Decisions for Danny

Recently Danny Ainge The vice President of Basketball operations for the Celtics told the Boston Globe he would consider breaking up the Big 3 this year. The fact of the matter is that the Boston Celtics are one of the oldest teams in the NBA with Pierce at the age of 34, Allen at age 36, and Garnett at age 35. However, since Ainge made this announcement the Celtics have been playing much better. It may have been a calculated statement by Ainge to fire up the wiley old veterans. Either way, the big 3 era is coming to an end and the Celtics have maybe one or two more years to win a championship with the three hall of famers. The C's have to play with everything they have night in and out to keep Ainge from making a major trade. Their has been rumors of trading Paul Pierce who is still an all-star caliber player and even rumors about trading Rajon Rondo for Lakers forward Pau Gasol. The trade for Gasol would be great for the Lakers but would not make sense for the Boston Celtics. Rondo is the engine that makes the team go and he is a player you can build a great team around. I personally like the make up of the current Celtics team but I do think that the team is in need for more productive center. Current Celtics center Jermaine O'neal is very inconsistent and lacks some of the energy and lift he once had. Also, all year the Celtics have struggled with giving other teams 2nd chance baskets and offensive rebounds. If Ainge decides to make a move to get a new big man he should keep their four star players and make a trade using bench players. The Celtics still have the pieces to make a run at the finals but they may need some more help rebounding.