If we kept Rondo , Love could still be a possibility ?

[rondohondo]

I just can't get over the fact that we traded Rondo for such a crap package . I mean we didn't even get a chance to see Rondo and Smart try to play together in the backcourt . We couldn't even tell if they could play together before he was traded .

With the stuff going on in cleveland , what if Love decides he wants out . We know they set up that meet and greet with Rondo at Fenway . We would have had the cap room to sign both , and still had assets to trade for a 3rd all-star . 

I am just hating this trade so much .

Why not wait til at least the trade deadline ? All we got out of it is a 1st rd pick in the 20's for the long run .

To me keeping Rondo and letting him walk , would have been a much smarter way to go instead of just trading him and bottoming out . Hell, we could have traded Green, Bass and others and kept Rondo and still bottomed out .

This has me PO'd

[greece66]

I just can't get over the fact that we traded Rondo for such a crap package . I mean we didn't even get a chance to see Rondo and Smart try to play together in the backcourt . We couldn't eve tell if they could play together before he was traded .

With the stuff going on in cleveland , what if Love decides he wants out . We know they set up that meet and greet with Rondo at Fenway . We would have had the cap room to sign both , and still had assets to trade for a 3rd all-star . 

I am just hating this trade so much .

Why not wait til at least the trade deadline ? All we got out of it is a 1st rd pick in the 20's for the long run .

To me keeping Rondo and letting him walk , would have been a much smarter way to go instead of just trading him and bottoming out . Hell, we could have traded Green, Bass and others and kept Rondo and still bottomed out .

This has me PO'd

You are a good fan. Time to get over it.
Here's a hug in case it is of any help.

[csfansince60s]

I'm at peace now with the Rondo trade. I wasn't at first, but now I realize that he wanted to be in a different place.

That being said, I wonder how KLove now feels with Irving as his pg and him being a spot-up shooter, 3rd option.

Would've been great watching Rondo setting him up. Betcha Love feels the same way.

Sadly, I can see him with the Lakers next year.

[Jiri Welsch]

I just can't get over the fact that we traded Rondo for such a crap package . I mean we didn't even get a chance to see Rondo and Smart try to play together in the backcourt . We couldn't even tell if they could play together before he was traded .

With the stuff going on in cleveland , what if Love decides he wants out . We know they set up that meet and greet with Rondo at Fenway . We would have had the cap room to sign both , and still had assets to trade for a 3rd all-star . 

I am just hating this trade so much .

Why not wait til at least the trade deadline ? All we got out of it is a 1st rd pick in the 20's for the long run .

To me keeping Rondo and letting him walk , would have been a much smarter way to go instead of just trading him and bottoming out . Hell, we could have traded Green, Bass and others and kept Rondo and still bottomed out .

This has me PO'd

So letting him walk for nothing is better than receiving a 1st rounder? Interesting.

We traded Rondo now so that we can trade the guys we acquired for more parts. I assume the others you suggested to deal while "bottoming out" will be paired up with our recent acquisitions to get more.

It stinks losing Rondo but it was the smart move. We've got to come to terms as a collective that Rondo wasn't that hot of a commodity after his ACL. It stinks but it's true.

[Monkhouse]

I just can't get over the fact that we traded Rondo for such a crap package . I mean we didn't even get a chance to see Rondo and Smart try to play together in the backcourt . We couldn't even tell if they could play together before he was traded .

With the stuff going on in cleveland , what if Love decides he wants out . We know they set up that meet and greet with Rondo at Fenway . We would have had the cap room to sign both , and still had assets to trade for a 3rd all-star . 

I am just hating this trade so much .

Why not wait til at least the trade deadline ? All we got out of it is a 1st rd pick in the 20's for the long run .

To me keeping Rondo and letting him walk , would have been a much smarter way to go instead of just trading him and bottoming out . Hell, we could have traded Green, Bass and others and kept Rondo and still bottomed out .

This has me PO'd

I'm at peace now with the Rondo trade. I wasn't at first, but now I realize that he wanted to be in a different place.

That being said, I wonder how KLove now feels with Irving as his pg and him being a spot-up shooter, 3rd option.

Would've been great watching Rondo setting him up. Betcha Love feels the same way.

Sadly, I can see him with the Lakers next year.

Kind of how I feel... Love could've been one of the greats here if he convinced Saunders to trade him to the Celtics.

[greece66]

On the bright side, Ainge-Stevens can now build a team from scratch according to their taste. I always felt the chemistry between Stevens and RR wasn't great.

[csfansince60s]

I just can't get over the fact that we traded Rondo for such a crap package . I mean we didn't even get a chance to see Rondo and Smart try to play together in the backcourt . We couldn't even tell if they could play together before he was traded .

With the stuff going on in cleveland , what if Love decides he wants out . We know they set up that meet and greet with Rondo at Fenway . We would have had the cap room to sign both , and still had assets to trade for a 3rd all-star . 

I am just hating this trade so much .

Why not wait til at least the trade deadline ? All we got out of it is a 1st rd pick in the 20's for the long run .

To me keeping Rondo and letting him walk , would have been a much smarter way to go instead of just trading him and bottoming out . Hell, we could have traded Green, Bass and others and kept Rondo and still bottomed out .

This has me PO'd

I'm at peace now with the Rondo trade. I wasn't at first, but now I realize that he wanted to be in a different place.

