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Post by CelticsLoyalist on May 12, 2007 12:06:11 GMT -5
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Post by eja117 on May 12, 2007 13:03:58 GMT -5
I'm response #7
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Post by DERRENMATTS on May 12, 2007 15:40:57 GMT -5
Hmmmm.... Ainge and the entire organization shouldn't talk about tanking at all (listen up Ryan Gomes). Of course we tanked towards the end of the season--but what else were we playing for? We did the right thing by strictly playing the youth because its tons more beneficial to get the kids valuable playing experience, rather than playing a banged up Pierce to win an extra 5 games.
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Post by Roadrunner on May 12, 2007 17:28:57 GMT -5
Poor journalism.
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Post by CelticsLoyalist on May 12, 2007 19:37:29 GMT -5
Indeed and I thought I was bad!
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Post by jb on May 12, 2007 23:40:20 GMT -5
I think Ainge's words came out a bit twisted as he was trying to defend Doc and wound up digging a hole for himself. “The same people that want to say that Doc, for whatever reason, was tanking games, which he wasn’t doing, also want to hold that record on him,” said Ainge shortly before the season ended. “So, he’s either doing what’s in the best interest for the long term of the Celtics or he’s not a good enough coach to win games. But it can’t be both. Doc is a team player. He does what’s best for the franchise." Hard to blame the blogger for catching the contradiction. Ainge did imply that Doc was either a bad coach or was tanking. There was another interesting line from Ainge that that article left out: "A lot of coaches don’t see the big picture. I don’t want Doc to see too much of the big picture, but he does understand it and it’s for me to communicate with Doc.” Now just what does Danny mean by that? He doesn't want Doc to see "too much of the big picture?" It still sounds too much like an inside joke. Remember the Charlotte game? The two with Milwaukee? Tanking, with credible deniability, has become an art form.  |
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Post by Roadrunner on May 13, 2007 22:33:17 GMT -5
I gave the rant (article) some thought, and somehow Danny's words were twisted. Basically, Danny said that Doc played the younger players for development purposes, and that was the best interest of the team. Poor coaching, hard to say; tanking, questionable, but hard to prove.
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Post by CelticsLoyalist on May 14, 2007 3:53:27 GMT -5
But take into consideration what he said about the X's & O's being overrated...
All good teams still use these to set plays and are highly relevant and effective. The game could not exist professionally without them.
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