Max Strus Signed to Two-Year Deal

[Bleeding Green]

Who will have a longer and better NBA career, Tacko Fall or Max Strus?

I'm putting all my eggs into "they both suck" basket.

[IMAGE]

Give me Ethan Happ or give me death.

[ANOTHER IMAGE FOR SOME REASON]

Which basket holds your eggs?

If Ethan Happ is unavailable, give me Josh Reaves.

[zoyathedestroya]

Max Strus is gonna wear #28 following the footsteps of future HOFs Jameer Nelson, RJ Hunter, and Abdel Nader. Consider this the most important Celtics update of the week. You're welcome.

[Bleeding Green]

The disrespect to Sam Cassell and Tony Delk.

[Elrod is Back]

I was in the socialist sh&thole of Norway in early July and recorded the summer league games. I watched them upon my return to the free world. I was pleasantly surprised with what I saw in Strus. I can see why the Cs inked him to a 2-way. Is he going to become an NBA player? Who knows. Probably not. But he has tools to work with, especially the 3 ball. His passing and physical presence were a mildly pleasant surprise too. If he can elevate his 3 ball percentage over 40 he has a chance to eventually get an NBA paycheck from someone. Otherwise, he'll need a passport.

[Half-Full]

I was in the socialist sh&thole of Norway in early July and recorded the summer league games. I watched them upon my return to the free world. I was pleasantly surprised with what I saw in Strus. I can see why the Cs inked him to a 2-way. Is he going to become an NBA player? Who knows. Probably not. But he has tools to work with, especially the 3 ball. His passing and physical presence were a mildly pleasant surprise too. If he can elevate his 3 ball percentage over 40 he has a chance to eventually get an NBA paycheck from someone. Otherwise, he'll need a passport.

How is the Norwegian populace holding up? Their suffering must be great.

[OldCeltics]

Mad Max?

[Elrod is Back]

I was in the socialist sh&thole of Norway in early July and recorded the summer league games. I watched them upon my return to the free world. I was pleasantly surprised with what I saw in Strus. I can see why the Cs inked him to a 2-way. Is he going to become an NBA player? Who knows. Probably not. But he has tools to work with, especially the 3 ball. His passing and physical presence were a mildly pleasant surprise too. If he can elevate his 3 ball percentage over 40 he has a chance to eventually get an NBA paycheck from someone. Otherwise, he'll need a passport.

How is the Norwegian populace holding up? Their suffering must be great.

I have to be honest with you, times are hard. My wife managed to escape but her relatives remain stuck in that gulag of a country. Even though Norway has massive oil reserves the government is aggressively encouraging people to convert to electric cars because of some BS about the environment. Women hide in their bunkers, knowing that when their year of fully paid leave to raise their baby is over they will be forced to return to their jobs and possibly get a raise. Young people are desperate, knowing that they can attend great universities at no charge but they must pass exams to maintain their enrollment. Old people look gaunt and hollowed out because the retirement system guarantees them a comfortable existence until they die. What is there to live for? And everyone lives in the horror of having a commercial free government run health care system, where they are guaranteed coverage for free as a right, but they do not get to have the joys of dealing with private health insurance companies.

So, yeah, times are tough there. People are trying to sneak passage on cargo ships to make it to America. They tell me they are tired of having a political system with many parties, much political competition and very high voter turnout. They desperately want a free system like America's where there are only two parties and people do not need to be distracted by politics.

I suspect there are aid organizations if you want to contribute to a relief fund.

[Bleeding Green]

Wow Norway is really falling on hard times. Don't know how they manage.

[ParticleMan]

I have to be honest with you, times are hard. My wife managed to escape but her relatives remain stuck in that gulag of a country. Even though Norway has massive oil reserves the government is aggressively encouraging people to convert to electric cars because of some BS about the environment. Women hide in their bunkers, knowing that when their year of fully paid leave to raise their baby is over they will be forced to return to their jobs and possibly get a raise. Young people are desperate, knowing that they can attend great universities at no charge but they must pass exams to maintain their enrollment. Old people look gaunt and hollowed out because the retirement system guarantees them a comfortable existence until they die. What is there to live for? And everyone lives in the horror of having a commercial free government run health care system, where they are guaranteed coverage for free as a right, but they do not get to have the joys of dealing with private health insurance companies.

So, yeah, times are tough there. People are trying to sneak passage on cargo ships to make it to America. They tell me they are tired of having a political system with many parties, much political competition and very high voter turnout. They desperately want a free system like America's where there are only two parties and people do not need to be distracted by politics.

