Ainge: Celtics Put Little Stock In NCAA Tournament

Ainge: Celtics Put Little Stock In NCAA Tournament
Mar 22, 2013 12:18 PM EDT


Danny Ainge said the Boston Celtics give little credence to how players perform in the NCAA tournament.

“What the public knows and what the NBA people know is a lot different,” Ainge said. “We don’t put a whole lot on a bad performance or a great performance. We try to analyze why they played well. Was it a great matchup or were they double-teaming a guy to take him out?

“I remember Mark Price slipped in the draft after a game against Georgetown. They really did a number on him. He had a terrible game, and he slipped a little bit, but I think generally speaking there’s not a lot of stock put into what they do in the NCAA tournament.”

The Celtics dealt their second-round selection in this year’s draft in the sign-and-trade deal that brought Courtney Lee over from Houston.




bob


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Right now we pick 17Th

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Not to get too far ahead of ourselves, it's only March, but as long as the NCAA tournament is in full swing and some of these players are in front of us now...

DraftExpress has #17 being CJ McCollum of LeHigh. http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/C.J.-McCollum-5860/

MyNBADraft.com has #17 going to Atlanta, and it's CJ McCollum. They have Boston picking #18 and picking Isaiah Austin of Baylor. http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Isaiah-Austin-5773/

NBADraft.net has #17 being Michael Carter Williams and going to Atlanta. http://nbadraft.net/players/michael-carter-williams They have Boston picking #19 and selecting Dario Saric of Croatia. http://nbadraft.net/players/dario-saric. http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Dario-Saric-5706/

CBS Sports has #17 being Mason Plumlee of Duke. http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Mason-Plumlee-5231/


Bleacher Report has #17 being Michael Carter Williams going to Atlanta, but has Boston taking 7'0" Isaiah Austin of Baylor at #21.



bob


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