Danny Ainge Ain't Walking Through That Door - 2021-22 Boston Celtics season thread
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Kang Deezy
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get ready for jabari Parker at the 5
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Jaylen highkey making his coaching stance known
I’m satisfied with the trade 
Kemba’s a good guy but can’t stay healthy, wasn’t reliable in big games and wasn’t the ideal fit next to the Jays.
I’m guessing Horford & Brown coming in means that TT will be traded. I would assume that Brown is just insurance for Time Lord in case he gets hurt again or extension talks don’t go well.
Kemba’s a good guy but can’t stay healthy, wasn’t reliable in big games and wasn’t the ideal fit next to the Jays.
I’m guessing Horford & Brown coming in means that TT will be traded. I would assume that Brown is just insurance for Time Lord in case he gets hurt again or extension talks don’t go well.
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Either one would be
Don't really know Darvin Ham's coaching history though
He’s Coach Buds second in command for what it’s worth
According to Woj, Tatum/Brown/Smart are all co-signing Udoka cause he was an assistant on Team USA when they all played
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I’m satisfied with the trade
Kemba’s a good guy but can’t stay healthy, wasn’t reliable in big games and wasn’t the ideal fit next to the Jays.
I’m guessing Horford & Brown coming in means that TT will be traded. I would assume that Brown is just insurance for Time Lord in case he gets hurt again or extension talks don’t go well.
Same here. We saved $32 million with the swap and basically drafted Moses Brown with the 16th overall pick which will be plan B to Timelord. We will have control of Brown for 4 years at $6.8 Million Total.
New piece from the Athletic about what happened this season
An inside look at the factors that led to the inevitable break up between Kemba Walker and the Celtics
Cliffs
- Hayward told Stevens before he left that he needed to have a stronger voice in the locker room if they wanted to win
- Stevens & Kemba clashed this season, he felt Stevens went harder on him than other players, especially because of his defensive mistakes
- Kemba wanted out, felt he wasn’t in long term plans and was pissed that fans booed the team when they played bad
- Kemba was loved by his teammates but his voice in the locker room was undercut by him struggling to match his talk on the court
- Writer questions whether trading players Tatum is close with will impact how he views the team
- Smart & Horford were the backbone of the team’s defensive identity and with Horford gone, players started to tune Smart out. Smart & Brown got into it during the playoffs last season
- Players felt Stevens showed favoritism to Smart and didn’t hold him accountable
- Multiple players wanted a new coach
- Some felt that the players not caring about Kyrie stomping the logo showed that they don’t have pride for the organization that former players had
- Blake Griffin was interested in coming to the Celtics but a player on the team told him not to come because it was too dysfunctional
- Players want the new coach to be a Black former player and Stevens appears to be listening with Chauncey Billups, Darvin Ham & Ime Udoka all getting second interviews
- Trading Kemba was also a financial move to help re-sign Fournier & Time Lord
- Time Lord may need to be on load management this season due to injury concerns
- Writer expects Smart to be the PG this season
- Celtics not only need to make roster moves, they need to rebuild their culture
Keep in mind this is all alleged so take it for what it’s worth
An inside look at the factors that led to the inevitable break up between Kemba Walker and the Celtics
Cliffs
- Hayward told Stevens before he left that he needed to have a stronger voice in the locker room if they wanted to win
- Stevens & Kemba clashed this season, he felt Stevens went harder on him than other players, especially because of his defensive mistakes
- Kemba wanted out, felt he wasn’t in long term plans and was pissed that fans booed the team when they played bad
- Kemba was loved by his teammates but his voice in the locker room was undercut by him struggling to match his talk on the court
- Writer questions whether trading players Tatum is close with will impact how he views the team
- Smart & Horford were the backbone of the team’s defensive identity and with Horford gone, players started to tune Smart out. Smart & Brown got into it during the playoffs last season
- Players felt Stevens showed favoritism to Smart and didn’t hold him accountable
- Multiple players wanted a new coach
- Some felt that the players not caring about Kyrie stomping the logo showed that they don’t have pride for the organization that former players had
- Blake Griffin was interested in coming to the Celtics but a player on the team told him not to come because it was too dysfunctional
- Players want the new coach to be a Black former player and Stevens appears to be listening with Chauncey Billups, Darvin Ham & Ime Udoka all getting second interviews
- Trading Kemba was also a financial move to help re-sign Fournier & Time Lord
- Time Lord may need to be on load management this season due to injury concerns
- Writer expects Smart to be the PG this season
- Celtics not only need to make roster moves, they need to rebuild their culture
Keep in mind this is all alleged so take it for what it’s worth
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