If we are were going to tank in '15 I dont see the reason for us not to have tanked the most recent 2 games. 

I'm just in a frustrated and angry fog right now.  Typing is difficult.  We are discussing tanking in '15 and they just had a meaningless win over...Cleveland that decreased our chanes of an elite pick for Wiggins/Parker etc. 

Is this real life? 

At least KO chin fuzz Legolas got to pose for the Globe in a win. 

what if we get lucky and land a top 3 pick, take Parker , and he goes on a mormon mission . We trade Rondo for another top 10 pick and land Ennis or Smart  .

Then we obviously are going to be bad next year and get a top 10 pick .

That would be a total blow up, but could pay off big time in 3 years.

 

Depends on what happens.   But I doubt DA is going to make us into a contender after one tank season but I could be wrong.   Ainge thinks we are in better shape than 2007 but I see no PP to build around.   The guys are our team are fine third fiddles but we have no alpha dogs regardless of what people think.   

The draft we could get lucky but too many variables to consider where the chips will fall.

I see us dealing Bass, if AB does not come cheaply, I see him too possibly being dealt.   Humph may be let go or resigned cheaper.  If we land a rim protector who can score down low we may not keep Sully.   Who knows?  Rondo could be dealt.  My son heard that Ainge already has some deals in place, anyone else heard that?

http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4712285/ainge-hopes-to-blow-off-some-fireworks

This is what I am referring too.

what if we get lucky and land a top 3 pick, take Parker , and he goes on a mormon mission . We trade Rondo for another top 10 pick and land Ennis or Smart  .

Then we obviously are going to be bad next year and get a top 10 pick .

That would be a total blow up, but could pay off big time in 3 years.

 

that type of TANK as in developing our young draft studs i am fine with. My complaint is I do not wanna tank if we cannot get a stud this year. wheel and deal. We had our shot and we very may have blown it. It is completely on us. We were tortured all season for what could be nothing draft wise. wow.

If Parker decides to do the mission thing, is it possible for us to draft him and hold on to his rights? Just thinking of a way to get an elite-ish player if we don't have a top 4 pick. Also, while I'm annoyed to some extent with the past two wins, I do also realize that there aren't any game-changing sure things in this draft like we thought there were back in the fall, and there is some real value in letting our young guys play and play well (esp guys like KO and Pressey, who seem to be real contributors moving forward). And...hey, its a lottery. We've gotten screwed every time with it, so if there's any karma, the year we are one of the few bad teams not trying to tank, maybe we win.

Well, we're probably going to stink in 2015, and probably beyond that.

Quote from: get_banners on April 13, 2014, 11:28:10 AM

If Parker decides to do the mission thing, is it possible for us to draft him and hold on to his rights? Just thinking of a way to get an elite-ish player if we don't have a top 4 pick.

It actually might not be possible. If, and nobody has talked about it so its just about as unlikely as being struck by lightening, if Parker decided to suspend but not end his time at Duke and be a missionary, if he wanted to retain his college eligibility he couldn't be drafted.

Yeah. He would have to declare for the draft, then go on his mission.

I believe he has reportedly ruled out a mission, though. It's either Duke or the NBA.