I suspect there are aid organizations if you want to contribute to a relief fund.

Fear not, there are better times ahead. I have heard on real (non-MSM) news that there is a new comic style called "Make Norway Great Again" (MaNGA) that is becoming very popular. MaNGA, like MAGA hats, is produced right here in the USofA! As these comics proliferate, soon Norway may be able to enjoy almost the same levels of freedom we have in America.

[Slartibartfast]

Strus was getting routinely dusted defensively. Gonna have to be great offensively to survive on an NBA roster.

[Elrod is Back]

Strus was getting routinely dusted defensively. Gonna have to be great offensively to survive on an NBA roster.

He had tools though to be a functional defender. He doesn't have to be Marcus Smart; he just can't be a turnstile. It will come down to his three point shooting. If he becomes well above average there, he has an NBA career. If he doesn't, he doesn't. His defense isn't going to be his calling card, that's for sure. Good news: a 6-10 wingspan.

[Parliament10]

Strus was getting routinely dusted defensively. Gonna have to be great offensively to survive on an NBA roster.

He had tools though to be a functional defender. He doesn't have to be Marcus Smart; he just can't be a turnstile. It will come down to his three point shooting. If he becomes well above average there, he has an NBA career. If he doesn't, he doesn't. His defense isn't going to be his calling card, that's for sure. Good news: a 6-10 wingspan.

TBH. I don't see the reasoning for adding Strus to a Two-Way contract, ahead of Tacko.
Strus doesn't strike me as being a standout in any way.

Tacko on the other hand, seems on the verge of getting an NBA contract, somewhere.

[Elrod is Back]

Strus was getting routinely dusted defensively. Gonna have to be great offensively to survive on an NBA roster.

He had tools though to be a functional defender. He doesn't have to be Marcus Smart; he just can't be a turnstile. It will come down to his three point shooting. If he becomes well above average there, he has an NBA career. If he doesn't, he doesn't. His defense isn't going to be his calling card, that's for sure. Good news: a 6-10 wingspan.

TBH. I don't see the reasoning for adding Strus to a Two-Way contract, ahead of Tacko.
Strus doesn't strike me as being a standout in any way.

Tacko on the other hand, seems on the verge of getting an NBA contract, somewhere.

I agree. I assume, perhaps erroneously, that the Cs plan to put Tacko on the 15 man roster, or, possibly, put Waters on the 15 man roster and give Tacko the other two-way deal.

But I see Tacko in the Cs future. Tremendously disappointing if that is not the case.

[sam_I_am]

He had tools though to be a functional defender. He doesn't have to be Marcus Smart; he just can't be a turnstile. It will come down to his three point shooting. If he becomes well above average there, he has an NBA career. If he doesn't, he doesn't. His defense isn't going to be his calling card, that's for sure. Good news: a 6-10 wingspan.

TBH. I don't see the reasoning for adding Strus to a Two-Way contract, ahead of Tacko.
Strus doesn't strike me as being a standout in any way.

Tacko on the other hand, seems on the verge of getting an NBA contract, somewhere.

I agree. I assume, perhaps erroneously, that the Cs plan to put Tacko on the 15 man roster, or, possibly, put Waters on the 15 man roster and give Tacko the other two-way deal.

But I see Tacko in the Cs future. Tremendously disappointing if that is not the case.

Tacko is a few years away. Strus on the other hand has a clear cut path to NBA. Has to be passable defensively and he has a ten year career as 3 pt specialist.

[grindtime22]

I wouldn't worry about him becoming a good shooter. He can shoot. I have no doubt about that. There is a difference between the kind of shots he will take in the NBA and the types he took in college. They ran EVERYTHING through him at DePaul. He was taking primary scorer shots. Running off screens like Ray Allen, closely guarded catch and shoot 3s, triple threat 3s, pullup dribble iso 3s, etc, etc. He was counted on to carry a huge scoring load for that team.

I'd give him the 2 way before Tacko, but ultimately I'm not really worried about it either way. Giving Strus the 2 way and Tacko the last roster spot isn't a bad idea IMO. I think the 2-way spot is more important than that last roster spot at this point.

