ct1016 says:

I agree.  Ainge is looking like the "bad guy" but clearly that would have been a great move for Boston.

Osirus13 says:
Why would you not want this trade if your a boston fan? Rip, prince and stuckey are all fairly young and allen isnt. Yeah rondo is young and solid but you have to give up quality to get it. I would run the point with that lineup

CalBear says:
Why worry about the future when you can give yourself a better chance to win now?  There is not much difference between Stucky and Rondo.  Whether Rondo becomes a better pro in the future IDK, but that shouldn't even matter.  The nucleus of this team...Garnet (33) and Pierce (31)...is not getting any younger and they need to win now and this trade would make them a much better team.

CMJohnson1 says:
Rondo is better than Stuckey.  He is proven, Stuckey isn't.

So why would you trade away the future to win now?  Because you have a BETTER PLAYER NOW!!

Rip Hamilton IMO is the same as Ray Allen in most regards except for ONE MAJOR point....Rip doesn't hit the HUGE shots that Ray Ray does.  You don't trade away your end of the game sharpshooter. 

Tayshaun Prince is obv. the wild card in this deal, but IMO I wouldn't trade away a point guard that is proven and can give me 10 years minimum as an all-star caliber player for someone who hasn't shown that much talent.  I also don't trade away one of the greatest shooters of all-time.  I don't care how old he is.  He is one of the top 3 shooters in NBA history with Reggie Miller and Jerry West.  Prince is a solid player, and would fit in nicely, but wouldn't give them that much extra.  I would rather trade a Big Baby Davis for a true sixth man.

CMJohnson1 says:
Larry Bird is a close 4th

jackjaffee says:
Why would the Pistons ever take this deal?  3 starters for 2 starters with little difference between Rip and Allen, with Allen being older.  So, you're talking Rondo for Prince and 50 Cent, which is a pretty uneven deal IMO.

Borat38 says:


Because good as Jesus is, he's expensive, and they're aware of his diminishing value because of age.  Ray's due $19.8 million next season, so's Pierce. Garnett is having $16.5 M.  If they don't clear out cap space, they'll be in the luxury tax bracket. 

Nice as it is to win championships, the NBA is above all a business.

Borat38 says:


Well that's because the final year of KG's contract is substantially less than what he got this year ($24.75 M). Ray Allen got $18.39 M, which just shows that KG got into a deal that allowed him to cash out the maximum, yet take a pay cut in the last year of his contract to enable the team to sign better talent.  Ray's contract is merely an appreciating value contract, which pays more with each passing year.

Woall says:
rondo is a freak athlete, but there are few PG's from this year's draft I would rather have, and there will be a few more from next year's.  if they trade away Rondo they need to get their hands on one of these young PG's. 

ct1016 says:
Boston would be crazy to trade Rondo.

TorontoJoey says:
hes garbage

ct1016 says:
Correction:  The C's now have Rasheed Wallace.....they need to stop shopping Rondo and keep him.

 

I am surprised that they do not realize that they have a NBA Finals MVP caliber player on their roster.

 

That performance that he put on in the playoffs (especially vs the Bulls) was an eye-opener of what he can do on the offensive side of the floor and we all know what kind of defender he already is.

 

CMJohnson1 says:
Celtics sign Wallace.  Not sure how to feel about the move.  He brings great energy...can extend the floor...gives us another big man...plays good defense.

He also is a dickhead who consistently leads the league in technicals and bitches about every call.  Plus...where is he going to play?  Back up to Perkins?  Starter?  6th man?  Pretty certain that he will come off the bench to relieve Perk and KG.

Like I said to begin with though...just don't trade Rondo and you will be fine.  They have the best team in basketball now because there are no holes.  The biggest hole last year was backup big man...and they filled it.

Rondo
Allen
Pierce
KG
Perkins

Wallace
Powe
Pruitt ( I feel he will step above Marbury )
SCALABRINE

Boston Celtics = 2010 Champions!!

3BallBomber says:
Boston Celtics = 2010 Champions!!

MoneyShot says:
I would like to see them get a bit deeper though, a couple more cheap vets will do.  If they can get Hill, OH BABY!!! that would be amazing.

ct1016 says:
Why would they trade their reserve big men to have a continued deficiency with reserve big men next year?

 

And if they trade their reserve big men what did they get in return?

Another reserve big men I would guess.

 

It is not in the C's best interest to trade a player and get worse....so even if they do trade a reserve, shouldn't they get something back in value....and if a player leaves doesn't that free them up to go and grab the 100 of players that are still on the NBA free agent market?

 

R Wallace did not cost the C's any significant amount of money and the C's should be able to choose which guy Powe or Big Baby that they want to keep and if the other chooses to leave, he was already upgraded/replaced by acquiring R Wallace.

 

Unlike Danny Ferry, Danny Ainge looks like he knows what he is doing.  He got the big three to the C's, now Rasheed Wallace and I think the right decison or decisions will be made with Powe and Big Baby or after or if they decide to leave the team.

 

IMO, the C's will be the team to beat next year.

CMJohnson1 says:
Absolutely...plus you have to consider the fact that not only are they getting A LOT healthier, they are also getting a more experienced and big-game proven Rondo.

CMJohnson1 says:
Prob trade Big Baby IMO