did you actually see somebody who looked like DA down in PHX, or were you just making that up to get post-views?
Fact: I was in the Phoenix Airport and I did see a grey haired 6 foot 4 gentlemen at Baggage Claim who looked a lot like Danny Ainge but he did not make eye contact with me so I did bother to strike up a conversation saying hey, "Are you Danny Ainge?"
Fact: I think we will find as the season plays out that the Celtics may have some shortcomings and we may be faced with making deadline deals engineering a fire sale to accumulate assets for the future and saving the teams finances.
Fact: This team could do well and go to the Eastern Finals and lose to the Heat again and then hard decisions have to be made with the roster. None of us here have a clue on how this season and the future play out.
Fact: The Phoenix Suns are in a real similar position as we are but have better core and more depth for the future.
I am not sure you understand the meaning of the word Fact.
The first one is a fact. However it is highly probable that you only saw a 6'4 Caucasian male with a passing resemblance to Ainge.
Your second point is entirely speculative. Phrases like "I think," "will find," "may have," "may be" etc. signify either subjective thoughts or predictions.
Your third point is also about a possibility and not a fact. As you yourself aptly put it, no one here know the future. We can only guess.
Your last point is simply false. The exact opposite of a fact.
1 The Suns did not make the play offs last year, and are not considered favorites to make it this year either. The Celtics went to the second round, and are projected to do at least that this year.
2 Steve Nash and Grant Hill are about 38 years old. The big three are 35 years old. We have a 25 year old All-Star to build around while they have no young star.
3 While both teams have 30 million tied up next year, we have a multiple time All-Star in the prime of his career, and a Hall of Famer who is still among the elite scorers in the game. The Suns have 30 million tied up in 4 mid level players whose production will probably decrease with the departure or retirement of Steve Nash.
I also do not think that a trade that takes away 8 million of our cap space next year without adding a star (in fact losing an all-star) is the way to go. Furthermore the proposed trade while possibly improving our offense, would destroy any continuity and chemistry among our core and make us much worse defensively.
