The indomitable spirit of Celtic fans. I am proud to be one with all you folk. Despite the kick in the gut that many of us got today, it heartens me that there is not just moaning and groaning on this board and that threads have been started on our (the Cs) future. Here's one that I have dreamt about for a while.
If Ainge could pull this off, this would be close to the best front court in basketball.
To entice Bird to give up Hibbert (if we could, I know big if) we would have to start with Marcus Smart. We'd also have to add one of KO/Sully and probably one of Wright/Zellinger plus a pick or two and filler. I'd like to include Bradley in lieu of one of the above. That, added to George next year, fills a lot of holes for Bird.
If somehow (whether by the above or some other package) we get Hibbert, we sign Monroe as a FA with his Georgetown brothers as enticement. Hibbert, Green and Monroe would be in heaven and we would have one of the strongest big-men corps in the league for 6-7 years.
Ainge fills in the team as we go along, but this team competes next year and for awhile.