In retrospect, was Ainge right not to make a trade at deadline?

[nickagneta]

I know this blog was crazy hoping for a trade at this year's deadline, trades ranging from Butler to Cousins to George to Melo to Ibaka to something smaller. But even if those trades happened, the chances of this group going any farther this year than they will if they beat Washington is next to nothing. They kept their assets and yet are a win away from the ECF.

They can still make deals this offseason for the bigger names and so try to build a contender this offseason via trades and cap space. They weren't going any farther this year so why they should have been burning assets since really the time for building a real contender is this off season?

In retrospect, I think it looks like Danny did the right thing.

[SparzWizard]

Didn't expect Terry Rozier to have his "coming out" games in these playoffs.

Maybe it might have been a good idea to not package him for Serge Ibaka. Who knows though, because we still need to solve the rebounding woes.

I expect to see Rozier to continue excelling here.

[Donoghus]

A win away from the ECF without having made a splash at the deadline.  Not too shabby.

Personally, I was fine with standing pat & vocal about it.  I thought this team was already equipped to make the Conference Finals without having to make a major trade.  I felt that most of the trade offers out there (at least what was being reported) were too much in regards to asking price and would've stripped this team down too much and hurt them for the future going forward, also.  Essentially, subtraction by addition.    So I was fine passing on the big fish.

Where it may prove problematic come the conference finals (if they make it), however, is not making a smaller move to address glaring issues like rebounding or bench scoring.  I do wonder if there was a move out there that couldn't addressed those needs without destroying the make up of the team.  Even a P.J. Brown '08 type move.   Who knows.

But, big picture-wise, I'm fine the way things have played out so far.

[saltlover]

Didn't expect Terry Rozier to have his "coming out" games in these playoffs.

Maybe it might have been a good idea to not package him for Serge Ibaka. Who knows though, because we still need to solve the rebounding woes.

I expect to see Rozier to continue excelling here.

Ibaka got all of 15 rebounds against Cleveland in the sweep, so it's not clear he would have helped against those potential woes.

[celticsclay]

It did some like Tucker and Ibaka didn't make a big difference in helping Toronto and Noel was not healthy enough after the trade to really help Dallas. I was bummed we didn't, but not sure we would be any better off.

[Hank Finkel]

It did some like Tucker and Ibaka didn't make a big difference in helping Toronto and Noel was not healthy enough after the trade to really help Dallas. I was bummed we didn't, but not sure we would be any better off.

10 to 15 rebounds a night would certainly help this team.  Ibaka is a huge upgrade over Amir I disappear Johnson. DA dropped the ball n this one. 

[Monkhouse]

It did some like Tucker and Ibaka didn't make a big difference in helping Toronto and Noel was not healthy enough after the trade to really help Dallas. I was bummed we didn't, but not sure we would be any better off.

10 to 15 rebounds a night would certainly help this team.  Ibaka is a huge upgrade over Amir I disappear Johnson. DA dropped the ball n this one.

Without Amir Johnson, we weren't winning that game last night, or blowing Washington by 20+ points, that's for sure...

Johnson is an excellent 4, if he's given plenty of rest, and can pose match up problems.

Ibaka is overrated. Nothing but a shot blocking 4 that can shoot, but has absolutely little to zero offensive game whatsoever... No pump fakes, no ability to draw fouls, and he's an awful rebounder too.

He averages more than 1.1 RPG than Johnson, which isn't that much of an improvement.

[Darío SpanishFan]

I know this blog was crazy hoping for a trade at this year's deadline

However, many of us wanted Ainge not to waste any single asset. Winning two or three more games or advancing a round don't make a difference.

Ring or nothing, and these Warriors and Cavaliers were more than a couple of pieces away.

[SHAQATTACK]

in thes long run maybe , because he is saving his dollars waiting to sign a star.   But a player like Noel could have helped as an rim protector and reBoundS

[hwangjini_1]

would ibaka have made a difference? the celtics won the opening series without him.

i expect the celtics to win the second series without him.

i expect the celtics to be beaten by cleveland with or without him. he wont push the celtics past the cavs.

why give up assets for player that doesnt advance you in the playoffs?

[hwangjini_1]

in thes long run maybe , because he is saving his dollars waiting to sign a star.   But a player like Noel could have helped as an rim protector and reBoundS

is noel worth the max? because that is what he will want very soon.

[86MaxwellSmart]

Maybe not making a move was Ainge letting these guys grow up...No help coming, we have to do it ourselves.

[Csfan1984]

Without knowing the cost it's hard to say no deal was the right deal.

[Celtics4ever]

In retrospect, I think it looks like Danny did the right thing.

May I bump this after the CAVS series?

[kraidstar]

Maybe not making a move was Ainge letting these guys grow up...No help coming, we have to do it ourselves.

TP

Ainge is a baseball guy and wants to build a culture with home grown young guys developing and coming up through the system.

And do we really want a journeyman like PJ Tucker taking minutes away from Jaylen Brown?

I'm glad we stayed pat and not only kept our flexibility, but kept our continuity.