Re: bskball: Ainge at top of list

["Simon Kean" <simon@jkean.freeserve.co.uk>]

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From: "OzerskyJA" <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>

> 01/16-late-DANNY A WILL TALK TO C's- While former Suns coach Danny Ainge
> says he hasn't been contacted directly or indirectly involving the Celtics
> director of operation job, the press has done all the feeling for the
> Celtics. Sources near the team are telling anyone who'll listen, that
> Danny's name is at the top of a very short list and should Danny be
serious
> about taking the job it is likely his to turn down. The Celtics hope to
hire
> a new head of operations almost immediately, and allow that person to get
> acclimated to the team and staff before contracts expire of existing staff
> members. If Ainge does indeed take the job, it is very likely that radical
> changes in the team structure are made including the exit of Antoine
Walker,
> who Ainge has gone on record as saying was the main reason the Celtics had
> struggled under Rick Pitino.

Things are looking better already.....or at least looking different already.
I'm happy for the team to try and fail again, so long as they try something
dramatic. Standing pat in amidst mediocrity is a tough spot to be in. The
team isn't bad enough to only win 10-15 games again, and be in a position to
land a top 3 pick. Neither are they good enough to make the playoffs. That
leaves us in the wildcard lottery picking spots or around 9-13. Granted
there are talented players around at this point, but picking one, and
turning him into a all-star is a different story entirely. I don't think
we're currently one or two players away from being a contender. My personal
opinion is that Pitino picked the wrong team to build a player around.
Whether clouded by loyalty or an inflated opinion of his own abilities to
"coach" any team to victory, Walker is not the stuff of which champion teams
are led by.

Just my 2 pence.

Cheers

Simon
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