[0:00]" Yelling at -- I need where I'm an angelic David Aldridge from the Washington Post and TNT good morning David I'm originally from the rest. Philadelphia enquirer are you David. You know I don't work to -- yes -- You yell at me for them field -- for a for your story and and Phillies dot com you you talk about tanking it in a lot of people of them have been doing this in in terms of the Celtics and I've been known to get the fence about the Celtics want to twice model -- you're right that's what you get for turning your back on. What was the phrase you liked so much up there -- yes Celtic pride you really believe the Celtics tanked down the stretch of their season."

[0:39]" I believe that the Celtics like a lot of other teams looked at the odds of getting. First second and -- that. They see whether they do it consciously or unconsciously. Agent I don't think they try to end as well as they could have with the number decisions whether. It is -- you know -- not playing now stretcher -- the playing decisions are made I just -- you know I just think it's it it seemed clear to beat this year teams were. Much more willing to kind of pull back last couple months then it would have been."

[1:21]" would that be something that's an organizational decision --"

[1:24]" now. This is not know there's no smoking on a piece of paper calls or at least but he hit it was on purpose its orbit attitude."

[1:33]" It's sort of an understanding maybe."

[1:35]" I think is more an attitude that the attitude of you know this year. It's not good it's not so bad if we lose I don't think you know of course nobody said let lose on purpose that's that's spreading nobody -- are not. But I think you haven't attitude which which everybody understands players certainly understand. If we lose this year it's not as bad as in other years I think and that means --"

[2:01]" Yes I think that was more -- mindset. Maybe of of upper management -- they would never admit that was certainly thought process that was the mindset of of media and and fans around here but. I just look at this team I don't think they were good they they were they were read bad basketball team for a variety of reasons Paul Pierce being out. For 30 games Wally Szczerbiak. Being out Delonte West of getting bank about I -- I just I think a lot of people are using the Celtics as the poster child of you know failure in the lottery the other day and I keep hearing people use Carmen that's what you get for. Taking on the touch or just an awful awful basketball team they didn't need to take a look at a Seattle team. That you know people give credit for what they they played hard down the stretch. I don't let a bit of bastion of integrity they lost nine out of their last ten games they -- very good team either."

[2:51]" Well nobody is in the lottery by definitions -- so but I do that there are what I do think it. You can -- differences in terms. Whether it's for our Rashard Lewis for example playing out stretched. You know playing that you can face plate for contract but he played -- it. I thought great at great integrity at at David is at all our you know -- stat directly via watch a lot of it so much garlic that mr. Torre lasers -- stressed watched you know you watch a lot of teams Dempster I. I just -- it did it was different. I just there was a there was an opening group that I temperament the American you know."

[3:31]" I I I I'm -- I think I can prove from the other side from a Celtic stamp on -- Milwaukee I thought Milwaukee. Milwaukee was a little shifting some of the things that they did especially in a game between the Celtics and the box. In Milwaukee I think it was early on an April game in which he was Moe Williams had played 20 some odd minutes the night before wells wasn't meter there was. On a wave was was already out at the time of the a couple of guys who did who Michael Redd like -- some ominous night before he all the sudden didn't place I thought that was -- but."

[4:04]" and can and peoples of the same thing about the Celtics play a bunch of young guys that stretched. Well they had they had they did have some veterans they did not play there was a couple of days they didn't do. -- and you can only you can take any -- and say hey here's here's the evidence you know again. I can't prove it you can't prove it it's it is a mindset that people had and I think defected. That most people in follow the BA all -- Saint saint tends to lead to effective they're bisons."

[4:39]" I I I music itself to getting a bad rap beat his people feel that it's. You know they had no integrity down the stretch him and people didn't realize exactly. I'll banged up and how injured they weren't -- basketball this -- light day today at Davis that the Celtics were as bad as anybody I've ever seen in the end being in recent memory in terms of a rash of injuries that they have this season especially to their star players selena's both views would what's the big deal they did. -- meet your franchises going anywhere what's the big deal they did."

[5:08]" Take -- is because -- money. And take money they don't get a discount you say okay you can try as hard as well we're going to do everything that we can't get hurt or injured players back. And and you know the players have to responsibility that to Nazi nets are putting it all take we're going to play like a bunch of guys that stretches at a more veteran guys in -- It is it doesn't get their money back at that point. To their don't get -- to get 10% offer 20% off of the tickets sales at that is six brought. Republican speaks."

