Boston Celtics 1986 Presser
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2025 5:52 pm
AB, in an even more disheveled shape compared to last season is no longer angry, he is past that point in the process. After two seasons of him signing quality players, trading them for assets, trying his best to set up for the future the right way, he was once again pushed aside for teams that were absent to say the least in their teams development. There are various opinions out there on what that entails, but we are not here to talk about that... We are here to talk about how AB will keep trying to overcome the odds that are presented in front of him and put the best product on the court that he can for the fans, which this is all about.
Good Morning Everyone, I Know That I Have Recently Gone Off The Deep End. My Complaints Have Come Back Mostly To Deaf Ears And In Fact Have Caused Others To Say That I Have In Fact Been Tanking. I Will Address These Comments Before Anything Else, As I Have Always Prided Myself On Trying To Put The Best Possible Product Out There. Let's Start With The Biggest Complaint: "you don't pick up anyone in the offseason to add to make your roster better"
This is Wholly False, And The Easiest To Dismiss... Season Four We Signed Andrew Toney To A Max Deal. He Was A Young Scoring Wing, Who Was A Great Get That We Did Not Expect. We Then Traded Him To The Kings With Leavell Who Was Also A Great Player Coming Off A Championship For Some More Building Pieces.The Next Season We Got Dennis Johnson In The Offseason. We Were Very Excited For Him To, Hoping That His Playing Could Lead To A Younger Player To Compliment This Team. Almost Directly After Signing Johnson, We Struck A Deal That Was Too Good To Pass Up With The Pacers for A PG. We Then, Out Of An Abundance Of Caution, Rested Johnson. While Some Thought We Were Doing This To Tank, We In Fact Didn't Want A Broken Leg To Stop This Deal (And The Way Our Luck Had Been, We Really Thought This Was Going To Happen.)
The Second Complaint I Can Think Of Is That We Did Not Play Our Players...
I Already Addresses The DJ Situation. As Far As Our Other Stars Go Last Season, Ralph Was Playing As Great As His Rookie Of The Year Season, And Hakeem Was Seriously Considered For ROY, Where His Statistical Season Being Not Just Great For A Rookie, But Only Second To Magic Johnson Last Season.
So, Get Out Of Here With the "You Are Tanking Nonsense." I Will Not Entertain It And It Is Truly A Distraction From What I Have Personally Pointed Out From Other GMs...
Lets Get To This Offseason Now.
I Am Not Happy, I Am Angry. I Am Truly Living Up To My Namesake Because Woof. I Feel Like I Fought Twelve Rounds With Mike Tyson In His Prime. I Won't Go Into The Draft Lotto, Because Honestly It Is What It Is. I Don't Like It, But That Is Part Of The System And I Have To Accept It. The Only Part That Is Upsetting From That Perspective Was That The Teams That Were Rewarded Were The Type Of GMs That Will Assuredly Forget To DC Or Play The Player To Their Best Ability. IDK, Not My Problem In The Sense That Those Are Not My Players. We Do Have Terry Porter, And We Think He Could Be Special.
Then There Was RFA. I Was Actually Content With UFA. I Did Not Expect To sign Anyone, But Hoped To Maybe Lure Away One Player From A High End Team That Would Decide Not To Pay Their Young Guys. Blazers and Bucks Both Said "we will pay" And I Was Left Feeling Confident I May Have Some Pulling Power With UFA.
UFA... Another Situation Where You Probably Know How I Feel. Anyways, Not Going To Complain Again As That's How Bucks Were Able To Keep Terry Tyler. We Signed Kareem To A Max Deal, And While That Is An Overpay, We Think He Will Be A Top End Sixth Man Contribution A Lot Off The Bench. We Mainly Went For Depth Pieces Because We Felt That The Big Players Were Out Of Reach, As Would Be Expected Of A Team Who Has Not Played Well, And We Signed Sensibly Instead Of Putting Ten Bids In On The Top Players And Saying "shucks... we didn't get anyone when they don't sign" (Even Thought We Knew They Wouldn't, And Then Complain About No One Wanting To Sign With Us.)
TC Was A Slight Bummer As Well. Ralph Was Equally So Upset At The Happenings Of The Offseason, That He Decided To Get Hit Hard In TC. However, Hakeem And Rob Got A Boost So That Helped Some.
