... but hindsight does not cast him in a favorable light if you peruse
this morning's edition of the Globe (boston.com):
It was one year ago on draft night that Ainge had us all scratching our heads when he traded the No. 5 pick for Ray Allen. At that hour, Ainge was Danny the Doofus, harpooned from baseline to baseline. We wondered why the Celtics were getting older. We wondered about Allen's double ankle surgery.
Ainge came away with Glen "Big Baby" Davis in the second round and said, "He has big upside."
Yeah, we snickered. Big backside, too.
I ripped Ainge and the owners for lying about holding onto the pick, then wrote, "If they don't get Garnett, if this really is it . . . the Celtics look ridiculous."
I also questioned the team for accommodating Paul Pierce, comparing the Celtics to Tom Yawkey's Country Club Red Sox.
Bob Cousy was no fan of the Ainge plan that night. The Cooz said, "I don't have that kind of confidence in aging free agents, especially guys like Garnett or Allen who haven't won anything. I would rather have seen them continue with the youth movement and take the kid from China [Yi Jianlian]."
Yikes ... Would it be safe to assume that Mr. Cousy wishes he could rethink taking that stance?
... but hindsight does not cast him in a favorable light if you peruse this morning's edition of the Globe (boston.com):
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