Ainge v Auerbach

[Jim Hill]

How about when the opportunity to actually "sign" the player(s) you want
becomes available?

Just because a Front Office guy wants to trade for Shaq/Kidd/Kobe/Whoever
doesn't mean they are available or want to come to Boston or any other team.
Trading for players/building a team is a fluid process.  At least Ainge has
continued to upgrade talent.  The disasters under the last few years of
Aurbach (can you say Michael Smith, Acie Earl??, and then under Pitino/Obe,
passing up on far better draftees and trading Johnson and a 1st round pick
to rent a couple guys in their last year not to mention trading Johnson
instead of a guy not even in the league anymore!)  But be honest, Aurbach
was a disaster in his drafting the last few years.

Ainge inherited a very flawed team. As Kim pointed out, this is a more
talented team then we had.  The plan seems to be to build talent by taking a
few gambles and keep trying to upgrade until you have a team that can win.

Is there a different, viable path to follow?

I just don't see one.  Now if you want to talk about getting a better Coach
... .

<Jim



On Feb 18, 2007, at 11:09 PM, Peter Delevett wrote:
>Yeah, Jim, but to assume "fit" you have to assume
>there's an overarching plan, and Danny has not
>indicated he has one. It's been nearly 4 years since
>Ainge came in to turn this thing around, and I for one
>have no idea whether he's about to

>> The crazy thing is, I can't even decide what he SHOULD
>> do. This team is such a botched assortment of young
>> "potential" and veteran players that none of the
>> knowledgeable people on this list can even agree on
>> whether Pierce will be past his prime when/if Green
>> matures, Allen returns to health, Rondo discovers a
>> jump shot, Perkins gets a new pair of orthotic shoes
>> ... am I leaving anyone out?

Jonathan wrote:
>How about before any of the above learn how to defend a pick and roll?