danny ainge

[rollie mass]

was the only person not to get out of his seat,he did not seem happy,whether it was having to face cleveland not atlanta or the fact his high draft pick was scuppered.Danny was very candid while guesting on gormans show but was completely focused on game while saying you don't often get the opportunity to get an isiah---the owner ,the fans and the concessions now get those extra games of sellouts,everybody benefits from this except dannys drafting rebuild-

[gift]

I noticed that too. Although, safe to assume it wasn't because of the draft pick because the Celtics had already clinched the playoffs and only "moved down" in the draft by one position with that win.

[GC003332]

The price to resign Crowder just went up that little bit more

[kozlodoev]

This is really only a conversation because the camera panned to him. He may look like this after every game winner, for what we now.

[konkmv]

i think ainge will find 2 good players through draft and 1 via free agency..45 wins is the next step

[manl_lui]

i think ainge will find 2 good players through draft and 1 via free agency..45 wins is the next step

I think we will find one good player through this coming draft and probably 1 via FA. I think Danny will do fine regardless of our draft position. He has done nicely constructing the foundation of this team. Smart, Crowder, Bradley are solid pieces going forward. I can also see Turner staying now as well. I think ultimately, Crowder and Turner wants to stay in Boston and call it their home.

[Jonny CC]

was the only person not to get out of his seat,he did not seem happy,whether it was having to face cleveland not atlanta or the fact his high draft pick was scuppered.Danny was very candid while guesting on gormans show but was completely focused on game while saying you don't often get the opportunity to get an isiah---the owner ,the fans and the concessions now get those extra games of sellouts,everybody benefits from this except dannys drafting rebuild-

Maybe he crapped his pants when Crowder hit the shot so that was the cause for his reaction. 

[Hemingway]

who knows.

What was interesting was one thing he said in the 2nd quarter. About getting IT. Something like "getting incrementally better isn't what we necessarily want to be doing but you can't sit and wait forever and IT was too good to pass up." My words, but its the gist of what he said.

[TheTruthFot18]

was the only person not to get out of his seat,he did not seem happy,whether it was having to face cleveland not atlanta or the fact his high draft pick was scuppered.Danny was very candid while guesting on gormans show but was completely focused on game while saying you don't often get the opportunity to get an isiah---the owner ,the fans and the concessions now get those extra games of sellouts,everybody benefits from this except dannys drafting rebuild-

If he was so intent on tanking and falling to the 8th spot, he wouldn't have went out and grabbed IT.

[clover]

who knows.

What was interesting was one thing he said in the 2nd quarter. About getting IT. Something like "getting incrementally better isn't what we necessarily want to be doing but you can't sit and wait forever and IT was too good to pass up." My words, but its the gist of what he said.

Yeah, that's the second time he has said that. He also previously implied that he' have drafted him if they hadn't already had Rondo. Kind of an odd refutation of the "best player available", considering especially where Jim was picked.

[ChainSmokingLikeDino]

This is really only a conversation because the camera panned to him. He may look like this after every game winner, for what we now.

Exactly. He is usually stone-faced.
This is reading into a (non)reaction for information that isn't there.
It isn't Ainge's job to be a cheerleader, it is to take in the big picture.

[spikelovetheCelts]

This is really only a conversation because the camera panned to him. He may look like this after every game winner, for what we now.

Exactly. He is usually stone-faced.
This is reading into a (non)reaction for information that isn't there.
It isn't Ainge's job to be a cheerleader, it is to take in the big picture.

When we beat Cleveland. I know he will smile. He is an awesome GM. Greater Things are yet to come for us.

[Al91]

Don't read into it.

Danny has to always down play things like the quality of the draft, seeding, pick value, etc. As a GM he doesn't want to let anyone have leverage over him. If he appears really high on this year's draft, or more specifically high on a particular player, those who hold the keys to getting that player will demand more out of him. He's just playing with a poker face, nothing more. He's celebrated plenty of times in the past.

[bdm860]

This means nothing, some people just don't wear their emotions on their sleeve.  Doesn't mean he wasn't happy or that he was disappointed.

For example look at this video, skip ahead to about 2:30 then watch through about 4:13:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JZtm6LZOA4&t=2m29s

Game 4 of the ECF in '98.  Reggie hits a go ahead 3 with .4 left on the clock.  After the shot, Reggie Miller is acting like a little kid already on a sugar high on Christmas morning.  Then they show the replay with Bird's reaction at 4:04.  Based on his expression, Bird must have been pretty upset his team won, I bet he wanted to end the season so he could go golfing so he was mad when his team winning game.

Can't read too much into it.

[snively]

This is really only a conversation because the camera panned to him. He may look like this after every game winner, for what we now.

Actually, I've seen Danny get pretty enthusiastic on the sidelines.  This is the guy that got slapped with a $25k fine for trying to distract JJ Hickson when he was shooting free throws.