There's a lot of ridiculousness here today. A lot.
1) It's been said for awhile that we need to start consolidating assets. And yet, the supposed offer that has many riled up is one in which we were getting four things for one thing. If we were giving away just a single thing, and it was a fair trade, then that means our one thing was the best asset. And that would have been the opposite of consolidation, and therefore the opposite of what the majority of this forum has been demanding for months.
2) If our pick was the best asset, then maybe Noel isn't quite the hot stuff some here think he is. Another rumored offer was Teague for Noel. That didn't happen either -- instead Teague went for pick #12. The Teague-for-Noel rumor also was accompanied by sub-rumors that Atlanta needed something extra in the deal. In that case, since Teague ended up going for #12, we can determine that Atlanta values Noel at less than the #12 pick.
3) Intransigence is a 2-way street. This article suggests that Danny was asking for too much. However, Philly didn't make a trade last night either. They still have their three bigs who can't play together, and they just drafted a fourth who might not be able to play with any of them either. In addition to the Teague rumors, and the Celtics rumors, there were also rumors that they'd been calling most of the league to make a trade. And again, none was made. Is Danny tough to trade with? Sure. But based on their lack of success, it seems like Philly was also having a tough time finding common ground.
4) Would you rather have Danny Ainge, who's tough to deal with, or Billy King, who gets deals done? GMs who are easy to trade with are easy for a reason. Billy King was easy. I don't want Billy King.