We Will Once Again Attempt To Be The Best Team We Can Be Next Year. We Will Put Our Best Players Out There. With That I Am Here For Questions, Which I am Sure Will Be About Me Taking.
Good Morning Everyone, I Know That I Have Recently Gone Off The Deep End. My Complaints Have Come Back Mostly To Deaf Ears And In Fact Have Caused Others To Say That I Have In Fact Been Tanking. I Will Address These Comments Before Anything Else, As I Have Always Prided Myself On Trying To Put The Best Possible Product Out There. Let's Start With The Biggest Complaint: "you don't pick up anyone in the offseason to add to make your roster better"
This is Wholly False, And The Easiest To Dismiss... Season Four We Signed Andrew Toney To A Max Deal. He Was A Young Scoring Wing, Who Was A Great Get That We Did Not Expect. We Then Traded Him To The Kings With Leavell Who Was Also A Great Player Coming Off A Championship For Some More Building Pieces.The Next Season We Got Dennis Johnson In The Offseason. We Were Very Excited For Him To, Hoping That His Playing Could Lead To A Younger Player To Compliment This Team. Almost Directly After Signing Johnson, We Struck A Deal That Was Too Good To Pass Up With The Pacers for A PG. We Then, Out Of An Abundance Of Caution, Rested Johnson. While Some Thought We Were Doing This To Tank, We In Fact Didn't Want A Broken Leg To Stop This Deal (And The Way Our Luck Had Been, We Really Thought This Was Going To Happen.)
The Second Complaint I Can Think Of Is That We Did Not Play Our Players...
I Already Addresses The DJ Situation. As Far As Our Other Stars Go Last Season, Ralph Was Playing As Great As His Rookie Of The Year Season, And Hakeem Was Seriously Considered For ROY, Where His Statistical Season Being Not Just Great For A Rookie, But Only Second To Magic Johnson Last Season.
So, Get Out Of Here With the "You Are Tanking Nonsense." I Will Not Entertain It And It Is Truly A Distraction From What I Have Personally Pointed Out From Other GMs...
Lets Get To This Offseason Now.
I Am Not Happy, I Am Angry. I Am Truly Living Up To My Namesake Because Woof. I Feel Like I Fought Twelve Rounds With Mike Tyson In His Prime. I Won't Go Into The Draft Lotto, Because Honestly It Is What It Is. I Don't Like It, But That Is Part Of The System And I Have To Accept It. The Only Part That Is Upsetting From That Perspective Was That The Teams That Were Rewarded Were The Type Of GMs That Will Assuredly Forget To DC Or Play The Player To Their Best Ability. IDK, Not My Problem In The Sense That Those Are Not My Players. We Do Have Terry Porter, And We Think He Could Be Special.
Then There Was RFA. I Was Actually Content With UFA. I Did Not Expect To sign Anyone, But Hoped To Maybe Lure Away One Player From A High End Team That Would Decide Not To Pay Their Young Guys. Blazers and Bucks Both Said "we will pay" And I Was Left Feeling Confident I May Have Some Pulling Power With UFA.
UFA... Another Situation Where You Probably Know How I Feel. Anyways, Not Going To Complain Again As That's How Bucks Were Able To Keep Terry Tyler. We Signed Kareem To A Max Deal, And While That Is An Overpay, We Think He Will Be A Top End Sixth Man Contribution A Lot Off The Bench. We Mainly Went For Depth Pieces Because We Felt That The Big Players Were Out Of Reach, As Would Be Expected Of A Team Who Has Not Played Well, And We Signed Sensibly Instead Of Putting Ten Bids In On The Top Players And Saying "shucks... we didn't get anyone when they don't sign" (Even Thought We Knew They Wouldn't, And Then Complain About No One Wanting To Sign With Us.)
TC Was A Slight Bummer As Well. Ralph Was Equally So Upset At The Happenings Of The Offseason, That He Decided To Get Hit Hard In TC. However, Hakeem And Rob Got A Boost So That Helped Some.
We Will Once Again Attempt To Be The Best Team We Can Be Next Year. We Will Put Our Best Players Out There. With That I Am Here For Questions, Which I am Sure Will Be About Me Taking.
