Danny Ainge

Time for our weekly session with the president of basketball operations with your Boston Celtics in the age it is -- or use. It was in the -- the studio is on fire were doing great it's like rock guitarists like rob in the last onto equipment we an idea monitored here that shows the callers of the board. Next thing you know smoke started pouring on the very warm studio. You know it's nothing we wrap this you for the Celtics game that night at the garden when the -- earthquake. You're not the team that happened one night. In the old Boston garden was not the that you physically do we -- gardens store manager will tell you why you want any help. Those stories -- -- yeah I love the condos that are beginning to give me a hard time because I told the story of a use doubting Rondo in Trenton that Simon and that the dispute yards I think it's one of the great stories and Celtics history so there. These last two and pocket who appoints seventeen world championship is that's the best tennis. It's a couple -- -- -- you know unlike you we -- no preparation this guy -- when the -- still in high school we was Obama and it's a good thing let me ask about Rondo because we saw the video the other day -- -- feature that ankle. And then I watched the New Jersey game was at the same guys 31 points. And got. It's the same guy you know. A technical injuries they're they're -- year old your ankle it's painful but I'm good don't hurt that -- -- -- later what she called out you go back to play it. It is not a lot of swelling every -- Clinton is a little bit different obviously that would wasn't too bad that. He's young because there's questions and then -- big game yet and I. I think they have because he seems like it and you described him before some guidance about. Extremely confident of his ability and that's a good thing I'm not saying it's about the not a great thing that happens you're professional Catholic. But it -- seems like there are certain games. Wait you -- Strachan a little bit it's a Devin Harris may mean you know Ron goes got a good memories here. He was slighted. Do you think he uses any of that as a self motivation. Absolutely I think all players especially young players. They're always looked at the pain that we give them a little bit of an edge and it is still one -- and earn respect of everybody around the league -- there's a quick look at that there's. It rivalries develop certain players and -- you know Devin Harris has some -- members -- want that would be an MBA All-Star and doubt. But I think there's a little bit of a rivalry that was not an indefinite but what you know all the guard that he's trying to beat the were you right. On the museum at Portsmouth Virginia you're armed by air. For the for the next -- -- the yes I'm in good -- -- dock doctor yesterday if that was talking about now he's always dug down the stretch used and one important thing is staying healthy now all of a sudden say you know I want -- at home court is it just that with. Board games to go you can tie it in you you might as well -- vcast. Well I decided to give it its enemy we -- none of -- left and -- the teams played really well. We're trying to win all the games that it has not been number one priority number one priority is to get everybody healthy and back him. And get it seemed that at all -- but I'm absolutely. I question I guess everybody wants to know do you feel better about KG. Now they -- the last time we talk to you. You know I I know pretty much the same I just you know I'm not -- the KG situation for granted I guess -- the old great when he. Back out of the court -- And if so then it probably won't be too much are these are on a competent. And believe that he'll beat them but. You know right. I'm not picking it for granted that he's going to be assured of the Bible itself but I don't think. But it's still about the same as I did a week ago. Is there a possibility that he won't play at a regular season before we get to the playoffs. I think that I mean we're taking it day by there really -- game lap at some point you know we don't know what it was reputed player -- to work. But whatever so all the bad decision to have the medical staff the KG himself. The doc walker so what that is he -- to anything the possibility right now we're not we're not. We really aren't just taking it day by day and seeing how he's going with a straight record pork. Danny I don't know if you've addressed this in recent weeks as I've been around but. Big baby that little jumper he has developing did you project that he would have that is that just maturity is that working on the gym where is that -- coming from. What about big baby put there after high school play. Ed you know incorporate yet he couldn't get people every year you're you're you would almost -- -- the best look at exit he was voted -- live here. We'll have beamed up well for and he would make economic issue but I will. But when he got the NBA you know you you'd find a -- you find it it's not -- really aren't available for you there's. You know the coaches want -- work on the other thing and the summer he put a lot of under the work in that shot mr. Becoming more consistent with their air important they are consistent early in the year and this got more more consistent that I've been -- -- not. Prodding him at this site stayed with -- when he got struck the ball well it. You're you're you're you're grown need to see some racial or ethnic and coaches to decode the record that he's he's it was better than. And the -- You know instead a couple of game winners Forrest was sometimes been big win in Orlando and a big one yeah wrote in the colonial and and that. So -- it's it's coming along you're not going to be something that we need him to be. Or you can help restore. Into the corner and they have. I would say this it in in the match ups that he ends up with out here I think that -- you know mid range jumpers shot. Is important to his game could use that matched up with a lot of bigger guys that aren't going to come. Out and stretches and on the permanent -- great. No question and of itself but the plane we got all the elected into the basket and you gotta open the port of rhetoric that he's got a demo we're out of the when -- come to help aren't. -- all of Rondo of course you've got to be able to step out -- -- shot. And you know he used one of the best in the business Saturday he'll be out this. -- -- living out there that that he put ranger debated the broken part of the game against hope that. I just the -- didn't become exclusive the computer because got a lot of other stuff as well. And you know at at that he's gotten kind. The record it is you're seeing in that game wrote about that Bill Clinton. -- your eyes and another record him in the for the long term. Danny did -- beat up more than most big guys it just seems that that every game he's got. Ice bags and bandages and scrapes and cuts and bruises all over -- for every game. I know that's the nature of playing in the pane and playing the big guys and