Don’t Push Your Luck
We all know Danny Ainge’s reputation. He’s pretty good in the draft… pretty bad at trading. It’s why Rajon Rondo is working out well… and Sebastian Telfair isn’t. It’s why people are afraid of the Ray Allen deal… and why Gabe Pruitt will probably do surprisingly well.
But you guys know we’re on record as liking the Ray Allen deal. Which is why I say today… Don’t push your luck Danny. However, Mark Murphy tells us today that Danny is already exploring every sign-and-trade possibility out there:
After parting with the No. 5 pick, Delonte West and Wally Szczerbiak to land Allen, the C’s may not even have enough to make a deal work for a quality minor star like Charlotte’s Gerald Wallace. But Ainge has long been known to kick every tire on the lot, and he will be out there until the late hours this summer, too.
I just don’t like the sound of that because I’m starting to like this team. People have been buzzing about making a deal for Denver’s Marcus Camby… who is built out of paper mache’… but who know’s what Danny is thinking. All I know is it’s July 1st… and it’s time to let the rumors fly. This is actually good news for us… because it sounds like we’ll have story lines to cover this summer.
The Celtics haven’t wasted any time getting Ray Allen’s #20 jersey up for sale. You can buy one for the low, low price of $44.95. I’d hold off, though. You never know what Danny has up his sleeve.
Here’s one for loyal reader Tim… a.k.a “Fire Doc”: The door is apparently being left open for a reconciliation with Sebastian Telfair… and he might be taking advantage of it. I’ve bashed him a lot… Chuck has killed him… but I’d love for Bassy to prove us both wrong. I’ll hapilly eat crow if he turns things around.
Hey… if you want the best WNBA coverage in town… go over to the Globe. If you want Celtics coverage… skip it. This is all you’re getting: Peter May going way out on a limb and proclaiming the Blazers and Sonics winners on draft night. Jeez guys… give us some effort, huh? I know blogs are rising up and challenging conventional media… but give us a fight. The Herald is at least trying.
Here’s a Wizards pre-draft workout video including some sound from Gabe Pruitt. Another Wizards video including Glen Davis.
This is getting long. Here are other links:
Empty the Bench has draft reaction from NBA team bloggers (including yours truly) | Scott Souza (probably the best C’s writer in town) says Ainge is on the right track. Also: Check out Scott’s blog | Lenny Megliola sees another deal coming | Chad Ford (Insider): Celtics get B+ for draft night | SI’s Draft Grade: B- | HoopsHype likes the Allen deal | Houston wants Rahard Lewis | Vince Carter opts out
Thanks for the Telfair link.
About not pushing your luck, I too really like this team the way it is. I think it is better than people think, but still, that one defensive big man takes this team to a whole different level. Maybe, its Ratliff, but probably not. So I say trade Ratliff and Green for the best big guy out there. You can wait untill the trade deadline, but I’m afraid that Gerald will see very few minutes and his value might actually go down between now and then. We’ll see.
Even though Greens value might drop next season, it is guarenteed that Ratliffs value will get higher near the trading deadline because of his contract. I think the C’s should lay low and let the offers come to them rather than be the team that is constantly trying to make moves. If we let trades for Ratliff, Green, Telfair, etc. come to us, we are more likely to get a better deal.
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