Welcome to Boston Carsen Edwards

exculpatory · Post #181 » by **exculpatory** » Wed Jul 10, 2019 11:44 pm

Love this tough gutsy mother ****!
Great range!

FeedReed · Post #182 » by **FeedReed** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 12:03 am

this guy is freakin impressive. enjoy watching him play a lot more than tatum... dude is a blur, all over the place, rather than playing it cool. hope he gets a nice chunk of playing time this coming season.

Steal by Bird · Post #183 » by **Steal by Bird** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 1:41 am

He like a bigger stronger IT. Pulls up fast and is everywhere. Seems like he will fit great.

Vanvleet was mentioned here. He could be that good or better. A lot more experienced college players are being drafted now compared to a few years ago. Upperclassmen were Like leper’s. Guys like Vanvleet. Celts got 2 of them this year with Edwards and Williams. I think they both make good pros. If you need good players for depth these guys are good values instead of 10 mil for some old man or drafting busts who are have great verticals or length with “upside”. Everything but tangible basketball skill.

This Kid could blow up.

flintsky21 · Post #184 » by **flintsky21** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 2:40 am

If this guy was a mere 2 inches taller he would've been a lottery pick.

realboredcactus · Post #185 » by **realboredcactus** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 1:06 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:How about Patty Mills as comp/floor on offense? That spot on? Or is Mills a better playmaker? Edwards with a 4-inch wingspan advantage. He also seems like a more tenacious defender.

I think Carsen has a higher ceiling as he has much better creation potential and is stronger and more athletic. Doubt he will be a 20PPG scorer in the NBA, but maybe Fred Van Vleet style offensively. Shoots well, creates his own shot and can be a great complimentary piece. He is definitely not the defender of FVV but can play solid defense especially against second unit guys. Liked him a ton and can see him topping off around 14/3/4 on 44/41/84 at his peak on a solid team.

cloverleaf · Post #186 » by **cloverleaf** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 1:17 pm

SG is often the quickest transition to the NBA and Edwards comes in as an upper classman with ready all over him, to a bench that is weak in O. I expect him to average more than 15 minutes this season--more than Langford.

ddb · Post #187 » by **ddb** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 2:29 pm

cloverleaf wrote:SG is often the quickest transition to the NBA and Edwards comes in as an upper classman with ready all over him, to a bench that is weak in O. I expect him to average more than 15 minutes this season--more than Langford.

Langford is more of a project and I'm pretty sure the Celtics drafted him with that in mind. Has big time upside.

Edwards is NBA-Ready and a high character kid to boot. He's going to contribute right away. I have to admit, there are only a handful of guys I get really excited about based on college & summer league. Tatum was the most recent one. Watching him in Summer League I'm going, "okay, this kid is going to be special." Watching Edwards I'm thinking, "okay, this kid is going to be a 6th man of the year 1 day and help out immediately."

Half-Full · Post #188 » by **Half-Full** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 2:32 pm

cloverleaf wrote:SG is often the quickest transition to the NBA and Edwards comes in as an upper classman with ready all over him, to a bench that is weak in O. I expect him to average more than 15 minutes this season--more than Langford.

This. The fact that Carsen has consistently demonstrated that he can get his shot off, and put it in the hole, paired with a crying need for offense on our second unit, should see him get a steady diet of minutes. Add to that, he is an in-your face defender that is built like a fire hydrant.

TheOGJabroni · Post #189 » by **TheOGJabroni** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 2:36 pm

Excited for this guy every time I watch him. It's just summer league but his ability to get up quick shots can be extremely valuable. Eddie House carved out a role on a championship team doing the same thing & I think Edwards could be more dynamic than him. He should be Kemba's backup right away, 15-20 minutes a night paired with Smart off the bench.

Gant · Post #190 » by **Gant** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 5:35 pm

It is early, but it would not be a surprise to see all of Terry Rozier's minutes and place in the rotation go to Edwards.

