Sources: Mutual interest with Rivers, Clips

bobheckler wrote:1.  I don't see Human Eyesore Donald Sterling paying Doc $7M/year.  
2.  I don't see Human Eyesore Donald Sterling giving up cheap, young talent when that leaves him with having to replace it with more expensive talent.

sam wrote:Would someone please be kind enough to tell me how the Celtics could trade away $28,356,610 in salaries (KG & Pierce) while getting only $12,240,697 in return (Jordan and Bledsoe)?  If the Celts also received two first round draft picks, that would represent roughly another $9 million to their incoming value, so they'd be be receiving about $21 million and trading away approximately $28 million.  I'm wondering if there's some device that would allow them to use Pierce's $5 million guarantee instead of his $15 million in the calculation.

Sam


sam,

Pierce, yes; KG, no.  The numbers could work for Pierce and Doc for Jordan and Bledsoe.  Why the Clips would agree to that I have no idea, but the numbers would work.

bob

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swish wrote:Bob'

 I have Garnett at about 11.5 mil. and Jordan-Bledsoe combined at about 12.2 mil. I believes thats a match.

Swish


swish,
You're right.



bob


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1. Mike Rice- Sources say Ainge really likes the former Rutgers coach’s fierce competitiveness, fiery demeanor, and willingness to do whatever it takes to win.  Rice is believed to be the type of strong-willed disciplinarian that Rajon Rondo needs to reign him in. 
   
   
2. Phil Jackson- Ainge has placed a call to the Zen Master, according to a source close to the situation. The general manager felt he wouldn’t be doing his job if he didn’t place a call to the most respected hoops coach alive. Jackson showed strong interest in the position. Sources say Jackson and his girlfriend, Jeanie Buss, are upset with her brother, Lakers owner Jim Buss, and are out for some competitive revenge. Jackson is also enamored with the idea of winning 10 consecutive championships, one more than the legendary Red Auerbach, in honor of his former coach Red Holzman.
   
   
3. Kevin Garnett- Under the current rules of the CBA, a player-coach is not allowed, so Garnett would have to retire to coach the Celtics. Garnett, however, does not want to play for another coach and will retire if Rivers leaves, according to an anonymous source. Garnett has kept a close eye on Jason Kidd’s recent hire in New Jersey and has exchanged text messages with Kidd. Garnett has already reached out to Flip Saunders to be the associate head coach on his hypothetical staff. At the age of 36, Garnett has been thinking a lot about his legacy and wants to pass on his knowledge to the ‘young ins’ coming into the league.
   
   
4. Rick Pitino- Larry Bird is not walking through that door, but Pitino may be. Multiple sources have noted Pitino is Ainge’s No.1 target, should Rivers walk away fro his deal. Pitino, however, is coming off an NCAA national championship and his price tag will reportedly be roughly $10 million per season. The Lousiville coach has a history with Boston, and Paul Pierce has particularly strong feelings for his old coach. The full-court trap did not work the first time around but Ainge is confident that, with Rondo, Avery Bradley, and Jeff Green, the Celtics have the personnel to make it work.
   

Outside wrote:Bob,

Is it April 1st? Or maybe CelticsTown copied that from The Onion? Because that's what that list looks like -- a prank.




Outside,

I did say "let's have some fun with this", didn't I?

I ran into my old purple-and-gold buddy Will last night.  He says the rumor making the circuit in Lakerland is that a company named AEG, which owns about 30% of the Lakers and the Staples Center, have joined forces with Jeannie Buss and have had a "come to Jesus" meeting with Jim Buss (per Will, Kobe was in this meeting too).  The point of the meeting (and this is all per my Laker fanatic friend, not me) was to convince/force Jim Buss to step down.  The Machiavellian goal, per Will, was to have Phil Jackson run the Lakers.

Even if Jeannie Buss were to throw her lot in with AEG, that would not be enough.  There are 6 Buss children, tied together in a Trust in which they promise to keep majority ownership of the Lakers.  This virtually guarantees they would have to agree to sellout together and I DO NOT see that happening in my lifetime.  Jeannie controls 1/6 of 66%.  30% + 11% is not greater than 50%.

Bottom line, don't take any of this too seriously.  My Laker friend is finally starting to agree with me about Jim Buss and is glomming onto any rumor, however easily disprovable, that gets him to happy.  I don't see any change in Laker land AND I do not see Phil Jackson coaching a team that is more than 1 piece away from the Finals (Danny's words, not mine, although I agree with him).  That is NOT his track record, to say the least.

As far as KG becoming the coach?  He can't even sit on the bench when he's injured and watch the game.  Does anybody really think he could do it in a suit and tie?  The first time someone missed a defensive rotation he'd run out onto the floor in his size 15 Bruno Maglis and start barking at them in french (or, at least, in a language that had a lot of 'f's in it).

To paraphrase Rick Pitino, "Rick Pitino is not walking through that door, fans".  I can't tell you how much it relieves me to say that.



bob


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