Comings And Goings
by Jeff Clark on Jun 3, 2007 3:28 PM EDT
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PrintWallace has worked under noted incompetents Danny Ainge and Rick Pitino in Boston. He did have a couple years between them, however, when he was free to do as he wanted.
During that stretch, Wallace spent first-round picks on Joe Johnson, Kedrick Brown and Joe Forte in the 2001 draft, passing on Tony Parker, Gerald Wallace, Richard Jefferson, Vladimir Radmanovic, Troy Murphy and Gilbert Arenas.
He then traded Joe Johnson for Tony Delk and Rogers, and traded Kenny Anderson for Vin Baker and his ridiculous contract.
Inspirational, eh? But at least Wallace has worked in a front office. Mark Jackson has not. The guy has no actual experience. He's never scouted, never coached, never done anything except play 17 years in the NBA, where he became known as something of a malcontent.
So, naturally, he's a candidate.
In other news, it sounds like another member of the Celtics staff was looking at a job with the Griz. Before I had heard rumors that Leo Papile might go with Wallace, but it seems like he was going to pair with David Griffen of Phoenix instead. According to the Globe, Griffen got a sweetener from the Suns to stay, so I wonder if he will in fact look to team up with Wallace or stay in Boston. I don't know much about Papile except that he has good contacts in the AAU circut.
Also, it does sound like Tony Brown will end up with the Bucks and Peter May did mention David Blatt as a replacement in Boston, but I'm not sure if he heard that from his own sources or read it here or somewhere on the net or what.
Seems like things are shaking out after a number of years of relative stability. Is this a good sign (fresh blood, new direction and all that)? Or is it a bad sign (like the creatures of the forest running when something bad is coming)? Only time will tell.
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Love the quote, “Wallace has worked under noted incompetents Danny Ainge and Rick Pitino in Boston.” So true.
by aQua on Jun 3, 2007 4:57 PM EDT reply actions
Only four bad contracts left! Scal, Wally, Ratliff and Telfair. Thank God the final two are gone after this year.
by alexham2k2 on Jun 3, 2007 5:02 PM EDT reply actions
“…like the creatures of the forrest running when something bad is comong…” Jeff, is it really you or is in Master Po in disguise? Loved the analogy regardless!
It is time for this board to lighten up because the 28th, like the ping pong ball drop…it can’t come soon enough so that we bloggers can have something new to complain about….
by moskqq on Jun 3, 2007 5:27 PM EDT reply actions
Author is being a little unfair to Wallace. just a little. Pitino stripped red ofhis presidency, so when Pitino left and wallace was drafting on his own, even though he really wanted Parker, the organization let Red make the Forte pick in essence. Also the kenny Anderson/Vin Baker trade was very Gaston influenced. Yes, Wallace was a lousy GM and yes he has worked under two incompetents, but he doesn’t deserve full blame for Forte and baker.
Wallace may have held the “title” of GM but it was well known that Petino and to a lesser extent Red held the true reins of power.
by moskqq on Jun 3, 2007 5:54 PM EDT reply actions
Wallace never had the authority that a GM should have. O’Brien aligned himself ( kissed butt ) to Pierce and Walker and as a result had as much power as Wallace did since they were the core of the franchise. It was O’Brien in order to placate the two selfish gunners who was the driving force behind the Joe Johnson trade.
As far as the Joe Forte fiasco, you can put that one on Red Auerbach.
by DAS on Jun 3, 2007 5:55 PM EDT reply actions
JS33- If you look at the draft boards when Al Jefferson and Gerald Green were taken, you would see that any idiot would have taken the those players at that pick. I give Danny credit for pickin up Delonte and Rondo, then again i consider it “luck” that the teams before us didnt pick them up. Remember, Jameer Nelson during the Delonte draft fell down to like pick #20, and Rondo fell to out of the “lottery” status because of his inability to shoot.
I’m relieved to see personel leaving since we need a change in the way things have been ran. Danny has proved nothing besides making some pretty bad trades, and becoming lucky in how the players fell to us from other teams picking players like Rafael Araujo, Swift, and Kris Humphries before Al Jefferson. Thats not Danny, thats the other teams that helped us.
“It was Wallace who chose to trade Joe Johnson instead of Kedrick Brown. Blaming Pierce and Walker on that deal is absurd. In addition, it was Wallace who selected Kedrick Brown well before he was rated.”-timepiece33
It was reported that Phoenix would have taken either Johnson or Brown and Wallace reported same to Jim O’Brien who told him he wanted to keep Brown.
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