biggest offseason blunder - not offering Delonte a contract because of Bradley

[Chris]

As others have mentioned, I think the move not to re-sign Delonte was probably based upon locker room and health issues, rather than what Delonte can do on the court when healthy and focused.

It's a shame; I've always liked watching him play.  However, something changed in Danny's attitude toward Delonte, and it's got to be based upon what he saw last year.

I also think Delonte's performance on twitter during the lockout didn't help his case.  It was almost Marburyesque.  I would not blame Danny if he saw Delonte as a ticking time-bomb that he did not want to be responsible for cleaning up after.

[Fafnir]

As others have mentioned, I think the move not to re-sign Delonte was probably based upon locker room and health issues, rather than what Delonte can do on the court when healthy and focused.

It's a shame; I've always liked watching him play.  However, something changed in Danny's attitude toward Delonte, and it's got to be based upon what he saw last year.

I also think Delonte's performance on twitter during the lockout didn't help his case.  It was almost Marburyesque.  I would not blame Danny if he saw Delonte as a ticking time-bomb that he did not want to be responsible for cleaning up after.

I missed that, what'd he do?

[LooseCannon]

Did DA really think Bradley was ready to step into the role or was the team just being cheap since AB was already under contract?

Since West probably only would have been brought back if he could have been gotten for about the minimum, it wasn't the team being cheap.

I think Delonte West was plan D or E if nothing else came up.  What really made him unneeded was probably the acquisition of Dooling.

Given the 50-50 chance that West will play fewer games than Jermaine O'Neal and the possibility that Paul Pierce's comments about the bench being immature and lacking professionalism last season possibly having a bit to do with West not coming back.

[diconzo]

Bradley's contract for the 2012-13 season is 1.6M. Thats almost two vet min contracts that we could be using to save cap space if were going after a big name. He needs to go.

[Chris]

As others have mentioned, I think the move not to re-sign Delonte was probably based upon locker room and health issues, rather than what Delonte can do on the court when healthy and focused.

It's a shame; I've always liked watching him play.  However, something changed in Danny's attitude toward Delonte, and it's got to be based upon what he saw last year.

I also think Delonte's performance on twitter during the lockout didn't help his case.  It was almost Marburyesque.  I would not blame Danny if he saw Delonte as a ticking time-bomb that he did not want to be responsible for cleaning up after.

I missed that, what'd he do?

The whole thing with getting a job at Home Depot, constant refrain of how broke he was, etc.

I think a lot of it was just joking around...but it also did not come across as a guy who had gotten his life together after all of the issues he had gone through the last couple years. 

[FatjohnReturns]

Foolish not to offer a contract to delonte. I think he wil be healthy this year and be a difference maker for the mavericks. A Big mistake by ainge and wyc. We are not better with dooling as a backup.  

You cant ask a player to give everything on the court and then hold it against them if they get injured. (feels alot like the leon powe debacle).

[Fafnir]

Bradley's contract for the 2012-13 season is 1.6M. Thats almost two vet min contracts that we could be using to save cap space if were going after a big name. He needs to go.

Avery Bradley doesn't impact our cap space very much at all, the roster hold for an empty slot is already what 750k? So we'd only gain a small silver of space getting rid of him, and he still has potential if we have to rebuild.

He's only worth trading to get value or if that extra smidge of cap room is the difference in getting a big time FA. (and we can dump him then as I'm sure other teams would take him on his rookie deal)

[Chris]

You cant ask a player to give everything on the court and then hold it against them if they get injured. (feels alot like the leon powe debacle).

What was the Leon Powe debacle?  He has been a borderline NBA player at best since they let him walk. 

[clover]

I don't think it was a blunder and I don't think AB had anything to do with the decision.

But I'm very happy to see Delonte starting off the year so well.

[35Lewis]

Delonte and Marquis look like great additions when they are playing but the Celtics need continuity in the shortened season and having a guy miss significant time anywhere from the half season mark on is going to be magnified this year. Bringing him back would have been a gamble at best and Avery is giving exactly what we need until Pietrus and Pierce are ready to go.

[Fafnir]

You cant ask a player to give everything on the court and then hold it against them if they get injured. (feels alot like the leon powe debacle).

What was the Leon Powe debacle?  He has been a borderline NBA player at best since they let him walk. 

I'm about to say, he's done nothing at all since his injury in 2008-2009.

It was a debacle in the the view of those who had Powe as their personal binkie. But we haven't missed out on any sort of production from him.

Given that he accepted the same deal that Danny offered him (vet min with team option on second year) from Cleveland Danny was proven right on that decision of what the market would offer.

[Marcus13]

If that was the real reasoning ; then that goes far beyond a blunder.

I'd like to think we didn't bring Delotne back because of injury concerns and we thought we were going to be bringing someone else in that didn't pan out.

Probably just wishful thinking

[CelticG1]

Im hoping this isn't another Tony Allen mistake. Another guy we let go who was injury prone and performed well in the playoffs and was super cheap.

If ainge was worried about him in the lockerroom  which I doubt he was he still should have taken him.... We font have the luxury to pick and choose like that. We need to gamble on those low risk high reward guys right now because I can't see us getting it done just playing it safe

[cman88]

well, delonte played 24games last season, Dooling 80games

and who knows if behind the scenes there were issues with delonte. I wouldve loved to have him back, but who knows the reasons he wasnt targeted by danny

[FatjohnReturns]

You cant ask a player to give everything on the court and then hold it against them if they get injured. (feels alot like the leon powe debacle).

What was the Leon Powe debacle?  He has been a borderline NBA player at best since they let him walk. 

You think leon got treated fairly for the work he put in? Cmon. the guy rips his acl playing on a banged up knee trying to help us in the playoffs then gets dumped. not even offered  a vet minimum offer after a productive season. pre injiry leon was playing great and in line for raise. yeah a debacle.