[5:44]" When I'm tired also they may get David is that is the fact that France has might be building towards something better I'm just -- doubles that."

[5:51]" And then I know I understand I don't you know I got a bunch get apology note all the time write about -- year. Because people silly but it is the six tech which was our purpose should I. I just think you ever played sports. That is something that that is soul that is such as ardently like you well what sports are about that are just can't imagine anybody suggest that seriously has --"

[6:15]" Mostly they play the NFL for dozen years -- and we discuss this early this morning it's hard to measure anathema to -- I I can't imagine that that. The mole Williams or or or Kyle Korver or Gerald green or whomever walked on the Florence at. I'm just not going to placement because when we get Greg Oden Kevin Durant next year that's not the case from a fan's standpoint if if you want to talk about perpetrating a fraud. I know for a fact that here in Boston people will other that they were finally that they gorgeous and let's -- Joe -- develop what's the Al Jefferson develop but they also realize. Without difficulty is to improve in the NBA under their tough system with a salary cap."

[6:54]" You know what I hear about it that's a cigar cigar. That look what would you chargers at 26 went -- two years these chargers as an amateur and -- because that. The biggest reason is -- they get a pet smart management that allowed to happen not to -- Carlos Boozer and chemical or one offseason. And they had -- they had that did good luck to to get a good spot in the draft. And and -- were to trade up so that they can get around layups to that's good management that smart drafting and that's that's a team to click play."

[7:27]" What you -- Sosa you also said block to David Matt and company in the NBA more than any other league -- moral. I would like -- when it went in Major League Baseball you can spend spend spend you know -- about salary caps in the NFL you can drop players you can get back under the cap you don't have to worry about if you make one mistake in your franchise could possibly be screwed or by the for years."

[7:53]" Look what you call target which teams managed to get -- to figure out a way to get back into the game and they had bet -- at that. You know there's there's teams that that it had terrible you know look at the clippers they -- terrible for 30 years. I don't and they finally started to spark decisions they drafted the recognize it made a trade or Elton Brand. They were able to get some cap room they re signed their own players so let him out. Both stepped management debt -- a unity I don't want to hear -- no different from any other sport if you're smart drafting. Smart market players if you signed the right players you can probe."

[8:31]" Chicago is Chicago an example that also actual on how long it's now. Still dog has long."

[8:39]" It took them longer because they eight because they -- Because the previous management stupidly drafted too high school kids and it's going to be good in six years it's it'll be more pro active. That's what mountains are draft correct it would actually -- man. They sort of just right decisions and and out there that play up to the bright future so we can't let -- I don't want it just doesn't. I hear that all the double -- to trade rules us wholeheartedly and be especially budget garbage you -- rate. Teams that do well to trade to the right guy to make the right decisions."

[9:14]" I'm not I'm not in the decisions in smart management but the major part of it but how dumb is that. Vet and I give an example everybody kills Danny -- how dumb is it that did you have to trade a number seven pick in the draft. Just to get a year off my contract."

[9:29]" anybody's force them to make -- But that went right I -- to trying to better look you don't get -- make a decision. Is that one year contract worth trading young or young player that can help us. Just helped protect Brandan Wright last year if can't make that trade. At Brent Wright and an example of talking about rules what's that situation we know we're the like no your not."

[9:55]" Not forced to do these things. Forced to do to make a decision that you is an organization. Want to take a year up when he wanted to say that might expect you'll want to luxury tax that's at this position. That's that's -- of the leak forced you to do. That's -- ships that I don't want to luxury tax so I'm going to make this a little -- get rid of this contract as a perfect example --"

[10:18]" Of the order the common themes for teams that are rebuilt their franchises is it simply says good management or pitched. Other specific."

[10:27]" And everybody talks about the spurs and now all spurs got so lucky -- got conduct that's right they get they are very lucky they weren't supposed to get conduct that you guys opposite. But today it just says we can't Tim Duncan and we're actually do anything else to build this -- thought it would be Kobe Bryant right."

[10:45]" What you are right where does that start it starts by. Getting lucky being in a position to Ashley -- just like Cleveland it's like Campbell and --"

[10:54]" The timberwolves player just as good as Tim Duncan Kevin Garnett. The timberwolves. It can take years to build a team around Kevin Garnett that's good enough to compete for a championship -- one year when they get real what can sell. -- topic to help Kevin Garnett. Now compare that to dispersed let's have a player justice but it -- Garnett Tim about it what do the spurs do. Drafted Tony parker at the end of the first -- they got -- and -- They've found -- politics and -- some opted to lady is separate schools or whatever but he's very effective last year. Okay when that was signed Michael Finley after the mavericks not a minute amnesty will dictate -- yet. So again this to it has to look to superstar player one who got support from state just won championships. Another got no support from received and is ever and is out of first -- last wants. So again yet they got lucky. But that -- with their luck just sit around six we got a great player and."

