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[Future Celtics Owner]

I have yet to see a clear alternative from anyone (Sans Love) that will get BOS back to playoffs AND contention.

I reject the notion that acquiring Kevin Love will get us back to title contention.

But he is a piece. A BIG piece. I've stated that before on here.

You should know that. I've read a lot of your posts, so don't feign ignorance.

All it takes is two to get the third one here.

Ok. But who is the third. And please don't say asik.

[Monkhouse]

I have yet to see a clear alternative from anyone (Sans Love) that will get BOS back to playoffs AND contention.

I reject the notion that acquiring Kevin Love will get us back to title contention.

But he is a piece. A BIG piece. I've stated that before on here.

You should know that. I've read a lot of your posts, so don't feign ignorance.

All it takes is two to get the third one here.

Ok. But who is the third. And please don't say asik.

We have 10 picks... A duo of Love/Rondo should spark the interest of a disgruntled Allstar... You're seriously telling me that getting Love would hinder our treasure box of draft picks? Last time I checked, draft picks were worth a lot nowadays...

[chambers]

I have yet to see a clear alternative from anyone (Sans Love) that will get BOS back to playoffs AND contention.

I reject the notion that acquiring Kevin Love will get us back to title contention.

But he is a piece. A BIG piece. I've stated that before on here.

You should know that. I've read a lot of your posts, so don't feign ignorance.

All it takes is two to get the third one here.

Ok. But who is the third. And please don't say asik.

It's an NBA All star or top 20 player.
Remember guys like Bosh and Aldridge are free agents too in 2015-16

The main aim is to plant the first seed of bringing Kevin Love and locking him in for 5 years.
Sometimes you can't put a big 3 together over night, and Danny might not feel that the 3rd star is available right now...but he may be available in 2015-16, with Rondo and Love in the 2nd year of their new deals and looking very attractive as a free agency destination.

Danny won't rush into this, he'll take 2 more years if he has to.
He's very fussy when talking about what it really takes to have championship caliber players. He's going to get a top 20 player and a defensive big man.
Who are some top 20 players coming into free agency?
This year the only ones I'd even look at are Carmelo, Lance Stephenson or Luol Deng- but then thinking about money and longevity I'd probably go with the curve ball and take Lance.
Lance should have been an All Star, and probably will be an All Star for the next 4-5 years considering his age. He's also still curving upward and improving each season. Now he needs more shots to get up to the 20 point NBA club.
Rondo (top 20 player), Love (top 10 player), Lance (improves into undisputed top 10 player) with Asik or Larry Sanders as rim protectors is potentially a championship team...the potential lies in Rondo's recovery and Lance Stephenson's improvement continuing.

Then obviously the 2015-16 free agent class might make more sense with Bosh, Aldridge, Lebron...lol.
Danny is probably having a long hard think about if a team constructed of 3 top 20 players and an important player who's just not quite of an All Star level. (ie. Jeff Green) and a top 5 defensive big man can take down a team like the Clippers in 2017, or whatever team Lebron is on.
We'd have to roll out a team that's built perfectly with a single top 10 player and multiple top 25 players like the Detroit Pistons in the mid 2000's.

[Moranis]

You don't need a big 3 to win a title, that notion really needs to end.  You just need a great team.  Lots of ways you can do that. 

[Boris Badenov]

We need somebody who plays both ends of the court....

Right now we have a bunch of guys who play zero ends of the court. He'd be an upgrade.

[Rondo9]

I have yet to see a clear alternative from anyone (Sans Love) that will get BOS back to playoffs AND contention.

I reject the notion that acquiring Kevin Love will get us back to title contention.

But he is a piece. A BIG piece. I've stated that before on here.

You should know that. I've read a lot of your posts, so don't feign ignorance.

All it takes is two to get the third one here.

Ok. But who is the third. And please don't say asik.

We have 10 picks... A duo of Love/Rondo should spark the interest of a disgruntled Allstar... You're seriously telling me that getting Love would hinder our treasure box of draft picks? Last time I checked, draft picks were worth a lot nowadays...

I'm worried that the Wolves won't want the Celtics draft picks.......

[Monkhouse]

I have yet to see a clear alternative from anyone (Sans Love) that will get BOS back to playoffs AND contention.

I reject the notion that acquiring Kevin Love will get us back to title contention.

But he is a piece. A BIG piece. I've stated that before on here.

You should know that. I've read a lot of your posts, so don't feign ignorance.

All it takes is two to get the third one here.

Ok. But who is the third. And please don't say asik.

