Re: ESPN DQ: Trade Toine and possibly Pierce

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Toine is right the rebuilding is over. The re-rebuilding is going to start.
He may be part of it. I figure he is gone. OB along with him. From what I
see here in this group, there isn't a consensus on what or how to do. I
believe Pierce to be untouchable. Ainge with some angst will get the job
done in 1-
3 years.

DanF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kestutis Kveraga" <Kestutis.Kveraga@dartmouth.edu>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: ESPN DQ: Trade Toine and possibly Pierce


> --- You wrote:
> As for Antoine, I think the writing is on the wall. Everyone sees it now.
> The team is stuck if it stays the current course. The only way to improve
is
> to deal Antoine. But it has to be the right deal. That isn't going to be
> easy.
> --- end of quote ---
>
> Did you people catch Antoine's comments about how the "rebuilding is over"
and
> how they should stick with the present core etc. etc?. Right after they
showed
> it on Inside the NBA, Magic actually followed it up with something
intelligent:
> basically, that Antoine needs to realize that this is the Boston Celtics,
the
> fans aren't going to be satisfied with making it into the second round,
nothing
> short of a championship will do, and they can't win it with the present
crew.
> Nothing new here, but it's good to hear someone like Magic say it on the
> national TV. Because some of the local sportswriters still aren't getting
it.
> I know it's a sentimental thing, and it WAS kind of sad to see how he gave
it
> all trying to pull out the game and didn't get a chance to do that. But I
know
> that if he isn't traded, I'll be pulling my hair out gain next season
watching
> his antics, and we'll meet the same fate if major changes aren't made.
> Kestas