Why won't Danny man-up? Give ideas

[gpap]

The ownership have to fire DA. This tema is getting worse. Drop to .500 score, elminated form 1st round of playoff. I do not know what to add more. Fire DA and bring Larry Bird.

I don't know how you figure this is DA's fault. LOL
Sometimes I feel like DA is the only person trying...are you kidding me?

Have you seen the guys he's drafted? The trades he's pulled off? You're lying if you didn't think this team was going to be great on paper at the beginning of this season.

Disagree. Danny Ainge has been a slightly below average GM the last couple years and that's being nice.

From his free agent choices (Lee, Terry, Dooling, Pietrus)  to trades (see Perk) to draft picks, I don't think Danny has exactly done anything to overwhelm anybody.

At the trade deadline last year, he had the opportuity to acquire a big in either KMart or Birdman and instead, acquired another guard who was riding the bench

[nickagneta]

The ownership have to fire DA. This tema is getting worse. Drop to .500 score, elminated form 1st round of playoff. I do not know what to add more. Fire DA and bring Larry Bird.

I don't know how you figure this is DA's fault. LOL
Sometimes I feel like DA is the only person trying...are you kidding me?

Have you seen the guys he's drafted? The trades he's pulled off? You're lying if you didn't think this team was going to be great on paper at the beginning of this season.

Disagree. Danny Ainge has been a slightly below average GM the last couple years and that's being nice.

From his free agent choices (Lee, Terry, Dooling, Pietrus)  to trades (see Perk) to draft picks, I don't think Danny has exactly done anything to overwhelm anybody.

At the trade deadline last year, he had the opportuity to acquire a big in either KMart or Birdman and instead, acquired another guard who was riding the bench

Yeah since the Perk trade, I have to agree. Danny hasn't exactly done a fabulous job of handling the management side of this team. The decision to go small with the personnel and force Doc to play a small ball style when Miami clearly has the best small ball team in the world was not a good decision. I never liked wither the Johnson or Melo picks and didn't understand going after both Lee and Terry when it was clear front court talent and size was most needed.

[Celtics18]

The ownership have to fire DA. This tema is getting worse. Drop to .500 score, elminated form 1st round of playoff. I do not know what to add more. Fire DA and bring Larry Bird.

I don't know how you figure this is DA's fault. LOL
Sometimes I feel like DA is the only person trying...are you kidding me?

Have you seen the guys he's drafted? The trades he's pulled off? You're lying if you didn't think this team was going to be great on paper at the beginning of this season.

Disagree. Danny Ainge has been a slightly below average GM the last couple years and that's being nice.

From his free agent choices (Lee, Terry, Dooling, Pietrus)  to trades (see Perk) to draft picks, I don't think Danny has exactly done anything to overwhelm anybody.

At the trade deadline last year, he had the opportuity to acquire a big in either KMart or Birdman and instead, acquired another guard who was riding the bench

Yeah since the Perk trade, I have to agree. Danny hasn't exactly done a fabulous job of handling the management side of this team. The decision to go small with the personnel and force Doc to play a small ball style when Miami clearly has the best small ball team in the world was not a good decision. I never liked wither the Johnson or Melo picks and didn't understand going after both Lee and Terry when it was clear front court talent and size was most needed.

Depending on how the rest of these finals play out, it may end up that Miami has the second best small ball team in the world. 

[SHAQATTACK]

clearly time to bring on Larry Bird , and let him straighten this mess out and right the ship

[D.o.s.]

clearly time to bring on Larry Bird , and let him straighten this mess out and right the ship

Oh man I never get to Pitino, awesome!

"Larry Bird is not walking through that door."

[eugen]

Danny Ainge is the guy who drafted Rondo, Jeff Green (though we didn't keep him), AB, Sullinger and got Ray Allen for pennies...got KG for pennies...got Lee this off-season for scrubs and has also seen his 3 year plan in the big 3 be competitive for AT LEAST 5 years and get 1 ring.

KG got for pennies...???Starting to blow up the fantasy???Come on now. We are not kids...

[tarheelsxxiii]

The ownership have to fire DA. This tema is getting worse. Drop to .500 score, elminated form 1st round of playoff. I do not know what to add more. Fire DA and bring Larry Bird.

I don't know how you figure this is DA's fault. LOL
Sometimes I feel like DA is the only person trying...are you kidding me?

Have you seen the guys he's drafted? The trades he's pulled off? You're lying if you didn't think this team was going to be great on paper at the beginning of this season.

Disagree. Danny Ainge has been a slightly below average GM the last couple years and that's being nice.

From his free agent choices (Lee, Terry, Dooling, Pietrus)  to trades (see Perk) to draft picks, I don't think Danny has exactly done anything to overwhelm anybody.

At the trade deadline last year, he had the opportuity to acquire a big in either KMart or Birdman and instead, acquired another guard who was riding the bench

Yeah since the Perk trade, I have to agree. Danny hasn't exactly done a fabulous job of handling the management side of this team. The decision to go small with the personnel and force Doc to play a small ball style when Miami clearly has the best small ball team in the world was not a good decision. I never liked wither the Johnson or Melo picks and didn't understand going after both Lee and Terry when it was clear front court talent and size was most needed.

Agree with all these sentiments. And add that he is the only GM I'm aware of that openly shops his star players at every deadline.

[kgainez]

The ownership have to fire DA. This tema is getting worse. Drop to .500 score, elminated form 1st round of playoff. I do not know what to add more. Fire DA and bring Larry Bird.

