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Re: Welcome to Boston, Jeff Teague! 

Post#41 » by GoCeltics123 » Sun Nov 22, 2020 3:30 am

Bleeding Green wrote:I'm not mad, I just don't get it. Wanamaker is absolutely better than Jeff Teague. This is not an opinion. He shoots better, fouls less, he's bigger, he's a year younger, literally better in every way. And he signed for 2 mil in GS. Jeff Teague is not a good basketball player and it's not like he has some upside that hasn't been developed yet. But hey, he's been on trash teams the last five years, maybe the scouts see something in him that I don't.

And Tristan Thompson is a pure regular season rotational big to soak up some minutes. Nothing to care about as long as they don't delude themselves into playing him in the playoffs. I mean, he got way too much money and Nerlens Noel is 1000000x better, but whatever.

Nerlens is a trainwreck as a person apparently, do not want in the locker room.

Tristan isn't great, and IMO in a normal center market he gets $11-12 mil, but he's playable in the playoffs against teams with small ball 5s.

Jeff Teague isn't that good, but I think Wanamaker wouldn't take the minimum this time and we didn't want to offer him the BAE
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Post#42 » by Soulcatcher33 » Sun Nov 22, 2020 3:33 am

lol Haven't thought about Jeff Teague in forever. I doubt he has much left in the tank.
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Re: Welcome to Boston, Jeff Teague! 

Post#43 » by bucknersrevenge » Sun Nov 22, 2020 3:35 am

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Bleeding Green wrote:I'm not mad, I just don't get it. Wanamaker is absolutely better than Jeff Teague. This is not an opinion. He shoots better, fouls less, he's bigger, he's a year younger, literally better in every way. And he signed for 2 mil in GS. Jeff Teague is not a good basketball player and it's not like he has some upside that hasn't been developed yet. But hey, he's been on trash teams the last five years, maybe the scouts see something in him that I don't.

And Tristan Thompson is a pure regular season rotational big to soak up some minutes. Nothing to care about as long as they don't delude themselves into playing him in the playoffs. I mean, he got way too much money and Nerlens Noel is 1000000x better, but whatever.


Wanamaker is absolutely not better than Teague. If Kemba needs some time off, Teague can easily step in and start for a stretch. Brad W. could not consistently do that. You're confusing a good in stretches bench guy to a solid starting caliber, playoff veteran guard. It's not even close.


I think it's pretty obvious what both of these signings were about and it's exactly what everyone was talking about at the end of the season:

Jeff Teague: 71 playoff games including 60 starts 13.5/5 apg

Tristan Thompson: 78 playoff games 65 starts 6/6 rpg

This is about the experience. About having guys who have been there before. Guys who know how to execute in close situations. I'm sorry but Wanamaker doesn't help you there.
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Post#44 » by themoneyteam2 » Sun Nov 22, 2020 3:36 am

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And Tristan Thompson is a pure regular season rotational big to soak up some minutes. Nothing to care about as long as they don't delude themselves into playing him in the playoffs. I mean, he got way too much money and Nerlens Noel is 1000000x better, but whatever.


No way you actually believe Nerlens freaking Noel is better than Tristan Thompson right? If so, I think it's time for me to log off for the night :lol:
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Post#45 » by themoneyteam2 » Sun Nov 22, 2020 3:38 am

Solid signing and I think will definitely help Payton Pritchard as well learning from the veteran presence of Kemba and Teague. Say what you want about Teague but there's some value in him being in the league for 10 years.
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Post#46 » by flintsky21 » Sun Nov 22, 2020 3:38 am

Definitely an upgrade over Wanamaker. Was still averaging 13 and 6 last year prior to Atl trade. Can still break down defenses every once in while and create for others. Can give you 10 points every couple of games (Wanamaker gives you one every month). More comfortable and reliable than Brad as a spot starter.
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Post#47 » by ConstableGeneva » Sun Nov 22, 2020 3:54 am

This for the minimum, right?
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Post#48 » by robbie84 » Sun Nov 22, 2020 4:00 am

outcry wrote:He’s far better than Wan.


No, he isn't. Wannamaker's size and defensive switchability are eons better than Teague.
This isn't he Jeff Teague of ATL.

He'll be okay as a backup PG.
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Post#49 » by GreenBloodedC » Sun Nov 22, 2020 4:16 am

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Bleeding Green wrote:I'm not mad, I just don't get it. Wanamaker is absolutely better than Jeff Teague. This is not an opinion. He shoots better, fouls less, he's bigger, he's a year younger, literally better in every way. And he signed for 2 mil in GS. Jeff Teague is not a good basketball player and it's not like he has some upside that hasn't been developed yet. But hey, he's been on trash teams the last five years, maybe the scouts see something in him that I don't.

And Tristan Thompson is a pure regular season rotational big to soak up some minutes. Nothing to care about as long as they don't delude themselves into playing him in the playoffs. I mean, he got way too much money and Nerlens Noel is 1000000x better, but whatever.


Wanamaker is absolutely not better than Teague. If Kemba needs some time off, Teague can easily step in and start for a stretch. Brad W. could not consistently do that. You're confusing a good in stretches bench guy to a solid starting caliber, playoff veteran guard. It's not even close.