That being said, I wonder how KLove now feels with Irving as his pg and him being a spot-up shooter, 3rd option.

Would've been great watching Rondo setting him up. Betcha Love feels the same way.

Sadly, I can see him with the Lakers next year.

Kind of how I feel... Love could've been one of the greats here if he convinced Saunders to trade him to the Celtics.

I agree. And then put a strong defensive center next to Love. That would've been nice.

Or picking up Monroe in the offseason as a FA, even if we didn't have a real strong rim protector, would make us pretty formidable up front, especially on the boards.

[Chris22]

Rondo and Love are both overrated.

[greece66]

I just can't get over the fact that we traded Rondo for such a crap package . I mean we didn't even get a chance to see Rondo and Smart try to play together in the backcourt . We couldn't even tell if they could play together before he was traded .

With the stuff going on in cleveland , what if Love decides he wants out . We know they set up that meet and greet with Rondo at Fenway . We would have had the cap room to sign both , and still had assets to trade for a 3rd all-star . 

I am just hating this trade so much .

Why not wait til at least the trade deadline ? All we got out of it is a 1st rd pick in the 20's for the long run .

To me keeping Rondo and letting him walk , would have been a much smarter way to go instead of just trading him and bottoming out . Hell, we could have traded Green, Bass and others and kept Rondo and still bottomed out .

This has me PO'd

I'm at peace now with the Rondo trade. I wasn't at first, but now I realize that he wanted to be in a different place.

That being said, I wonder how KLove now feels with Irving as his pg and him being a spot-up shooter, 3rd option.

Would've been great watching Rondo setting him up. Betcha Love feels the same way.

Sadly, I can see him with the Lakers next year.

Kind of how I feel... Love could've been one of the greats here if he convinced Saunders to trade him to the Celtics.

I agree. And then put a strong defensive center next to Love. That would've been nice.

Or picking up Monroe in the offseason as a FA, even if we didn't have a real strong rim protector, would make us pretty formidable up front, especially on the boards.

If we are talking of what ifs, I'll settle with nothing less than Hayward and Drummond.

[Granath]

Short answer: no.

There's no way that Love would leave Lebron in Cleveland to come to a twenty-something win team in Boston (with or without Rondo) this coming off-season.

[csfansince60s]

I just can't get over the fact that we traded Rondo for such a crap package . I mean we didn't even get a chance to see Rondo and Smart try to play together in the backcourt . We couldn't even tell if they could play together before he was traded .

With the stuff going on in cleveland , what if Love decides he wants out . We know they set up that meet and greet with Rondo at Fenway . We would have had the cap room to sign both , and still had assets to trade for a 3rd all-star . 

I am just hating this trade so much .

Why not wait til at least the trade deadline ? All we got out of it is a 1st rd pick in the 20's for the long run .

To me keeping Rondo and letting him walk , would have been a much smarter way to go instead of just trading him and bottoming out . Hell, we could have traded Green, Bass and others and kept Rondo and still bottomed out .

This has me PO'd

I'm at peace now with the Rondo trade. I wasn't at first, but now I realize that he wanted to be in a different place.

That being said, I wonder how KLove now feels with Irving as his pg and him being a spot-up shooter, 3rd option.

Would've been great watching Rondo setting him up. Betcha Love feels the same way.

Sadly, I can see him with the Lakers next year.

Kind of how I feel... Love could've been one of the greats here if he convinced Saunders to trade him to the Celtics.

I agree. And then put a strong defensive center next to Love. That would've been nice.

Or picking up Monroe in the offseason as a FA, even if we didn't have a real strong rim protector, would make us pretty formidable up front, especially on the boards.

If we are talking of what ifs, I'll settle with nothing less than Hayward and Drummond.

I know, I usually hate the woulda, coulda, shoulda threads as I call them.

 Monroe, however, I think is still in play for us given his age, and I think his defensive potential is yet untapped. I'd love to get him in FA.

[Eddie20]

Do you think Ainge just did the trade without having the slightest inclination that either Rondo a) wouldn't re-sign or b) he wanted more money than the C's were willing to pay?

[Rosco917]

Waiting for the trade deadline puts the Celtics in a terrible trading position. All the NBA clubs would have known we had our back against the wall. They'd know it's now or never. The C's would have been ass up over the barrel. It's possible we would have received less than we did.

Rondo was evidently not that well thought of around the league or we simply would have received more in assets. Its call it supply and demand, the league has too many good PG's.

Dallas is a team that can cover up some of his weaker points. He fits in well there, at the end of the game they can get the ball out of his hands. When he was on this years Celtics team, his faults were glowing brightly on display.   

Keeping him and letting him walk at the end of the season and getting nothing at all, is like cutting off your nose to spite your face. Yeah you made a point, but at what cost...you have nothing.

Rondo was never enough of a reason for Love to come here. Love would have to be crazy not to take a shot playing in Cleveland with LJ.

[Granath]

Do you think Ainge just did the trade without having the slightest inclination that either Rondo a) wouldn't re-sign or b) he wanted more money than the C's were willing to pay?

According to some Celtics fans here, Ainge was high / drunk / delirious and decided to trade Rondo for a pizza and a six pack.

[tazzmaniac]

On the bright side, Ainge-Stevens can now build a team from scratch according to their taste. I always felt the chemistry between Stevens and RR wasn't great.

Not looking too bright to me.  Just haven't acquired a taste for the CBS Kool-Aid yet.