Daily Links 5/12

That trade proposal with the C’s would never happen. I like Bynum a lot, but come on Pierce, AJ, West, and Powe for Bynum, Odom, and Radmanovic. Now that is funny.

LA Times needs to pull their heads out… They need to include Kobe istead of Odom to pull that trade off…

It’s reassuring that Chris Wallace doesn’t know the definition of the word “literally.”

wow, that is the worst trade proposal i have ever heard. i can’t even…forget it. that guy must have been joking.

Another thought on the Doc extension. If the Celts had not given him the extension and ultimately fired him , Doc could have gone public saying how he was told to tank games and yet he is fired for having a poor record.

We all know the truth , but it could be spun to where it’s a PR nightmare for the Celts.

Just a thought !

That’s not just a thought, DAS, that’s very much the truth. No way they could leave Doc hangning going into next season without a ($5 million) payoff. Hush money, pure and simple.
The lack of integrity within this organization, let alone its lack of success, is embarrassing.

Jeff, the playoff incentives are not for next year but the year after (2009), so it’s really not playoffs or bust next year. Keep an eye on how Danny and Doc lower expectations this summer (“a twenty game improvement is asking a lot” I can hear it now).

Ainge says “X’s and O’s are somewhat overated in my mind. Critiques of subtitution patterns and timeouts are overated.” What does he believe the function of a coach is if not to manage the game?

You can also expect Doc to use the European exhibition games as an excuse in that he didn’t have enough time in training camp to prepare for the season.

Nobody is better at excuses than Doc .

â€Å"Itâ€â"¢s easy to find things that every coach does wrong,” Ainge added later. â€Å"Xâ€â"¢s and Oâ€â"¢s are somewhat overrated in my mind. Critiques of substitution patterns and timeouts are overrated because, in my opinion, just about every NBA coach is on a fairly equal field in those regards. Those are the least of my concerns."
—Danny must be out of his mind. Doc blows game after game because he isn’t on par with just about every NBA coach. His coaching career has been full of stupid mistakes that have cost us games. He doesn’t know how to adjust in games and we run out of timeouts far too often at the end of close games. Doc may be just fine off the court, but on the court he’s a total mess. Danny seems to want a coach that can just act as a big brother to the players. That’s not going to win us games.

Another reason Danny likes Doc is that he can tell him who to play and has great influence over him

A respected coach would not allow that to happen . So until the Celts are ready to turn the corner it will be Doc. The important thing to remember is that Danny said that Doc is the "perfect coach at this time ". With an unsettled rotation and plenty of uncertainty still, this team is not ready for a " real coach " yet. A lot of juggling and assessment is still required .

10 more days until our fate is determined !!!

I am a little concerned with DA statement about how overrated coaches’ 1)Substitution patterns and 2)Xs and Os are….how else is he expecting a coach to win? by using the force?

I’ve been a strong DA supporter thru the years, but my faith it’s been tested righ about now…

Ritalin-based rotations, the worst possible last-minute stratagies, a defense which has never worked…yup, Danny..All of that stuff is vastly overrated. What’s scary is that’s what happenned when Doc was actually TRYING to win games. Although it was hard to tell the difference most of the time.

Here’s a conundrum for Celtic fans: What’s worse, acquiring Veal or putting him out on the court?

DAS said:
  Another reason Danny likes Doc is that he can tell him who to play and has great influence over him

A respected coach would not allow that to happen .

I hope what you’re saying is your opinion. I think this is far from the truth. I can’t give exact references, but everything I’ve heard or read is to the contrary. Danny was asked on the Tanquay/Dickerson show this year or last whether he wanted to see Gerald Green play more. Danny said, as a fan—yes, but it’s Doc’s decision.

Yes it’s my opinion , and of course that would be the standard line I would expect from Danny. There is no way he would admit to influencing Doc’s decisions but to think it’s not happening is being pretty naieve.

"Bynum, Odom and Radmanovic to Boston for Paul Pierce, Al Jefferson, Leon Powe and Delonte West. "

I know others have commented on the proposal, but allow me to say: Um, No.

DAS—well call me naive then.

Lakers trade — total crap. Talk about over evaluating your home talent. I’d have to think twice about doing that one without Pierce even involved.