Why are Celtics fans being so GREEDY with Rondo? Umm hello youre tanking....

[Real Men Wear Green]

you do realize rondo is coming off an ACL injury and the Celtics have ZERO bargaining power.

Wrong. Players have come back from ACL tears before and the Celtics are under no compulsion to trade him this season or at all. If a team (like, say, the Knicks) calls with an offer the Cs don't like (like, say, Stat and Shump) Ainge can just say no until they come with an offer that he does.

[code green]

Whats stupid is you holding onto Rondo while shedding no tears over losing Pierce/KG

And this thread is stupid. Not wanting to trade him for the ghost of Amare Stoudemire = being greedy?

[HurricaneKid]

You trade away your entire team for peanuts (draft picks that wont amount to jack)

You don't think the Nets in 3-5 years with ZERO 1st round picks until then aren't going to be terrible? They are ALREADY terrible.

[salwan]

1. rondo is still relatively young with 27 years of age.
2. if the rebuild goes well and we pick up some star free agents along the way.. who knows, maybe we can be back in contention as early as in 3-4 years.

3. anyway.. don't act like the celtics got any decent offers for rondo. shumpert and stoudemire the celtics will trade him only for high-value picks and young studs, not players with shot knees.

[Mr. Jabbar]

rondo for nash, do it

[Knicksfever2010]

Wrong. Players have come back from ACL tears before and the Celtics are under no compulsion to trade him this season or at all. If a team (like, say, the Knicks) calls with an offer the Cs don't like (like, say, Stat and Shump) Ainge can just say no until they come with an offer that he does.

right off course, i forgot because the last 2 significant players coming back from ACL (SHUMPER/ROSE) have been rock stars since returning. MY BAD

[Real Men Wear Green]

right off course, i forgot because the last 2 significant players coming back from ACL (SHUMPER/ROSE) have been rock stars since returning. MY BAD

Shumpert statistically is playing at the same level now as he did pre-injury. Rose just came back from a year away and has shown the explosiveness he had before, just needs to work the rust off.

[b1imtf]

Most want expirers or good contracts for him. No one has been asking for superstars

[BlackWhiteGreen]

Most want expirers or good contracts for him. No one has been asking for superstars

You'd be happy with an expiring contract for Rondo?

I wouldn't be happy if we didn't get at least two of the following:

A high lotto draft pick
A good young player still on his rookie deal
Rid of Gerald Wallace's contract
Expiring contracts

And even then I still wouldn't be happy. If we traded him to, say, Charlotte for Kemba Walker, their unprotected first this year, and expirers, I'd accept that. Although I'm not sure the Cats have their 1st this year. And I'd still be pretty pissed off.

[unbreakable]

You'd be happy with an expiring contract for Rondo?

I wouldn't be happy if we didn't get at least two of the following:

A high lotto draft pick
A good young player still on his rookie deal
Rid of Gerald Wallace's contract
Expiring contracts

And even then I still wouldn't be happy. If we traded him to, say, Charlotte for Kemba Walker, their unprotected first this year, and expirers, I'd accept that. Although I'm not sure the Cats have their 1st this year. And I'd still be pretty pissed off.

LOL prime Shaq didn't even get that.. but Rondo will?

[b1imtf]

You'd be happy with an expiring contract for Rondo?

I wouldn't be happy if we didn't get at least two of the following:

A high lotto draft pick
A good young player still on his rookie deal
Rid of Gerald Wallace's contract
Expiring contracts

And even then I still wouldn't be happy. If we traded him to, say, Charlotte for Kemba Walker, their unprotected first this year, and expirers, I'd accept that. Although I'm not sure the Cats have their 1st this year. And I'd still be pretty pissed off.

Expiring and lotto picks I'd be ok with. Expiring, lotto picks and getting rid of Wallace I'd be happy.

[BoutPractice]

If the Celtics are smart, they will keep him injured and tank as hard as they can. That way they can get a future superstar in the draft and already have them paired up with another star who happens to be a pass first PG...

[Knicksfever2010]

Shumpert statistically is playing at the same level now as he did pre-injury. Rose just came back from a year away and has shown the explosiveness he had before, just needs to work the rust off.

shumpert has been hot garbage this year. Why do you think the Knicks are looking to trade him??

[secund2nun]

Whats stupid is you holding onto Rondo while shedding no tears over losing Pierce/KG

What's stupid is NY wasting an amnesty on Billups small contract instead of Amare's gigantic contract

I honestly think NY is trying to lose on purpose. No franchise can be that dumb.

[CelticBaller]

Because he has value? Why trade Rondo for peanuts when we could get money? Yeah we're tanking but even then look at Minnesota and Seattle, they didn't trade their stars for nothing.

Edit: oh and you don't want to be stuck tanking for years like the bobcats, the more stars the better.