[threrf23]

I wouldn't worry about him becoming a good shooter. He can shoot. I have no doubt about that. There is a difference between the kind of shots he will take in the NBA and the types he took in college. They ran EVERYTHING through him at DePaul. He was taking primary scorer shots. Running off screens like Ray Allen, closely guarded catch and shoot 3s, triple threat 3s, pullup dribble iso 3s, etc, etc. He was counted on to carry a huge scoring load for that team.

Hopefully he can shoot lights out, but this is sort of what was said about RJ Hunter.

Older upperclassmen who can hit the three in college are dime a dozen (case in point). Strus' 35% at Depaul (36% as a senior) does not suggest that he is an outlier despite high volume on a bad team.

The outliers typically shoot a higher percentage despite facing the same defensive attention. Steph Curry, playing at Davidson but as a primary scorer who was shorter and weaker than everyone else, shot 41% on high quantities over three years, and was pretty much done with college by 21. Kyle Korver shot 48% as a senior (45% over four years) on 10 attempts per 40. Even Jason Kapono shot 45% on decent volume in four years at UCLA (40% as a senior). Ray Allen shot 45% through three years at UCONN, Steve Novak 46% at Marquette.

[sam_I_am]

I was in the socialist sh&thole of Norway in early July and recorded the summer league games. I watched them upon my return to the free world. I was pleasantly surprised with what I saw in Strus. I can see why the Cs inked him to a 2-way. Is he going to become an NBA player? Who knows. Probably not. But he has tools to work with, especially the 3 ball. His passing and physical presence were a mildly pleasant surprise too. If he can elevate his 3 ball percentage over 40 he has a chance to eventually get an NBA paycheck from someone. Otherwise, he'll need a passport.

How is the Norwegian populace holding up? Their suffering must be great.

I have to be honest with you, times are hard. My wife managed to escape but her relatives remain stuck in that gulag of a country. Even though Norway has massive oil reserves the government is aggressively encouraging people to convert to electric cars because of some BS about the environment. Women hide in their bunkers, knowing that when their year of fully paid leave to raise their baby is over they will be forced to return to their jobs and possibly get a raise. Young people are desperate, knowing that they can attend great universities at no charge but they must pass exams to maintain their enrollment. Old people look gaunt and hollowed out because the retirement system guarantees them a comfortable existence until they die. What is there to live for? And everyone lives in the horror of having a commercial free government run health care system, where they are guaranteed coverage for free as a right, but they do not get to have the joys of dealing with private health insurance companies.

So, yeah, times are tough there. People are trying to sneak passage on cargo ships to make it to America. They tell me they are tired of having a political system with many parties, much political competition and very high voter turnout. They desperately want a free system like America's where there are only two parties and people do not need to be distracted by politics.

I suspect there are aid organizations if you want to contribute to a relief fund.

People there, desperate to move to states like Mississippi and Alabama for their commitment to free markets, the second amendment and defending life, must be worried about rumors we won’t be accepting any refugees next year.

[JJHondo17]

The disrespect to Sam Cassell and Tony Delk.

Not to mention Quinn Buckner and Clarence Glover.

[zoyathedestroya]

Max Strus is gonna wear #28 following the footsteps of future HOFs Jameer Nelson, RJ Hunter, and Abdel Nader. Consider this the most important Celtics update of the week. You're welcome.

Contrary to earlier reports, the Max Strus Signing AKA the signalling of the New Golden Era of Celtics Basketball has only been made officially official today.



(Well, unless Max's internet connection is super slow and his IG post from three weeks ago only came through tonight.)

Here's the link: https://www.nba.com/celtics/news/pressrelease/celtics-sign-four-players

[Triple7]

He had tools though to be a functional defender. He doesn't have to be Marcus Smart; he just can't be a turnstile. It will come down to his three point shooting. If he becomes well above average there, he has an NBA career. If he doesn't, he doesn't. His defense isn't going to be his calling card, that's for sure. Good news: a 6-10 wingspan.

TBH. I don't see the reasoning for adding Strus to a Two-Way contract, ahead of Tacko.
Strus doesn't strike me as being a standout in any way.

Tacko on the other hand, seems on the verge of getting an NBA contract, somewhere.

I agree. I assume, perhaps erroneously, that the Cs plan to put Tacko on the 15 man roster, or, possibly, put Waters on the 15 man roster and give Tacko the other two-way deal.

But I see Tacko in the Cs future. Tremendously disappointing if that is not the case.

I’d give tacko and strus a spot ahead of waters. Though waters have been better, we don’t need a 4th/5th string point guard right now. Those guys come in bunches. Tacko, i think, is worth developing.