danny. This was about saving money pure and simple. It would not have affected our MLE or pursuit of other FA. It only would have affected out luxury tax situation.
Agents do not forget things like this. Players talk to each other and don't forget things like this. This will only add one more reason why a free agent will not come to Boston in the future.
is leon powe entitled to some scholarship program we are unaware of?
I love the kid, i hope with all my heart he comes back at 100% at christmas, plays like gang busters off the bench, and gets a big deal next year.
But the boston celtics, as me and other posters have said, are not in the charity business. They are not required to make horrible business decisions and give an injury prone bench tweener 600,000 dollars at the cost of 1.6 to themselves to make you feel good.
First of all, i love how at first everyone was saying it was a smart decision to not give him an offer because we'll just sign him for less later. Now that we find out the Celtics probably won't even end up signing him later (and he probably won't accept), all of a sudden people are saying he's not even worth the minimum in the first place. Danny needs to start listening to Doc, cause he actually knows what he's talking about. Anyone who says this isn't all about about saving money is completely ignorant. I'd like the know what happened to the winning is everything mentality we had in 08. I know Doc and the players still have it, what happened to Ainge? Since when is 1 million dollars such a sacrifice for even the smallest chance Powe could be helpful down the line.
As for the roster spot, that's bull too. Powe for 5 months is way better than half of our bench for the full season. And we already know he can play good with our team. I really want to see what in God's name Danny has in mind for our bench. Cause i can't see it having more than 3 or 4 players more valuable than Powe. I know it's gonna have AT LEAST 3 guys who won't play at all.
As for the Celtics overall, weren't we always a team that EMBRACED role players? Guys like Tony Allen and Scalabrine who aren't the most gifted, yet we keep them around because we know they give more effort than anybody else on our team. Those guys are a small yet essential part of our team. And Doc and the fans are always grateful for what they provide. Leon Powe had talent, he did what he was told, and i NEVER saw him made a mistake. He never committed an unnecessary foul.
This has nothing to do with giving him 'charity'. He went down when filling in for Garnett and his injury. Everyone had patience when Garnett took longer than expected to return. Talent-to-money wise, they're the same thing. Why wasn't Garnett wasting roster space? Leon was a part of this team, dropping him off to pay less luxury tax is despicable.
Can't wait to see what you're gonna do with all your roster spots Ainge.