Assuming Brown starts alongside Kemba, a Smart/Edwards backcourt subbing in would bring the energy level even higher.

Those two are a great pairing as Smart is able to guard anyone, allowing Edwards to cover his best possible match up on that end. Plus Smart's more than a capable point guard, leaving Edwards to concentrate on his strengths as a scorer.

CeltsfanSinceBirth · Post #191 » by **CeltsfanSinceBirth** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 5:39 pm

The Edwards vs Smart matchup in practice would be really fun to watch. Carsen looks like a bulldog who isn't afraid to mix it up. He is my new binky.

Wes-J · Post #192 » by **Wes-J** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:02 pm

SMH to all but have my man Carsen limited to Eddie House/ VanVleet purgatory.

He's gonna be better than that. It is already done.

Fencer reregistered · Post #193 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 10:37 pm

Gant wrote:It is early, but it would not be a surprise to see all of Terry Rozier's minutes and place in the rotation go to Edwards.

Assuming Brown starts alongside Kemba, a Smart/Edwards backcourt subbing in would bring the energy level even higher.

Those two are a great pairing as Smart is able to guard anyone, allowing Edwards to cover his best possible match up on that end. Plus Smart's more than a capable point guard, leaving Edwards to concentrate on his strengths as a scorer.

I agree with a weaker form of the claim, in that I don't think it's obvious that ALL of Rozier's role will go to guys too short to be thought of as natural SFs. So Edwards is competing for minutes with everyboy on the roster, not just ones in comparable roles. E.g., if at least two of Bob Williams, Grant Williams and Semi Ojeleye earn substantial minutes, then Tatum, Hayward and Brown may collectively consume more minutes at guard than was previously anticipated, and three-guard lineups could be very rare

GregB · Post #194 » by **GregB** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 10:59 pm

Smart Edwards should make for a dynamic bench duo. They compliment each other pretty well.

Big Joke Line · Post #195 » by **Big Joke Line** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 11:29 pm

Fencer reregistered wrote:
31to6 wrote:This guy is immediately useful. Give me football players playing basketball all day.

How would you say he compares to Nate Robinson?

By height

Brisbane_Celtic · Post #196 » by **Brisbane_Celtic** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 4:56 am

Can we give this a man a 4 year deal already.

Has jumped Brown and Tatum as my most exciting Celtic to watch. Im so excited to see it translate into the reg season.

FlatearthZorro · Post #197 » by **FlatearthZorro** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 9:49 am

Brisbane_Celtic wrote:Can we give this a man a 4 year deal already.

Has jumped Brown and Tatum as my most exciting Celtic to watch. Im so excited to see it translate into the reg season.

I wont go as far as thinking he's better than Brown or Tatum, but I'm excited, and yes imo he will get 4 years like 6 mils, that's just my prediction. A fairly rich 2nd round contract.

oldshoolballer · Post #198 » by **oldshoolballer** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 9:52 am

flintsky21 wrote:If this guy was a mere 2 inches taller he would've been a lottery pick.

Still very early but from what I'm seeing Carsen will have a longer career than most of the lottery picks.Over half the lottery picks will be busts or big under achievers.Danny did extremely well.

zoyathedestroya · Post #199 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 11:03 am

Arson Carsen!

Watch on YouTube

Brisbane_Celtic · Post #200 » by **Brisbane_Celtic** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 11:34 am

FlatearthZorro wrote:
Brisbane_Celtic wrote:Can we give this a man a 4 year deal already.

Has jumped Brown and Tatum as my most exciting Celtic to watch. Im so excited to see it translate into the reg season.

I wont go as far as thinking he's better than Brown or Tatum, but I'm excited, and yes imo he will get 4 years like 6 mils, that's just my prediction. A fairly rich 2nd round contract.

Yeah im definetly not saying he will be better im just more excited to watch him.

Sounds like a fair deal to me. Sign the man!