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playa-hater wrote:Joshyjess wrote:I keep returning to this page, hoping to hear the news that the C's traded away Carsen Edwards - so far very disappointing.
the problem with trading Edwards is you need another team to want him..
moonie_mcgee wrote:bisme37 wrote:sam_I_am wrote:Brad Stevens went to ECF 3 times with some of the worst talent at times in the playoffs. To argue that Ime is an upgrade is wishful thinking until he proves otherwise. ( I happen to share the wishful thinking with regard to Ime FWIW. ). We have seen players thrive here that have bombed in other situations and it is possible that Brad has squeezed more out of some of these guys than other coaches will. Brad failed badly the one season the team was loaded with big egos but our roster is now more like the ones he overachieved with.
I think a coaching change was needed but there are really big shoes to fill. I do think last years young team needed a more intense coach. Now that this team is more veteran I wonder if that is still true, and an intense coach could actually yield mixed results.
I love Brad but I think his passion for the coaching grind dimmed over time and he wasn't really inspiring the guys like he used to. He himself thought the players needed a new voice.
The players seems super pumped about Udoka. And I'm sure he and Brad will be working closely together. So I see this as a best of both worlds situation. I think the coaching change will inject new life in the team, with Brad behind the scenes helping Ime get up to speed as far as x's and o's.
Hopefully, and I would think so, Stevens doesn't involve himself in the coaching aspect of the team. Of course some will be inevitable but I think it'd be really important to keep mgmt and coaching apart. And I bet that'll be the case despite what we hear or read about it either way..
bisme37 wrote:moonie_mcgee wrote:bisme37 wrote:
I love Brad but I think his passion for the coaching grind dimmed over time and he wasn't really inspiring the guys like he used to. He himself thought the players needed a new voice.
The players seems super pumped about Udoka. And I'm sure he and Brad will be working closely together. So I see this as a best of both worlds situation. I think the coaching change will inject new life in the team, with Brad behind the scenes helping Ime get up to speed as far as x's and o's.
Hopefully, and I would think so, Stevens doesn't involve himself in the coaching aspect of the team. Of course some will be inevitable but I think it'd be really important to keep mgmt and coaching apart. And I bet that'll be the case despite what we hear or read about it either way..
Yeah as soon as I posted that I figured a few people would have the reaction you had. I'm not saying I want Brad being some kind of puppet master coach and secretly running things. Just that he'll be there for Ime if he wants help or advice or to bounce ideas around. I mean Brad is obviously a great resource for any coach in the league, let alone a rookie coach.
moonie_mcgee wrote:bisme37 wrote:moonie_mcgee wrote:
Hopefully, and I would think so, Stevens doesn't involve himself in the coaching aspect of the team. Of course some will be inevitable but I think it'd be really important to keep mgmt and coaching apart. And I bet that'll be the case despite what we hear or read about it either way..
Yeah as soon as I posted that I figured a few people would have the reaction you had. I'm not saying I want Brad being some kind of puppet master coach and secretly running things. Just that he'll be there for Ime if he wants help or advice or to bounce ideas around. I mean Brad is obviously a great resource for any coach in the league, let alone a rookie coach.
I couldn't have been more diplomatic and restrained in my post
bisme37 wrote:moonie_mcgee wrote:bisme37 wrote:
Yeah as soon as I posted that I figured a few people would have the reaction you had. I'm not saying I want Brad being some kind of puppet master coach and secretly running things. Just that he'll be there for Ime if he wants help or advice or to bounce ideas around. I mean Brad is obviously a great resource for any coach in the league, let alone a rookie coach.
I couldn't have been more diplomatic and restrained in my post
Agreed. I wasn't complaining about your reply to me. I was trying to say when I posted my original comment I quickly realized it potentially sounded like I was wanting Brad to have more of a coaching presence than I really intended. And I figured a few people would disagree with me. Just thinking out loud I guess, sorry for being confusing.
"While it appears unlikely Graham, Peterson or Fields joins Boston's front office at this juncture, Celtics vice president Allison Feaster continues to be mentioned as a candidate to be named Stevens' general manager, sources said. Feaster has a decade of on-court experience in the WNBA and overseas, and sources said she easily relates with players. She was the only Celtics figure aside from Stevens and team governors to conduct Boston's head coaching interviews."
zoyathedestroya wrote:
Bold choice making Hauser the face of the franchise.
GoGreen wrote:
HOLY SH*T
WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO. Great, great, great move!! GM Stevens does it again! FANTASTIC offseason!
We got ourselves a roster!
snowman wrote:I can see Hayward as Hauser's ceiling. Both 6'8, both 3 pt shooters. Hauser would need to be a better ball handler and playmaker, but I could see it.
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Would love to see him coming off the bench as a back up 3, when Nesmith moves to starting line up next season.
Gomes3PC wrote:As for the Juancho trade, it's a half step back talent wise, but for the right reasons. Dunn is just a better piece, but didn't have a role on this team given the guard depth. We needed to free up a roster spot. And we needed help at PF. This deal solves all those issues, at the expense of giving up a bit on the talent side.
Juancho at least gives us a different option from Grant (defensive-minded, undersized) and Jabari (score-first) for those gap minutes we will need when Tatum isn't playing PF. Is he good? No, he is not good. We don't want him playing more than 10-15 MPG even in the best-case scenario. But in that role, he can at least space the floor, grab rebounds, and keep the ball moving.