Agent: Jeff Green’s a Celtic kind of guy
Jeff Green’s agent, David Falk, is Danny Ainge’s good friend. In terms of Green signing in Boston, I’m not exactly sure what that means. But it can’t hurt, and Falk says he and Green will give the Celtics every chance to sign Green.
To which I respond: No shit, Sherlock. He’s a restricted free agent, meaning the C’s can match any offer he’s granted.(Boston Globe)
“First of all, I have a very longstanding friendship with Doc [Rivers] and Danny [Ainge],’’ Falk said after the Celtics beat the Knicks, 96-86, last night at Madison Square Garden. “You got a championship-caliber team, three Hall of Famers and [Rajon] Rondo really coming into his own.’’
“There’s a lot of uncertainty because no one knows what the rules are going to be, so I told [Green] I don’t want him to spend one nanosecond thinking about next year,’’ Falk said. “I want him thinking about how he can help the team be a factor in the playoffs. And I think he needs to take the next 30 games to get acclimated, learn the plays, get to know how the guys play and I think he can help them in the playoffs.’’…
“Jeff is a thinking-man’s player and Doc is a thinking-man’s coach,’’ he said. “He wasn’t looking for a new situation. He wasn’t asking to be traded. I think both players [Green and Perkins] were traded because of economics. He was drafted by Boston, a Big East guy, lives in Washington and he’s very excited, learning a lot and can’t ask for a better environment and win a title in his fourth year.
“Of course [he’d be interested in staying in Boston]. He’s in a great situation . . . He’s a Celtic kind of a guy. He just wants to win.’’
Theoretically, Boston’s a perfect place for Green to grow. He can come off the bench this year and next (assuming there IS a next year), and learn the ropes from a whole bunch of Hall of Famers. Then the Hall of Famers will grow older and retire, and Green can be thrust into a far bigger role when he is (again, theoretically) more ready to play one.
But there’s an elephant in the room: money.
P.S. – Speaking about money: There are times to think about money, and those times do not include “when the team you general manage is a favorite to win an NBA championship.” Thus, I would hate Danny Ainge forever if he made the trade “because of economics,” as Falk asserts. You know, I’d hate Ainge forever unless the Celtics win a title this season, or until I remembered the line “ANYTHIINNGGG ISSS POSSSIIIBBBLLLEEEEE.”
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I believe Danny when he said trade was for both now and future. Celts have more depth and talent now than they did before the trade. The only question is whether they can get it together in time for the playoffs with virtually no practice time.
No championship is ever guaranteed, but Danny has put Celtics in best position to win this year and in the future.
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Everyone now has to see that our bench is so much better and can handle the offensive role better when the starters sit or aren’t playing well. That’s a big concern that no longer exists, as it did all through the first two-thirds of the season. Now if JG hits the boards better and can average 6-7 per game this will really be even better going forward. Re-signing Green is a must. And next year he could be in the running for the best Sixth Man of the Year award like McHale/Walton and even Rodney Rogers. He is really instant offense and will get better as he hangs and learns from his teammates. Go Cs…
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Jeff Green gets better and better each game, he was a great trade. Green is getting accustomed to the Boston atmosphere and appears comfortable enough to make a long-term commitment. We needed more depth and Green definitely provides it.
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This is a bit of wishful thinking, but imagine this (keep in mind I go to the University of Colorado) we sign Green to a nice 4-5 year deal after this season and we trade up, maybe JO or Shaq and some picks to draft Alec Burks (Colorado, if you haven’t heard of him the kid is a fucking stud best thing out of Colorado since Chauncey. I wouldn’t be surprised if they paint a mural of him in the Coors Event Center in 5 years next to Billups) then in the next off-season we score DH. Boom, team set to dominate for the next two years until the big 3 retire and set for a very very bright future afterwards . We’d have to fill the 4 somehow because even though I love Baby, I don’t see him ever being anything but a great energy bench player but he could fill in for a year or two after Garnett retires.
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