I think it's pretty obvious what both of these signings were about and it's exactly what everyone was talking about at the end of the season:

Jeff Teague: 71 playoff games including 60 starts 13.5/5 apg

Tristan Thompson: 78 playoff games 65 starts 6/6 rpg

This is about the experience. About having guys who have been there before. Guys who know how to execute in close situations. I'm sorry but Wanamaker doesn't help you there.

Yup. And this has been one of our major problems in the playoffs this year.
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Post#50 » by Bleeding Green » Sun Nov 22, 2020 4:19 am

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And Tristan Thompson is a pure regular season rotational big to soak up some minutes. Nothing to care about as long as they don't delude themselves into playing him in the playoffs. I mean, he got way too much money and Nerlens Noel is 1000000x better, but whatever.


No way you actually believe Nerlens freaking Noel is better than Tristan Thompson right? If so, I think it's time for me to log off for the night :lol:

He's 100 pct better. Better in drop coverage, better at blitzing, better at defending the rim, better at switching to a smaller player. Doesn't take shots he can't make. By every metric he is a better player. And he's younger, from the area, and likely to be cheaper. Thompson is a C who scores less efficiently than the league average. That's insanely bad. But again, this is a regular season move, I don't really care as long as I don't have to see him in the playoffs.

these signings are to appease some person who wants vets on the team. is it Brad, is it Tatum? Either way, these signings are not for pure basketball reasons. No chance. If Jeff Teague was signed for his playoff experience, I have some bad news for you about his playoff performance.
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Post#51 » by philing00 » Sun Nov 22, 2020 4:28 am

Is he better than Waters? Teague plays no D at his age.
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Post#52 » by Bleeding Green » Sun Nov 22, 2020 4:31 am

Yeah but he makes up for it by playing no O at his age. A true two-way guard.
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Post#53 » by Green89 » Sun Nov 22, 2020 4:33 am

ConstableGeneva wrote:This for the minimum, right?


I'm guessing so, but no one's reported any salary. He made 9 mil last year.
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Post#54 » by themoneyteam2 » Sun Nov 22, 2020 4:39 am

I mean we signed him for free basically relax why are you even complaining or arguing about the signing lol.

He’s just coming in as the backup PG not asked to do much and he is competent enough to run the 2nd unit and fill in way better than Wanamaker could when Kemba is resting/load managing.
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Post#55 » by MambaForever » Sun Nov 22, 2020 4:50 am

I lowkey love this move, didn’t think he’d be so cheap
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Post#56 » by DarkAzcura » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:40 am

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17.5 TO%
18.5 USG %

"well done" as in cooked.


These stats aren’t really related to one another. For example, Rondo’s career average TOV% is actually higher than his career average USG%, but he was one of the best playmakers at the PG position the last 10 years.
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Post#57 » by Bleeding Green » Sun Nov 22, 2020 6:28 am

That's because Rondo has sucked for almost a decade now besides playoff games.
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Post#58 » by Shak_Celts » Sun Nov 22, 2020 7:28 am

I'm waiting to find one PG CBS hasn't found a way to get something out of. One thing he is going to do is get something out of JT! The only thing he can't do is make their size not hurt on defense. Pressey was terrible and should not have been in the league but CBS squeezed the little he had out of him. Shane Larkin hasn't seen the league since and he was solid enough to get something out of, gave us sparks a few times! Jordan Freaking Crawford!!! Waters has shown some sparks a couple times. IT4!!!!!!!! Kyrie was great before but still had career highs with us. Wanamaker wouldn't be in the league without CBS. Kemba of course was very good but I think he also got a couple career milestones with us. Half those guys shouldn't be near the NBA but CBS got outta them what other teams/coaches can't. I'm probably forgetting someone but one thing CBS can do is use a PG to his prime abilities. If anyone is going to succeed with us it will be teague (if healthy)!

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Post#60 » by celticfan42487 » Sun Nov 22, 2020 8:14 am

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And Tristan Thompson is a pure regular season rotational big to soak up some minutes. Nothing to care about as long as they don't delude themselves into playing him in the playoffs. I mean, he got way too much money and Nerlens Noel is 1000000x better, but whatever.


No way you actually believe Nerlens freaking Noel is better than Tristan Thompson right? If so, I think it's time for me to log off for the night :lol:

He's 100 pct better. Better in drop coverage, better at blitzing, better at defending the rim, better at switching to a smaller player. Doesn't take shots he can't make. By every metric he is a better player. And he's younger, from the area, and likely to be cheaper. Thompson is a C who scores less efficiently than the league average. That's insanely bad. But again, this is a regular season move, I don't really care as long as I don't have to see him in the playoffs.

these signings are to appease some person who wants vets on the team. is it Brad, is it Tatum? Either way, these signings are not for pure basketball reasons. No chance. If Jeff Teague was signed for his playoff experience, I have some bad news for you about his playoff performance.


yeah it makes sense that's what they were targeted.

I also would have preferred Noel at half the price to see if we can get some value from the signing.

Teague is great for this team but also... I'd rather even if it means losing at least try to develop Pritchard and Edwards.

There's just little point in this team signing win now vets. We need to generate assets through player development because the gravy train of picks has ended... we need to have our picks hit homeruns and in order to do that they need to play.

That said, I get the idea of needing at least a couple of vets in the locker room that may be able to help with chemistry and aren't looking to add anything to their game. They've finished products or perhaps regressing products.
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