[12:02]" And I agree with -- you can't just get that one guy in the make bad management decision at the bad management is the decision but if you make one -- decision. It can handcuff you more than any other sport I I want to move on to to owed -- director some people who think that Portland and Seattle then going there. Or bad or is bad for the NBA do agree disagree."

[12:23]" I look I understand that because those are not major medium. You can you can kiss that it would be better be if those guys were in major media markets but you know what. You know that's all opted to keep my simpler to ESP I don't have any doubt it's. You're going to feel out of Greg Oden let's hurry this up Portland -- next year on on our our broadcaster season on ABC on given Sunday Shaquille that has deeper wanted to see you know -- people are going to beat. Very curious to see those two guys play it'll looked so much height you know it's up we'll fight them and -- BO TB so I don't think. From that standpoint it's going to be. As bad out now it would be you know yes it would be better it you know the east is third in the United States didn't have to stay -- want to see -- most like to see them play. A bomb that would that would be better but you know I I think the main way that people see these guys news is on. You know B guest piece on T and TTP secret season and I they'll be out."

[13:27]" I used Steve Nash Amare Stoudamire Phoenix is a perfect example. Everybody knows him and they play in the west coast."

[13:34]" Exactly and you know people sergeant if you if you play amateur -- expelled basketball being the Lakers are in the west coast they -- to equip itself. You know -- I I think that's more up to the networks I don't think that that's going to be an issue you know. In the heat now they picked could be out you know you would I guess you would rather stay eat these larger medium market where where more people in the era. You can see them you know on a regular basis -- Just think that they'll they'll be seen as much as as anybody else"

[14:06]" missiles remains out that you David bloom and coming what do you think they're dealt in the offseason Shawn Marion. Jermaine O'Neal Paul Gasol"

[14:14]" I suppose now -- it's probably have to go back to look at you know I think this'll probably be traded. I've talked in the budget times they didn't think that they keep keep Jermaine O'Neal and not."

[14:28]" Do you think that's a good move with the rest of the roster they have."

[14:31]" I think they have to. Well that they compliment that they are not. Done and maybe try to try to rebuild red. There's another example Jermaine O'Neal was city's star player. And they -- they made some decisions they make some calls and and it didn't work you know so I mean you know that's not. That doesn't that they can't rebuild it doesn't -- well -- the most of extant works and I it was certainly hurt us on merit. Calm he's I don't know I doubt that that's to be a tough calm. Eight I I think watching Nash in the playoffs I I had you know I I and I thought I knew Steve Nash but I had no idea how competitive. And I think that team is now the point where ever will take its have to lead them to a championship. So they can't make any -- that's a sideways or are parallel if you -- shot apparently she yet. -- one year period -- back in terms of experience I think that's that's a parallel most of a double Bs sucked and -- year right now mr."

[15:38]" Another key bring in a luxury tax Phoenix butchery these it doesn't hit -- till what the all star break mid seasons can certainly see what they have done in the first half of the year and you make the -- you can make the argument that. If Stoudamire and the -- don't get the suspended they win that game and win the series and it was a penalty --"

[15:56]" She can't answer to."

[15:57]" One blessing again quickly gone back to Jermaine O'Neal what is your impression about O'Neal because -- TV talk -- 50 NBA people want to five racing great player but I wouldn't want to -- like club and 25 other people feel like -- and think he's a he's a terrific player."

[16:11]" I think he's a very very good player to think he's set a franchise level player I might be I think he's probably a cut below that I think he's the type guide that you'd need to surround him with -- the budget good players why -- you know I I think is very good player."

[16:32]" I number two. I'm -- great number to keep it great I mean look at the Lakers power again haven't I have to give up hope right acting debut. That would be -- perfect place --"

[16:43]" dot com Philadelphia inquiries as the as the also I don't sideline reporter guy is one of the best if not the best in the business over TNT David thanks so much -- the -- weekend."

[16:56]" Thanks India -- is. David Aldridge from my TNT Philly -- on the Philadelphia inquirer it's not the Osce -- Dickerson on Dennis and talent and sports writer typically."