The moves by the Celtics cannot be judged IMO until the moves are complete. Banking on the O'Neals to be there in June is a gamble. But the adding of Green and Krstic aren't the end of the maneuvering. If Troy Murphy joins the team and maybe a Corey Brewer or Leon Powe (both rumors at this point)----then Ainge's moves could be viewed as 'good gambles'. In some corners, staying put with Kendrick Perkins (who may have bad wheels)and no depth at SF could be viewed as a gamble. Troy Murphy is a better rebounder than Perkins is---or was not too long ago. For all of his positives (defensive anchor/ toughness), Perkins was a big man who didn't finish that great inside and who wasn't a great rebounder. Will the C's miss his defense of Howard? Could be. We'll see. Should the Celtics build themselves around defending Dwight Howard 1:1? Maybe not. We'll all find out how smart Ainge is soo enough.

http://www.82games.com/1011/10OKC9.HTM#onoff

http://www.82games.com/1011/10OKC9.HTM#bypos

I know, I know, he'll be playing more SF now. But still, he's shown nothing on the defensive end as an NBA player, and his offense is singularly unimpressive (what exactly does he do well?). The only positive is that he's 24, so maybe there's some growth potential left.

Some people floated the idea that Green will cover Bron and Melo and Kobe should need be in the playoffs, that way Pierce remains fresh. Unfortunately, it was not playing defense that wore out Pierce in the East Playoffs and NBA Finals. It was BEING covered by Bron and Artest.

Also, Green now has a giant target on his back when it comes to Melo and Bron and Kobe. "This is the guy you brought in to stop me? He is now a light snack."

And don't give me talk about Shaq. Pick and roll him, he's out of the game. End of the game - foul him, he's out of the game. BAD, BAD, BAD move.