Garnett to Celtics talks back on

Both ESPN.com and Foxsports.com are reporting a Kevin Garnett to the Celtics deal is back on the table and could be done within the next 48 hours.

I don't really follow the NBA, but have always liked the Celtics and keep an eyeball on them.

Seems to me, though, that the Celts might be giving up too much (Al Jefferson, who looks like a future star) to get Garnett. One report has the Celtics giving up Gerald Green (could be a nice player) and Sebastian Telfair (good riddance) the other has it being Rajon Rondo (not sold on him).

Either way, it seems like Danny Ainge is forgoing the future to win it now, now, now (see: No. 5 pick for an old Ray Allen). So if this deal does goes down, he better: 1. Sign Garnett to an extension (or else risk losing him after 2008); 2. Win it all.

 

With Pierce, Allen and Garnett Ainge clearly is trying to win it all now. I'm sort of concerned with how much they'd have to give up-Jefferson and Green. Ainge was trying to build for the future, now he's trying to mortgage that future.

 

Garnett has already stated that he WILL NOT sign on with Boston, PERIOD

 

Well, from reading Stein's piece on ESPN.com, apparently that may be changing.

 

From the Boston Herald:

Seeing Allen over in Boston probably helped sway Garnett's mind. Still, giving up Jefferson, Green and Gomes (not to mention Telfair and an expiring contract in Ratliff). Wow, that's a lot.

 

If McHale allows Telfair and Foye to be in the same area code, he should be taken out and smacked.

Foye could be a stud in this league, while Telfair will be joining Me-bury in Italy in 2 short years.

 

Wow . . . . .

That's one hell of a team the Celtics are putting together.

Oh, wait . . . it's not 2003?

They're selling out for one season, maybe two, of excitement and disappointment.

 

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and if you expect him
to come walking
through that door
they're gonna be grey and old
what we are is
young exciting,
hard working
and sucks

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Larry Bird stinks
Kevin Mchale sucks
Robert Parrish sucks
Cousy and Russell stink
Jim Rice stinks
Yazstremski sucks
people don't realize that
this town sucks
for the fans
suck
Toronto sucks
the greatest city in the world
sucks

people

suck

young guys
suck
and that locker room
sucks
basketball sucks

(ding-dong)

Larry Bird's not walkin' through that door
Kevin McHale's not walkin' through that door
and Robert Parrish is not walkin' through that door

(ding-dong)

Cousy and Russell is not walkin' through that door
Jim Rice is not walkin' through that door
Yastrzemski is not walking through that door

(slam)

Larry Bird
Larry Bird
Larry Bird
Larry Bird
Larry Bird
Larry Bird

sucks

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fans

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their asses
stink
the salary cap
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the world
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Ainge has decided to sell out Boston's future just to make himself look a bit better for a season or two.

The Ray Allen deal was complete idiocy from a long-term perspective, and this wouldn't be a whole lot better. It would just mean the Celts being decent instead of awful for a couple seasons and then having to start over again with nothing. Ainge has been a disaster as a GM.

 

If this deal goes through, Boston Bill's head will explode.


wait for it



wait for it.................................................................

 

that's a pretty good big 3, but will they even have anyone else on the roster after that trade?

 

They kind of need to make this move after the Allen trade. You can debate that move, but once they decided not to keep building with young talent, it makes sense to go after it now. If Cleveland could get to the finals with that god-awful supporting cast, you have to think Pierce, Allen, Garnett and whatever else they have left over (seems like they're giving up a lot for Garnett) would be enough to at least get there.

In two-three years they're going to be worse than they were last year, but at least they'll make a run and stop being caught in between rebuilding and trying to win at the same time.