From WEEI's Big Show:
1. Timing of press conference - Scheduled before
biggest Celtics game of the season - should have conducted negotiations
with Ainge in secret, and waited to announce his hiring after the
playoffs.
2. Ainge says he's here to turn things around: Implies problems with a
club that is in second round of playoffs - negative association for
players - tells players and coaches that change will occur.
3. Ainge says he believe players have overachieved - Tells players
that they're not that good.
4. Ainge says he has to evalate coaching staff - Leads coaching staff to
be distracted and worry about their jobs, while their concentration
should be on the playoffs.
5. Ainge says to have patience - Boston is a quick result town and
pressure is on to change things quickly.
They didn't wait very long to start finding faults with Ainge, did they?
Pitino was right about one thing - all the negativity in this town sucks.