Since his reign as GM Danny Ainge and his staff have brought the City of Boston an NBA Championship, 2 NBA Championship Appearances, acquired 2 Future Hall of Famers (KG, Ray Ray) to assist Celtics Captain/2008 Finals MVP Paul "Truth" Pierce and given Rajon Rondo an opportunity to become on of the top PG's in the league. As many people say, "all good things must come to an end". Although no moves have been made as of yet Celtics GM Danny Ainge has publicly considered breaking up the trio that has been the backbone of the Boston Celtics for the last couple of years. The Big 3 has revolutionized the game. At the time of the trade for Ray Allen and the signing of Kevin Garnett the NBA had never seen a potential championship contender put together so fast in the off season ever before. With the pass-first mentality of Rajon Rondo and the physical, no nonsense presence of Kendrick Perkins and help from veterans like James Posey, Eddie House, P.J. Brown and more the Celtics won the NBA title first year together. Ainge and The Big 3 are the catalyst behind major moves that have occurred in the league within the last couple of years that have never been seen in the NBA before. Lebron/Bosh joining Dwayne Wade and the Miami Heat, Carmello Anthony joining Amare Stoudamire and the New York Knicks, Chris Paul joining Blake Griffin and the Los Angeles Clippers.
Its almost as if franchises are no longer looking to build a young team from the ground up to win championships, unless you are OKC Thunder or Memphis Grizzlies. So with Ainge and The Big 3 setting the tempo for the future, the question that arises is now that The (Original) Big 3 is on the way out, what does the future hold for The Boston Celtics? I could understand Ainge contemplating trading Perkins last year and even breaking up The Big 3 this year, but I hope its for the Boston Celtics to be a championship contender and not just another team in the league with an all-star on the roster. He killed the morale of the team by trading away the heart of the team in Kendrick Perkins and the #1 scorer and cheerleader off the bench Nate Robinson for Jeff Green and Nenad Kristic, two players not playing this year. Perkins was needed as an inside presence against the constant attacking of Lebron & Wade to the hoop in last years 2nd round series. Once again during a short training camp, lockout season with older players Ainge comes through again and shakes the morale. Boston knew The Big 3 wouldn't last forever but the city is a title town and it hadn't received an NBA Championship since Larry Bird was in his prime. Lets not make it that long again Mr. Ainge.
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