I don't know how you figure this is DA's fault. LOL
Sometimes I feel like DA is the only person trying...are you kidding me?

Have you seen the guys he's drafted? The trades he's pulled off? You're lying if you didn't think this team was going to be great on paper at the beginning of this season.

Disagree. Danny Ainge has been a slightly below average GM the last couple years and that's being nice.

From his free agent choices (Lee, Terry, Dooling, Pietrus)  to trades (see Perk) to draft picks, I don't think Danny has exactly done anything to overwhelm anybody.

At the trade deadline last year, he had the opportuity to acquire a big in either KMart or Birdman and instead, acquired another guard who was riding the bench

Yeah since the Perk trade, I have to agree. Danny hasn't exactly done a fabulous job of handling the management side of this team. The decision to go small with the personnel and force Doc to play a small ball style when Miami clearly has the best small ball team in the world was not a good decision. I never liked wither the Johnson or Melo picks and didn't understand going after both Lee and Terry when it was clear front court talent and size was most needed.

Agree with all these sentiments. And add that he is the only GM I'm aware of that openly shops his star players at every deadline.

Lee and Terry are fair players
Pietrus was a back up to a back up until JG got injured...right?
Dooling is a vet PG that had a pretty solid role in our ECF run of last year....so...

You all are still bitter about the Perk trade. Ok...I'm not. I like Jeff.
At the trade deadline, we also had an injured PG and no ball handlers. So it was get one of these bigs that are 'knuckleheads' or get PG who came highly recommended.

In addition, DA has no control over who gets minutes. Please talk to your beloved Doc.

No way you didn't think a line up of Rondo/AB/PP/KG/Bass and a bench of JG/Jet/Lee/Darko/Sully wasn't going to do well, esp after seeing them in summer league and preseason. You're lying.

[droopdog7]

I hope Doc stays, and Paul and Kevin right along with him.

I do not understand why you people are so hell bent on keeping guys here who genuinely don't want to be here.

Did you know that we could actually get compensation for Doc, if we let him out of his contract?  That's right.  So the last thing I would do is simply let him walk.  If he wants to go, and the other team wants to hire him, then give us some picks in return.  Doc might be worth as much as two first rounders (assuming they are late).

Business is business.  Do what is best for the team always.

[blink]

DA is treating the situation just like any other savy business person would.  He isn't giving away information that may impact his ability to make a good deal.  It has 0% do to with 'being a man' 'ability to man up' or any bs like that. 

[Tgro]

The ownership have to fire DA. This team is getting worse. Drop to .500 score, elminated from 1st round of playoff.

You forgot got old and injured. We don't have to act like the sky is falling. We knew tough days were ahead. This didnt just sneak up on us.

[CapnDunks]

IT's equally likely that Doc is keeping quiet because that's how DA wants it. People are getting all up on these guy's character because they're just fans and impatient. But that's what happens when you have such a long offseason.

[scaryjerry]

The ownership have to fire DA. This tema is getting worse. Drop to .500 score, elminated form 1st round of playoff. I do not know what to add more. Fire DA and bring Larry Bird.

I don't know how you figure this is DA's fault. LOL
Sometimes I feel like DA is the only person trying...are you kidding me?

Have you seen the guys he's drafted? The trades he's pulled off? You're lying if you didn't think this team was going to be great on paper at the beginning of this season.

Disagree. Danny Ainge has been a slightly below average GM the last couple years and that's being nice.

From his free agent choices (Lee, Terry, Dooling, Pietrus)  to trades (see Perk) to draft picks, I don't think Danny has exactly done anything to overwhelm anybody.

At the trade deadline last year, he had the opportuity to acquire a big in either KMart or Birdman and instead, acquired another guard who was riding the bench

Yeah since the Perk trade, I have to agree. Danny hasn't exactly done a fabulous job of handling the management side of this team. The decision to go small with the personnel and force Doc to play a small ball style when Miami clearly has the best small ball team in the world was not a good decision. I never liked wither the Johnson or Melo picks and didn't understand going after both Lee and Terry when it was clear front court talent and size was most needed.

Depending on how the rest of these finals play out, it may end up that Miami has the second best small ball team in the world.

Except the spurs aren't exactly a small ball team..

[syfy9]

The ownership have to fire DA. This tema is getting worse. Drop to .500 score, elminated form 1st round of playoff. I do not know what to add more. Fire DA and bring Larry Bird.

I don't know how you figure this is DA's fault. LOL
Sometimes I feel like DA is the only person trying...are you kidding me?

Have you seen the guys he's drafted? The trades he's pulled off? You're lying if you didn't think this team was going to be great on paper at the beginning of this season.

From his free agent choices (Lee, Terry, Dooling, Pietrus)  to trades (see Perk) to draft picks, I don't think Danny has exactly done anything to overwhelm anybody.

Ray Allen left us last year, remember? That left a pretty big gap in our SG spot. Bradley was still injured, which meant we had 2 healthy wings. You could do a lot worse than Terry and Lee - they were both decent and received positive hype when they were brought in. Just because they didn't pan out doesn't mean that they were bad choices to bring in.

The Perk trade should be more even now - it got us Green (who wouldn't have been able to sign with us had the trade not have gone through), who is blossoming. He's a young player that brings value to this team. Then you look at post-ACL injury Perk. I think we won that deal.


I agree with you in the end, though - Danny hasn't been overwhelming. I would disagree with anybody saying he has been underwhelming, however.