Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V11 #170

["Josh Ozersky" <jozersky@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Don't be so sure.  The honeymoon doesn't last long in Boston,
and Ainge took a beating this season before the team strung
together a few cheap wins.  If things go badly next season, Ainge
is finished, both here and as an executive.  He's a lot easier to get
rid of than Pitino was.  He needs somebody solid and proven, and
he knows it.  Esp. with the question marks about Banks, Raef, and
Hunter.  All we know is that Walter won't be here.

Josh

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shawn Niles" <shizzjr@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jozersky@xxxxxxxxxx>; <kimmalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <Celtics@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V11 #170


> If Ainge trades the draft picks for players, it will not be because of
> public pressure to win. It will be because he knows that it is the
smartest
> thing to do. One thing Ainge does not do is bow to pressure and make moves
> solely based on that.
>
>
> >From: "Josh Ozersky" <jozersky@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: "Kim Malo" <kimmalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <Celtics@xxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V11 #170
> >Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 15:44:42 -0500
> >
> >I agree completely.  There is no way Ainge is thinking about taking
> >on three developmental players.  Not with the pressure on him to
> >win next year.  He's thinking about an impact veteran.  He's doing
> >what he can to be seen as into this draft, so that he can make a bargain,
> >and make the right choice if a bargain doesn't offer itself.  But no way
> >is he going to stock the Celtics with more projects.
> >
> >Josh
> >
> > >And sorry, but another number 1 pick in a
> > > draft deep in possibilites who will take years to payoff, but not in
> >sure
> > > things, doesn't thrill me. We've already got too many picks - adding
> >that
> > > many immature, underdeveloped players, no matter how talented, gets
> >counter
> > > productive after a certain point. They not only need development time
of
> > > their own to see if they will pan out, they affect everyone else's
> >development.
> > >
> > > Kim
>
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