ought to be seen as being more beat up the most guys. Well you know -- he doesn't mean you on the floor that much is really big guy take charges in the dive for lose all of and he's really there aren't any sort of body around and that. One of his greatest asset though he takes advantage of the of inside this spirit that. And out but I think he is -- a little bit of beating up as well. And I'd Danny doc the same as one of Richard around that Stephon Marbury is close to being a really big for the team you share that assessment. Absolutely I you know -- I'd loved everything about that yet so symbolic -- competent. This point -- used to have so many saying that by the -- session the second quarter the other night ignited our team took our current team around in the second quarter. His spiders to this that he had given right huge. And I definitely have seen that has given us six or seven games he's been here that have been. The steps that we need and so this is this the C I think this party did the comfort. And we're gonna see Leopold to tonight fairly. I don't know that. I don't know that would be nice yeah everybody's taken at that kind of buff but you know I just persuade the you'll when it does come back from injuries. You just you just never know other going to respond to begin a number one priority without him ready. On the -- ideally we'd love -- -- place at the end let -- -- it does become. A Ray Allen has had an absolutely brilliant or -- Paul Pierce yesterday here -- the station and he said that he thought that that Ray Allen should be considered an MVP candidate consumes the most consistent player. For the Celtics all year long he's up there at age another year. Obviously he's a lot healthier this year obviously more comfortable in his -- out there. Is -- type of player because he keeps himself in such phenomenal shape that he can do so much out there on the floor. The any that you could see he could play for a lot longer than let's say the normal. Period of time that a guard plays in this week. Yes and you know I think that. Especially in a -- where he doesn't have to carry it seem like he did the early part of this career. But he's got two great shooter I mean here he was voted on another in a few months ago they -- can -- -- but he was quoted by his peers and that would be great shooters and in the history of the NBA your greatest shootout in any of the players and they definitely. -- And so you know I think that's Souter and let you know blatantly was -- unite it. -- -- -- you -- -- All-Star caliber player I -- all the all the way that would include an effective player and you gotta gotta -- like that that -- is complex -- longer than. That a lot of guys have to rely on athleticism and their legs so much more. You are pretty good shooter in your days -- you obviously understood and mechanics of at all I've never seen a guy. That had better overall forms. With his legs as -- -- -- ever. Never seen anybody that that this forum like this -- A group based router I mean eight you know not just a computer that can shoot them sold to a collapse -- -- right up the -- I mean he's really put clinic on this year and another. -- -- -- fifty but it ultimately won't do -- mean he's not just the standstill spot computer you get that all the Spanish is he. I mean he's the complete player and a complete score. And -- -- I agree with all the script but I mean he's been a very broad interest where Russians and now are made so many groups -- Burke. And it's hard to cut that Rick Leventhal. It's like a request to the finals I mean the difference between they have all Russian final was really really quote. You know who's gonna be B&B. I think another thing to always and I think that was my question a lot of people that you just brought up the had to do everything in his previous stop in in Seattle but here he's played a lot of -- And now you know. Lot of people question whether he could play deep and obviously he plays it here -- this thing. Many people who don't a lot of good it label that that the editors and and they and they earned -- reputation. Most of the time but it's used it because there's so much responsibility -- I think the hardest thing in this league debut with the war. And to create -- -- -- -- has been going through without EG in the lineup are yet to create the much -- and every night or I can what are you wow. And and it opened up it will when you're -- that responsibility. So basically you've got in the morning thing it'll allow all the -- spoke with more heat and the bobbing up and do a little bit about some operations. This focus that energy and attention and other areas and duck I think we know well all right guys we've got a plywood repeated. Any NA got to keep your own house in orbit making big pictures of Boston sports fan. Back in the eighties the Bruins and Celtics would typically have Dane Knight playoff games the U. I don't not excited the right word -- but. From the perspective of Boston sports -- that we might have a situation this spring football teams go deep into the playoffs. I would be great a lot of crime and -- popcorn it's. Could this at all time -- it right now they're alone they're doing into the red the red spot the well the patriot. That's great there's the dust. Make the a lot of thought you Q did it. -- And I do remember some of those games read so which would be leaving in the -- would be coming into the yeah. And then on that same rampant -- -- screaming at each other literally get it right up rampant and they couldn't park their cars and the elephants that what Katrina was a real problem. I'm not gonna ask you what team your brother Jason the first on the last is it's always dumb question because you're never gonna get an answer and I don't blame. Person in your position but not answer but what we want to play the -- codec to him what I I ask you this and and that is. Based on the injury in the situation you have what you team and based on the fact that you're going to be sharing the building looked like. -- playoffs yeah. Is the schedule important for you in the way it all breaks down in which -- other -- first week maybe play a little bit later in the week. I really doesn't even matter. I mean really we've got to get it is what -- -- -- -- -- -- schedule comes out there's lot of rapid recovery in the that the Bruins scheduled. Bella Vista yet still has lot of things -- And -- -- that the most. What the league decides what television this case so. We just -- Gloucester pliers and that they could call -- -- sort of ridiculous but whoever we play. I don't I'm excited to get credit for the flat out -- but I hope we get that a whole game already ended up the momentum going in and probably he. Yeah that -- it is what it is talking about it and it made any user Rondo and you listen this tournament Iraq right now. You're not the welcome good I have a great story and did Elizabeth. -- ha -- -- be one of the greatest -- don't exist if we're talking -- you'll actually it's not some playoff basketball actually. See any.