http://www.celticsblog.com/2012/7/4/3137689/a-tale-of-three-franchises Interesting take on Boston vs. Dallas vs. Houston offseason, cap management, etc. I've never been a Celtics fan, but I like their roster (and offseason so far) a lot better than ours: C: Garnett, Fab Melo, (Camby or Wilcox) PF: Sullinger, Garnett, Bass (if resigned) SF: Pierce, Jeff Green (if resigned) SG: Allen, Jason Terry PG: Rondo, Avery Bradley nice roster that Ainge is building: Old (Big 3 + Terry + a cheap big like Camby or Wilcox) Young (Rondo, Green, Bass, Sullinger, Fab Melo, Avery Bradley)
Their roster will be more like this: C Garnett, Melo PF Bass, Sullinger SF Pierce, Green SG Bradley, Terry PG Rondo, Bradley Certainly, it's a very good roster, both for now and the future. A core of Rondo, Bradley, Green, Sullinger and Melo is not spectacular, but it's solid. And they'll have room to add stars as they come along. Props to them.
One can't find it's way out of a hole. One is trying to find it's way out of a hole after gambling and losing. One is making a final run(or two or three).
Unfair to compare the Celtics to the Rockets. The Celtics are a team trying to keep their window open. The Mavs are a team that shut that window themselves. The Rockets are a team trying to open that window. For the Celtics, signing Asik and Lin to those deals would be horrible. For the Rockets who are rebuilding any ways, it's not bad at all. Both are young players with upside. The deals are not 6 year deals. Teams like the Rockets are supposed to take chances with young players.
It's not even fair to compare these 3 teams to each other. Every scenario is so different. If the Rockets were in the spot where they were trying to retain superstars that were already on our roster (like the Celtics), then we could have a discussion. The fact is, we're forced to make moves for Asik and Lin because, for us, there aren't any other options. Those are incredibly nice players to have on a team that has a go-to guy, which is what we are searching for. Nobody (including the Rockets) has ever claimed that Asik is our building block. He's just another player on this team that can contribute within his role. The Mavericks closed their OWN door after chasing a pipe dream. Maybe that's more of an apt comparison to the Celtics than the Rockets, but even then, the Mavs have zero assets. If you're comparing keeping the likes of Jason Terry, JJ Barea, and Tyson Chandler to Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, then you are wrong. Was it the wrong move for the Mavs?? In hindsight, of course. But, Mark Cuban (much like our own GM and owner) truly believed he could convince a superstar (or two) to come to Dallas, so for him, the risk was worth it. It's easy for Celtics fans to sit there and be smug about their team (I would love to be in their position), but the fact is, Ainge struck lightning in a bottle a few years ago, and he's done an excellent job of hanging onto that for dear life.
Comparing the Mavs and Celts seems like fair game as both are veteran teams coming off recent playoff successes. The only thing the Rockets are coming off is back-to-back-to-back #14 lottery selections. I do not see that Houston belongs in this discussion merely because Morey once worked in Boston. Maybe substitute someone like Atlanta or San Antonio or for the Rockets?