We have 10 picks... A duo of Love/Rondo should spark the interest of a disgruntled Allstar... You're seriously telling me that getting Love would hinder our treasure box of draft picks? Last time I checked, draft picks were worth a lot nowadays...

I'm worried that the Wolves won't want the Celtics draft picks.......

Wolves want cap relief, picks, and young prospects/veteran talent that can help them push to the playoffs. This is exactly what they wanted, and if they seriously think getting someone else will propel them to the playoffs when Kevin Love has struggled to do so in the tough West... The Wolves must be smoking something good.

And if the Wolves don't want draft picks, the Celtics can certainly do a 3 way team trade.

[DarkAzcura]

You don't need a big 3 to win a title, that notion really needs to end.  You just need a great team.  Lots of ways you can do that.

This. this. this. THIS. Sorry for the out burst, but I'm so happy to read someone else write that.

I saw someone say "please don't say Asik", and I say why not? Building a team isn't about mashing a bunch of stars together despite popular belief. The Celtics started that stupid trend in 2008, and as much as I loved that team and core, it's really aggravating to read about how that's the ONLY way to build a contender now. Building a team is about balancing the roster. It's about filling your gaps. You need players with a variety of skills. You need shooters. You need playmakers. You need guys who can get to the free throw line. You need some post offense. Some transition offense. Typically stars are the easiest way to fill a bunch of these holes all in one, but it's possible to do it with a great team. I hope the Spurs win. They build their team the right way.

[More Banners]

You don't need a big 3 to win a title, that notion really needs to end.  You just need a great team.  Lots of ways you can do that.

This. this. this. THIS. Sorry for the out burst, but I'm so happy to read someone else write that.

I saw someone say "please don't say Asik", and I say why not? Building a team isn't about mashing a bunch of stars together despite popular belief. The Celtics started that stupid trend in 2008, and as much as I loved that team and core, it's really aggravating to read about how that's the ONLY way to build a contender now. Building a team is about balancing the roster. It's about filling your gaps. You need players with a variety of skills. You need shooters. You need playmakers. You need guys who can get to the free throw line. You need some post offense. Some transition offense. Typically stars are the easiest way to fill a bunch of these holes all in one, but it's possible to do it with a great team. I hope the Spurs win. They build their team the right way.

And a great description of those Pistons teams that made so many straight ECF's:  great balance.

Led them to royally screw up the draft and pass on Bosh et al
Our "big 3" team was also a very, very well balanced team, including Rondo and Perk.  Better, of course, with Shaq, but incredibly balanced the whole way.

[D.o.s.]

You don't need a big 3 to win a title, that notion really needs to end.  You just need a great team.  Lots of ways you can do that.

This. this. this. THIS. Sorry for the out burst, but I'm so happy to read someone else write that.

I saw someone say "please don't say Asik", and I say why not? Building a team isn't about mashing a bunch of stars together despite popular belief. The Celtics started that stupid trend in 2008, and as much as I loved that team and core, it's really aggravating to read about how that's the ONLY way to build a contender now. Building a team is about balancing the roster. It's about filling your gaps. You need players with a variety of skills. You need shooters. You need playmakers. You need guys who can get to the free throw line. You need some post offense. Some transition offense. Typically stars are the easiest way to fill a bunch of these holes all in one, but it's possible to do it with a great team. I hope the Spurs win. They build their team the right way.

The Spurs have spent their entire window of contention building their team around the best power forward of all time, who they landed with a #1 draft pick and almost lost to Orlando in free agency.

[DarkAzcura]

You don't need a big 3 to win a title, that notion really needs to end.  You just need a great team.  Lots of ways you can do that.

This. this. this. THIS. Sorry for the out burst, but I'm so happy to read someone else write that.

I saw someone say "please don't say Asik", and I say why not? Building a team isn't about mashing a bunch of stars together despite popular belief. The Celtics started that stupid trend in 2008, and as much as I loved that team and core, it's really aggravating to read about how that's the ONLY way to build a contender now. Building a team is about balancing the roster. It's about filling your gaps. You need players with a variety of skills. You need shooters. You need playmakers. You need guys who can get to the free throw line. You need some post offense. Some transition offense. Typically stars are the easiest way to fill a bunch of these holes all in one, but it's possible to do it with a great team. I hope the Spurs win. They build their team the right way.

The Spurs have spent their entire window of contention building their team around the best power forward of all time, who they landed with a #1 draft pick and almost lost to Orlando in free agency.

He doesn't play like the best power forward of all time anymore. That's completely irrelevant. He still plays great, but their "Big 3" is not a "Big 3" anymore. They've always had a great team concept, but they've taken it to a new level the last three years. They aren't winning because Duncan is still the best player in the league like he used to be.