Daily Links 2/15

I think we can all sympathize with Paul Pierce’s frustration, however, any decisions made need to be made with the best interest of the organization and NOT an individual.

Perhaps trading him might be in his best interest and the best interest of the organization as well.

Must have been a devil on his shoulder that made Paul take the money this summer from that old road toad Wyc Grousbeck. PIerce went down to the crossroads in the offseason and left a rich man in a poor town. Sold his soul for dollars and now wants us to trade our dreams to fill his empty vessel. If that number one pick can bring this squad a savior, who’s Paul Pierce to put the lock on heaven’s door?

You’ve got that right, Bobby D!

Who says the Celts owe it to sacrifice the team’s long-term interests—especially under veiled threat that ‘the franchise’ might not honor his contract if they don’t?

Doing what’s best for Paul IS what’s best for the organization. Paul is our best chance at winning if we can pair a great/good player(s) with him. Let him go and we’re talking about 5 years of rebuilding and the possibility of never having another player as good as Paul— at least for a very long time. That being said, Paul already said that he will speak with Danny after the season, which means he is at least willing to wait until after the draft. On FSN, Paul was asked if he would choose Oden or Durant. He said Oden. So I think if the Cs get #1, that would be the only way Paul would be ok with taking on another young guy, probably because a big like Oden can make in immiediate impact. Any other player other than Oden will likely take years to really help the Cs. I’m with Paul on this one.

If Paul plays the rest of the season there will be no number one. He’s too much of a gamer to tank. After seeing the obvious effort to lose by management in Minny by not calling a timeout and having no play to run….and the subsequent ugly rant by Paul after the game, I think there will be a real problem if they either tank, or leave Paul off the court.

So if we get #2 and Durant is available, we’ve got to trade him?

I’m not as sold on Durant for the Cs as others are. I think he’ll probably be a great player, but I just don’t see how another wing player is going to help the Cs get over the top. We NEED Oden.

Oh and Durant is not a good defender, and a post defender is what we need most.

It’s crazy to think that even with the worst pick we get Oden or Durant. It’s still a gamble! Is it wrong for PP to be willing to trade the pick for a proven vet? Trade PP, you all just saw what that did for 20 games, you want a season of that?

I laugh at the poll, here the majority think that the C’s would only be about 500 with a “Fully” healthy squad. 2nd highest in the poll was below 500. Come on does know one think these guys didn’t progress since mid December? I at times just can’t figure out this lock on doom some of you hold onto. You did not see improvement in Tony Allen, Gerald Green, Rajon Rondo? A fully healthy Perkins before the foot problem? Fully healthy this team as is, is looking good, and be damned the rose colored glasses.

I myself agree with PP though that if you can get a vet at the right price you should, and is why I’d support the Gasol trade but keeping AJ off limits. And yes I would forsake the pick, I’d first try and keep it 1, 2, protected. But if not then I would have to keep AJ, Green, and Rondo as hands off. Still Keeping the Faith, and trying to Restore the Pride!

We only got one mule tilling the soil on this dirt farm, and his name is Paul Pierce. Problem is, he needs a wise old crow to handle the ball and a tough oxe to man the paint, otherwise he’s just another lonesome pretender trying to be a one man band, only without the abilities of Kobe or Carmelo. The best hope for this squad is in a deep draft. Ainge is a shady carnival barker trying to move the chess pieces around the board to disguise the fact that he doesn’t know how to play chess. Let him trade the pick and you’ll wind up with Hedo Turkoglu and a handful of magic beans. That might make Pierce happy, but he’s got $20 million reasons a year to be happy. Or at least loyal and silent. So instead of bedding Pierce’s nest with a bag of silk feathers, let’s do the right thing and draft a young stud who can help us build a brand new barn.

Another thing I’d like to mention, did anyone see the West Virgina win over UCLA last weekend? Beilien’s offense was a thing of beauty, the movement without the ball was unreal. I would love to see him implement that with this C’s team next year. That’s the risk I think is worth taking. What he is doing with that offense, with the players he has, it’s a thing of beauty to watch. He get’s my vote, forget retread coaches, don’t miss a W. Virgina game thier fun to watch.

Good points Alaska. Another thing Powe only get playing time when BigAl, Perk, Scal & the Candyman all go down with injuries. That’s Doc’s style with rookies.

Pierce’s comments in today’s Globe were just the opening salvo. There will be more where that came from.

What a retarded, poorly conceived, uninteresting, redundant, smart-alecky article by Ron Borges, who ought to stick to football and boxing where brain damage is better appreciated.

The first thing they need is a post dedfender, obviously Oden. If not him, then Noah. Durant is very good but he doesn’t cure this teams biggest ills. The 2nd biggest problem is point guard. Rondo may be the man in a couple of years. Maybe, maybe not. Plus there’s the wait. How well will Pierce be playing when say Oden and Rondo are prime stuff??