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klemen4 wrote:Looking at healthy roster imo we are one veteran scoring wing away to compete for a championship.
Kemba/Teague
Smart/
Brown/
Tatum/G.Williams
Thompson/Theis
Fur sure that's playoff rotation Brad trusts, just one more scoring sg/SF off bench would be great.
I like potential of both Langford and Nesmith, but they will need a year or two imo.
TPE should be used to upgrade bench wing depth.
playa-hater wrote:I feel I need to say this again.. the one player I would like for Boston in a trade for a TPE +whatever that won't cost much, help us immediately + has room to grow with us is....
Larry Nance.. I said this a while back and will say it again.
Tonight, Nance had 15 points, 13 rebounds, 8 asst, including 1 for 1 from 3. Plays very good switchable defense. Good locker room player. Very Good IQ. I believe only makes 10 mill.
can be a 4 or 5 man..
People have no idea since NO ONE watches Cleveland and he gets lost playing behind K Love.
Please make this move Danny!
EDIT! didn't even see this But Nance had 3 steals and 2 blocks as well as 5 offensive rebounds.. remember Nance finally started with Love out.
playa-hater wrote:klemen4 wrote:Looking at healthy roster imo we are one veteran scoring wing away to compete for a championship.
Kemba/Teague
Smart/
Brown/
Tatum/G.Williams
Thompson/Theis
Fur sure that's playoff rotation Brad trusts, just one more scoring sg/SF off bench would be great.
I like potential of both Langford and Nesmith, but they will need a year or two imo.
TPE should be used to upgrade bench wing depth.
I believe Wings are the most important position in today's game. So No argument here.
Patsfan1081 wrote:playa-hater wrote:klemen4 wrote:Looking at healthy roster imo we are one veteran scoring wing away to compete for a championship.
Kemba/Teague
Smart/
Brown/
Tatum/G.Williams
Thompson/Theis
Fur sure that's playoff rotation Brad trusts, just one more scoring sg/SF off bench would be great.
I like potential of both Langford and Nesmith, but they will need a year or two imo.
TPE should be used to upgrade bench wing depth.
I believe Wings are the most important position in today's game. So No argument here.
I think Danny is hopeful one of Langford/Nesmith developes into that but honestly I’m not high on either. Nesmith can’t even win minutes off this depleted bench and Langford didn’t really wow at anytime last season. Ainge needs to get something out of these young guys drafted outside of ten though, he can’t keep missing.
winsomme2 wrote:I don't know if I'm alone in this or not, but the lack of confidence coming from Grant WIlliams is REALLY bothering me.
He gets the ball in the corner, pump fakes a non existent defender, drives to the basket and turns the ball over. I can't take it any more...
Take the open shot!!
It's like he thinks he's going to lose PT if he misses, but he should lose PT cuz he won't shoot.
I'm beyond frustrated that Nesmith isn't getting this PT.
winsomme2 wrote:I don't know if I'm alone in this or not, but the lack of confidence coming from Grant WIlliams is REALLY bothering me.
He gets the ball in the corner, pump fakes a non existent defender, drives to the basket and turns the ball over. I can't take it any more...
Take the open shot!!
It's like he thinks he's going to lose PT if he misses, but he should lose PT cuz he won't shoot.
I'm beyond frustrated that Nesmith isn't getting this PT.
playa-hater wrote:winsomme2 wrote:I don't know if I'm alone in this or not, but the lack of confidence coming from Grant WIlliams is REALLY bothering me.
He gets the ball in the corner, pump fakes a non existent defender, drives to the basket and turns the ball over. I can't take it any more...
Take the open shot!!
It's like he thinks he's going to lose PT if he misses, but he should lose PT cuz he won't shoot.
I'm beyond frustrated that Nesmith isn't getting this PT.
my feelings exactly...Grant doesn't have to do anything on offense other than make an occasional open shot or set up someone else if covered.
playa-hater wrote:playa-hater wrote:winsomme2 wrote:I don't know if I'm alone in this or not, but the lack of confidence coming from Grant WIlliams is REALLY bothering me.
He gets the ball in the corner, pump fakes a non existent defender, drives to the basket and turns the ball over. I can't take it any more...
Take the open shot!!
It's like he thinks he's going to lose PT if he misses, but he should lose PT cuz he won't shoot.
I'm beyond frustrated that Nesmith isn't getting this PT.
my feelings exactly...Grant doesn't have to do anything on offense other than make an occasional open shot or set up someone else if covered.
my Biggest pet peeve of Stevens. The opposite mentality of Spo. No one can tell me that D Robinson, K Nunn and Tyler Hero were "ready and they all played/started the 1st game last season. Now they are doing the same with Precious getting good minutes and playing well.
Progress goes faster WITH EXPERIENCE! and I am not even advocating they play in the 4th. just more in the 1-2-3rd quarter
Parliament10 wrote:playa-hater wrote:playa-hater wrote:
my feelings exactly...Grant doesn't have to do anything on offense other than make an occasional open shot or set up someone else if covered.
my Biggest pet peeve of Stevens. The opposite mentality of Spo. No one can tell me that D Robinson, K Nunn and Tyler Hero were "ready and they all played/started the 1st game last season. Now they are doing the same with Precious getting good minutes and playing well.
Progress goes faster WITH EXPERIENCE! and I am not even advocating they play in the 4th. just more in the 1-2-3rd quarter
Celtics need to put Nesmith in there. Just like Pritchard is in there.
Nesmith is supposed to be the best shooter from the Draft.
Fencer reregistered wrote:Brad Stevens came into the league, we were told, with a big advantage in Xs and Os specifically in the matter of ATO plays. He copied other people, other people copied him, and so the advantage was likely to ebb over time -- but his first few years in the league, players/coaches/media all said the advantage was real.
Does that advantage still exist, or has it thoroughly eroded over time? Or should this be a a two-part question involving both play design and coaching?
(Obviously, one of the examples I'm thinking of here is against Toronto ...)
playa-hater wrote:Fencer reregistered wrote:Brad Stevens came into the league, we were told, with a big advantage in Xs and Os specifically in the matter of ATO plays. He copied other people, other people copied him, and so the advantage was likely to ebb over time -- but his first few years in the league, players/coaches/media all said the advantage was real.
Does that advantage still exist, or has it thoroughly eroded over time? Or should this be a a two-part question involving both play design and coaching?
(Obviously, one of the examples I'm thinking of here is against Toronto ...)
I am wondering if it;s not Xs and Os but lack of spine..can't control Egos /star players..etc..
CelticsLV wrote:No idea what's the thinking process behind this teams draft decisions. What was the point of Nesmith pick? He's not even a project type player but seems to be treated like one. He either comes in and contributes as a shooter or he has no value. That was basically his scouting report - a player who can't defend, dribble, playmake but can shoot. And it's not like he will learn to defend by warming the bench. Why not draft an actual raw, project like Pokusevski or Achiuwa? But at this point even Achiuwa seems more ready.
I'm so angry about not getting Haliburton.