Bean Towns New Look
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 1:31 pm
Hello all... I know that I should probably write a longer presser than what you are about to see, but I think this presser will reflect how I approach this year: laid back.
So last year was rough on me. I was very depleted from a team building standpoint because of the hits that Bridges (RFA locked) and Chief had. Then when I tried to move AB as a result, no one gave me anything of interest. So I decided to just go in and make the most of it for AB. So I thought, what is the best way to do that. Lets get him MVP. So I did my best to build the gameplan to his strengths, and nothing else. It worked. Then playoffs came and we lost in the first round. After that, the earth suddenly froze for a long period of time (really weird).
When we returned from the long break I decided that it was time to push the AB trade block again, as I knew I was not in a position to compete with the build, and would not retain Chief. So finally I decided that Antonio Gates was the future of the Celtics...
To AB: thank you. You provided me with not only one of the best players I have ever coached, but also my first MVP and championship. Please know that all of the slander you receive from me here on out is from a place of love.
AB on the Suns will probably regress hard. He will no longer have the power of Dunkin' on his side, and as such will look like Tom Brady when he played for Tampa Bay the last season before retiring.
On to the now. We now have the basketball player, turned football player, returned to basketball Antonio Gates. I think we will call him AG, but may also just call him #Gates. The incoming of him and Chane are welcome additions to a younger more robust core that will hopefully lead to a longstanding winning culture in Boston. Both of them this season will more than likely be red shirted though. In other news, Bridges is back and better than last season. He is even close to pre TC slaughtering. Also, we decided in UFA, to go more for the quality signings (so not a max, or near max for Chief) and players we hoped would develop into quality deals on the contracts they had moving forward not currently. We tried to bring in people like Saul King on a team friendly deal. The hope for King was that he would also bounce back in TC, which was successful. Other players we identified were Bonilla, Chris Jackson, Orlando Allison, and Mark Wheeler. We also tried to go after Anas and Bone on higher contract deals and shorter years, but lost out. So with the near max number we had available in cap space we offered more money than every but the Cavs to Brian Loos on a short term deal.
We are ok with where the team is at currently. We are excited to see how Bridges, Jackson, Loos, Throck, and Saul play this year. If some of these players are not here at the end of the year as well, I would not be sad, as most do not fit the long term plan.
The Starting 5 may be...
Loos
Throckmorton
Bridges
Jackson
Wade or Wheeler
with quality mins from Saul, Bonilla, and Mckinney
So last year was rough on me. I was very depleted from a team building standpoint because of the hits that Bridges (RFA locked) and Chief had. Then when I tried to move AB as a result, no one gave me anything of interest. So I decided to just go in and make the most of it for AB. So I thought, what is the best way to do that. Lets get him MVP. So I did my best to build the gameplan to his strengths, and nothing else. It worked. Then playoffs came and we lost in the first round. After that, the earth suddenly froze for a long period of time (really weird).
When we returned from the long break I decided that it was time to push the AB trade block again, as I knew I was not in a position to compete with the build, and would not retain Chief. So finally I decided that Antonio Gates was the future of the Celtics...
To AB: thank you. You provided me with not only one of the best players I have ever coached, but also my first MVP and championship. Please know that all of the slander you receive from me here on out is from a place of love.
AB on the Suns will probably regress hard. He will no longer have the power of Dunkin' on his side, and as such will look like Tom Brady when he played for Tampa Bay the last season before retiring.
On to the now. We now have the basketball player, turned football player, returned to basketball Antonio Gates. I think we will call him AG, but may also just call him #Gates. The incoming of him and Chane are welcome additions to a younger more robust core that will hopefully lead to a longstanding winning culture in Boston. Both of them this season will more than likely be red shirted though. In other news, Bridges is back and better than last season. He is even close to pre TC slaughtering. Also, we decided in UFA, to go more for the quality signings (so not a max, or near max for Chief) and players we hoped would develop into quality deals on the contracts they had moving forward not currently. We tried to bring in people like Saul King on a team friendly deal. The hope for King was that he would also bounce back in TC, which was successful. Other players we identified were Bonilla, Chris Jackson, Orlando Allison, and Mark Wheeler. We also tried to go after Anas and Bone on higher contract deals and shorter years, but lost out. So with the near max number we had available in cap space we offered more money than every but the Cavs to Brian Loos on a short term deal.
We are ok with where the team is at currently. We are excited to see how Bridges, Jackson, Loos, Throck, and Saul play this year. If some of these players are not here at the end of the year as well, I would not be sad, as most do not fit the long term plan.
The Starting 5 may be...
Loos
Throckmorton
Bridges
Jackson
Wade or Wheeler
with quality mins from Saul, Bonilla, and Mckinney
)can’t get out of his own way thing.