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Danny Ainge on Isaiah Thomas: 'I Don't Know What We Owe Him'
« on: October 17, 2017, 06:33:45 PM »

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The Celtics general manager appeared on WEEI ahead of Tuesday's season-opening matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers and made it clear he felt little sympathy for Thomas' frustration at being traded.

"I don't know what we owe him," Ainge said. "We gave him an opportunity while he was here."

Thoughts?

Re: Danny Ainge on Isaiah Thomas: 'I Don't Know What We Owe Him'
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2017, 06:42:09 PM »

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100% agree

Re: Danny Ainge on Isaiah Thomas: 'I Don't Know What We Owe Him'
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2017, 06:48:09 PM »

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Thank you and it needed to be said. Now let's get down to business.

Let's get it!

Irving goes for 40...they have no one to defend him.

Re: Danny Ainge on Isaiah Thomas: 'I Don't Know What We Owe Him'
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2017, 06:54:25 PM »

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Agree with Danny. IT's career skyrocketed in Boston. Danny gave him the keys and he took full advantage. Good for IT for playing better, and good for Danny for trading him for Kyrie Irving, a better basketball player.

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« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2017, 07:16:58 PM »

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Agree with Ainge entirely
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« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2017, 07:18:08 PM »

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Danny owes IT nothing. IT is coming off as whiny and unprofessional. The talk today that Danny somehow disrespected him as a man by not telling him before the trade what was going on is simply ridiculous. If Danny told him ahead of time and the deal fell through, IT would have felt disrespected for being involved in trade talks.

The Celtics owe IT nothing but what he was paid. Players get traded. IT has before, he shouldn't be so personally hurt by something that was just business.

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« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2017, 07:29:20 PM »

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I think it's an interesting topic, but one that's for the off-season or the February lull.  We're 30 minutes before game time, haha.

Players have an obligation to perform their contracts. GMs owe an obligation to ownership.  That's all that's "owed".

The rest of it -- loyalty, appreciation, courtesy, respect, honesty -- fall along the professionalism spectrum, and will vary. As a player, I'd want to play for an organization that valued me, but it's not technically an obligation until it's in the contract.



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Re: Danny Ainge on Isaiah Thomas: 'I Don't Know What We Owe Him'
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2017, 07:36:42 PM »

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I tend to agree with Danny, and while I could get behind the idea that a franchise owes a player more loyalty than the terms of a contract, that's for special cases like Larry Bird and Paul Pierce (and the latter was traded).

IT is a good player, but he played a whopping 3 seasons for the Celtics, made 2 All Star teams, and arguably only made it out of the first round of the playoffs because Rajon Rondo got hurt. He doesn't get special treatment.

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« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2017, 07:38:03 PM »

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Well Danny, haven't you heard all these months??

Isaiah wants the Brinks Trucks!  :laugh:

Danny: "oh he does?" (trades IT)
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« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2017, 07:50:48 PM »

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IT and the Celtics were mutually beneficial partners. No one owes anyone anything.

Celtics very likely wouldn't have gotten to where we are at without IT, and IT very likely wouldn't be at the level he is without the Celtics.

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« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2017, 08:02:50 PM »

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Look IT4 has the right to be upset

What if Danny tells Hayward tomorrow that he has been traded in a package for Anthony Davis? 

Most of us here would say, yes, do that trade in a heartbeat

Do you think Hayward will just laugh it off and say... I understand its just business? After the time he took making the decision/CBS connection?

Hayward would not be human, if he was not extremely upset

IT4 was traded for  Kyrie...  business perspective, you make the deal. IT4 if he was purely logical about it, does the deal

BUT when he went out of his way to help recruit Horford and recently Gordon Hayward...then traded away .... on a personal level....that is nothing short of ...  its really terrible