'Danny Ainge got away with murder'

[Timdawgg]

Got away with murder....gotta watch out for the hit from the Russian Mob...LOL  That billionaire has to be so p---ed about this deal...probably will never allow a deal with Danny again...

[LooseCannon]

I thought at the time that Ainge got the maximum he could have gotten for Pierce and Garnett and that people like Bill Simmons were being too whiny about Wallace's contract.

[fairweatherfan]

I thought at the time that Ainge got the maximum he could have gotten for Pierce and Garnett and that people like Bill Simmons were being too whiny about Wallace's contract.

Eh, I was really unhappy about taking Wallace's deal on top of moving KG/PP - it's the worst post-CBA deal in the league and it felt like an extra slap in the face that we had to take it on top of sending out 2 HOFers and not getting any real prospects back.  It took a couple weeks of thinking about the implications to make peace with it. 

The 3.5 first rounders, on the other hand, always seemed like ridiculously good value, especially since Ainge wasn't even really selling high after the way 2013 petered out.

[Interceptor]

It's possible for both teams to lose a trade, you know. The Nets failure is not necessarily our success.

Although it probably will be!

[D.o.s.]

People still take Chuck seriously?

Do you take any of the play-by-play announcers seriously?

Play-by-play? Yes, most of them. Perhaps you mean the color guys?

Both. Mine ears shall be willingly sullied by none but Gorman.

[LooseCannon]

I thought at the time that Ainge got the maximum he could have gotten for Pierce and Garnett and that people like Bill Simmons were being too whiny about Wallace's contract.

Eh, I was really unhappy about taking Wallace's deal on top of moving KG/PP - it's the worst post-CBA deal in the league and it felt like an extra slap in the face that we had to take it on top of sending out 2 HOFers and not getting any real prospects back.  It took a couple weeks of thinking about the implications to make peace with it. 

The 3.5 first rounders, on the other hand, always seemed like ridiculously good value, especially since Ainge wasn't even really selling high after the way 2013 petered out.

You weren't ever getting any real prospects back.  You're getting Marshon Brooks types who have problems cracking the rotation on a playoff team.

Pierce is a one-year rental and KG has a decent chance of retiring and ending up as a one-year rental.  A first-round pick for each is actually pretty good value. 

That means everything else in the deal is basically compensation for taking on Wallace's contract.  Except, it's more like compensation for swapping Wallace's contract for Terry's.  People seem to ignore the value of dumping Terry's deal in evaluating the trade.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

This is what Charles Barkley said last night at the Knicks/Nets game. He really thinks Boston won the trade and has a bright future

Charles Barkley also said:
- Brad Stevens for now is his #1 candidate for Coach of the Year
- He clearly mentioned Jabari Parker to be the #1 draftpick.

I agree on all 3 things so far I love Stevens and I'm feeling good about our future. I really hope we can become a contender within a couple of years and I somehow got the feeling Rajon Rondo is going to take his game to an even higher level after he returns.

[Celtics4ever]

Charles Barkley also said:
- Brad Stevens for now is his #1 candidate for Coach of the Year
- He clearly mentioned Jabari Parker to be the #1 draftpick.

Everyone knows Charles is always right... NOT!

I think we won the trade too but losing PP in any fashion is not a win.

[clover]

Charles Barkley also said:
- Brad Stevens for now is his #1 candidate for Coach of the Year
- He clearly mentioned Jabari Parker to be the #1 draftpick.

Everyone knows Charles is always right... NOT!

I think we won the trade too but losing PP in any fashion is not a win.

Pierce didn't want to stay for a rebuild. He's the guy who talked KG into the deal.

[Enzzo]

Charles Barkley also said:
- Brad Stevens for now is his #1 candidate for Coach of the Year
- He clearly mentioned Jabari Parker to be the #1 draftpick.

Everyone knows Charles is always right... NOT!

I think we won the trade too but losing PP in any fashion is not a win.

Pierce didn't want to stay for a rebuild. He's the guy who talked KG into the deal.

Really? I always thought it was the other way around. I thought KG wanted to go but would only go if Pierce went with.

[ImShakHeIsShaq]

Charles Barkley also said:
- Brad Stevens for now is his #1 candidate for Coach of the Year
- He clearly mentioned Jabari Parker to be the #1 draftpick.

Everyone knows Charles is always right... NOT!

I think we won the trade too but losing PP in any fashion is not a win.

Pierce didn't want to stay for a rebuild. He's the guy who talked KG into the deal.

Really? I always thought it was the other way around. I thought KG wanted to go but would only go if Pierce went with.

I don't feel like looking for the quote but KG said PP talked to him for about an hour trying to convince him to go. So, it was PP.

[Moranis]

Charles Barkley also said:
- Brad Stevens for now is his #1 candidate for Coach of the Year
- He clearly mentioned Jabari Parker to be the #1 draftpick.

Everyone knows Charles is always right... NOT!

I think we won the trade too but losing PP in any fashion is not a win.

Pierce didn't want to stay for a rebuild. He's the guy who talked KG into the deal.

Really? I always thought it was the other way around. I thought KG wanted to go but would only go if Pierce went with.

I don't feel like looking for the quote but KG said PP talked to him for about an hour trying to convince him to go. So, it was PP.

neither one really wanted to go, but Pierce knew if not Brooklyn he'd get traded somewhere else and that place wouldn't have had KG so he talked KG into accepting the trade to Brooklyn so they could stay together.

[clover]

Charles Barkley also said:
- Brad Stevens for now is his #1 candidate for Coach of the Year
- He clearly mentioned Jabari Parker to be the #1 draftpick.

Everyone knows Charles is always right... NOT!

I think we won the trade too but losing PP in any fashion is not a win.

Pierce didn't want to stay for a rebuild. He's the guy who talked KG into the deal.

Really? I always thought it was the other way around. I thought KG wanted to go but would only go if Pierce went with.

I don't feel like looking for the quote but KG said PP talked to him for about an hour trying to convince him to go. So, it was PP.

neither one really wanted to go, but Pierce knew if not Brooklyn he'd get traded somewhere else and that place wouldn't have had KG so he talked KG into accepting the trade to Brooklyn so they could stay together.

Pierce has said repeatedly that he wasn't up for another rebuild.

[Jailan34]

Charles Barkley also said:
- Brad Stevens for now is his #1 candidate for Coach of the Year
- He clearly mentioned Jabari Parker to be the #1 draftpick.

Everyone knows Charles is always right... NOT!

I think we won the trade too but losing PP in any fashion is not a win.

Pierce didn't want to stay for a rebuild. He's the guy who talked KG into the deal.

Really? I always thought it was the other way around. I thought KG wanted to go but would only go if Pierce went with.

I don't feel like looking for the quote but KG said PP talked to him for about an hour trying to convince him to go. So, it was PP.

neither one really wanted to go, but Pierce knew if not Brooklyn he'd get traded somewhere else and that place wouldn't have had KG so he talked KG into accepting the trade to Brooklyn so they could stay together.

Pierce has said repeatedly that he wasn't up for another rebuild.

Yeah, and I don't blame him, this year has just been so weird, not bad enough for a great pick, not good enough to make any real noise, and we really only have 3 players in my opinion on our roster that will develop much further. I'm confused as to what direction our team is trying to go.

[greg683x]

Got away with murder....gotta watch out for the hit from the Russian Mob...LOL  That billionaire has to be so p---ed about this deal...probably will never allow a deal with Danny again...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwEIjbfOHD0