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Quote from: mmmmm on February 21, 2017, 11:38:15 PMQuote from: Csfan1984 on February 21, 2017, 09:43:42 PMI won't be disappointed beyond what I already am. Cousins is a top ten talent that went cheap. The C's should have scooped him up. When a top guy gets traded for peanuts and DA doesn't pounce I feel like he is lying to us fans. If they want to build through the draft then come out and say it. If they want to compete for a trip to ECF or finals then make moves. This sitting in the middle is bs. They signed Horford for what exactly, to show they can overpay a guy or to try and get fans to literally buy in? The C's have a lot of explaining to do.Uh ... what? Why?Why the heck would you want a professional sports team general manager to do his job that way?You want him to play the game with all his cards exposed to the public? Why? To make your insecure self feel better? That's ridiculous. That's not his job. His job is to make the team better than the other teams. And managing information is a huge part of how GMs gain advantage over each other.Danny is playing a massive poker game that involves 29 other players with multi-million dollar stakes. He is not going to play that game with his cards face up on the table just to make some impatient fans feel better.Agreed.Also the idea that we are "sitting in the middle" is absurd. In each of the last 4 years we have simultaneously improved our winning percentage and dramatically improved the value of our draft assets.We have the 2nd best record in the conference. We have the league's best chances at the #1 pick in the draft in both 2017 and 2018. And we can also sign a max free agent this summer.We aren't sitting in the middle. We are getting better on both ends of the "win now vs. rebuild" spectrum at the same time. Big difference.
Quote from: Csfan1984 on February 21, 2017, 09:43:42 PMI won't be disappointed beyond what I already am. Cousins is a top ten talent that went cheap. The C's should have scooped him up. When a top guy gets traded for peanuts and DA doesn't pounce I feel like he is lying to us fans. If they want to build through the draft then come out and say it. If they want to compete for a trip to ECF or finals then make moves. This sitting in the middle is bs. They signed Horford for what exactly, to show they can overpay a guy or to try and get fans to literally buy in? The C's have a lot of explaining to do.Uh ... what? Why?Why the heck would you want a professional sports team general manager to do his job that way?You want him to play the game with all his cards exposed to the public? Why? To make your insecure self feel better? That's ridiculous. That's not his job. His job is to make the team better than the other teams. And managing information is a huge part of how GMs gain advantage over each other.Danny is playing a massive poker game that involves 29 other players with multi-million dollar stakes. He is not going to play that game with his cards face up on the table just to make some impatient fans feel better.
I won't be disappointed beyond what I already am. Cousins is a top ten talent that went cheap. The C's should have scooped him up. When a top guy gets traded for peanuts and DA doesn't pounce I feel like he is lying to us fans. If they want to build through the draft then come out and say it. If they want to compete for a trip to ECF or finals then make moves. This sitting in the middle is bs. They signed Horford for what exactly, to show they can overpay a guy or to try and get fans to literally buy in? The C's have a lot of explaining to do.
Bulpett was on Sports Tonight--and he basically said that he believes Danny doesn't want to tie up free agency money (on a trade now), because he has someone in mind this coming off-season.
Quote from: 86MaxwellSmart on February 22, 2017, 01:19:59 AMBulpett was on Sports Tonight--and he basically said that he believes Danny doesn't want to tie up free agency money (on a trade now), because he has someone in mind this coming off-season.Awesome, we can miss out on Hayward just like we missed out on Durant last season. Or we can sign Hayward and have $30M a year (for the next 4-5 years) committed to a borderline star, just like we did this year with Horford. Win-Win.
Quote from: crimson_stallion on February 22, 2017, 03:41:07 AMQuote from: 86MaxwellSmart on February 22, 2017, 01:19:59 AMBulpett was on Sports Tonight--and he basically said that he believes Danny doesn't want to tie up free agency money (on a trade now), because he has someone in mind this coming off-season.Awesome, we can miss out on Hayward just like we missed out on Durant last season. Or we can sign Hayward and have $30M a year (for the next 4-5 years) committed to a borderline star, just like we did this year with Horford. Win-Win.LOL. Especially since Hayward plays the same position as our beloved rookie Brown, who the organization is supposedly "really high on". We can't lose in FA, get ready for FIREWORKS...
I have learned with Ainge...he likes to collect "assests" rather than use them. Guys like Amir and Zeller were signed to be used in times like this week. I do not expect one move. I do not expect the C's to trade those picks...or any of them. I expect them to draft a really good guard in the draft to add to their glut of guards. I expect a bunch of draft and stash guys with the other picks they have in this draftFrom there I hope they can lure another big piece in FA...this team as it stands will not beat Cleveland...they will win maybe 2 games but no more vs them If the C's are a one and done in the playoffs...it will force Danny to shake up the roster. Can't go three years in a row and not win a series with the same guys on your team. Tired of being "close". Need to make the move to the next level soon