I honestly believe that if Ainge hadn't acquired KG/Ray Allen back in the summer of 2007, he would have lost his job with the Celtics sometime shortly thereafter. The move brought him some longevity with retaining his position and now the team once again has to rebuild, get assets, try to obtain a new star or stars post-KG/Pierce (whenever that might be).
The owners of the team clearly care about their investment and want to see it do well.
So with that being said, do you think Ainge is once again on the hot-seat, where if he doesn't perform well in roster management that he will eventually be fired? If so, how long do you think the ownership gives him to bring this team back up to the upper echelon of the league? Or will they allow him to be like Joe Dumars out in Detroit, since Joe D did construct a winning team for a number of years...however, Detroit hasn't truly been relevant in a few seasons now...
Thoughts?