Romeo Langford Thread

[return2glory]

I never liked his attitude. He seemed entitled from his high school star days, an when he was selected by Celtics his face was sour. I think he knows he's 4th string right now. Yes all the injuries hurt him. Red shirt this dude, or g-league is the way to go. He's not nearly developed.

Same here. He has such a poor attitude and felt entitled like you said. I didn’t like the stories coming out about him on how he would stay after high school games and sign countess autographs for every kid that wanted his autograph. He actually stayed long after the games would end to sign kids autographs. What an entitled jerk.

[BostonCouchGM]

I figured there's no chance he could be worse than Jaylen so he's likely going to allow Danny to part with him, but man does he look average at best. 2019 draft might be on par with Danny's 2016 as his worst ever. It's insane how many better players were still on board at every pick. Danny really is a terrible drafter.

[Bleeding Green]

I figured there's no chance he could be worse than Jaylen so he's likely going to allow Danny to part with him, but man does he look average at best. 2019 draft might be on par with Danny's 2016 as his worst ever. It's insane how many better players were still on board at every pick. Danny really is a terrible drafter.

What? He's played like 21 minutes. Who would you have taken instead at every pick? Ainge crushed this draft 100%.

lmao no way he could be worse than Jaylen? What is this post?

[Andrew McCeltic]

I figured there's no chance he could be worse than Jaylen so he's likely going to allow Danny to part with him, but man does he look average at best. 2019 draft might be on par with Danny's 2016 as his worst ever. It's insane how many better players were still on board at every pick. Danny really is a terrible drafter.

Romeo over Nickeil A-Walker is the only maybe miss - who would you take over Grant Williams, Carsen Edwards and Tremont Waters? I think this is his best draft since 2004 and might be his best ever.

[sam_I_am]

I figured there's no chance he could be worse than Jaylen so he's likely going to allow Danny to part with him, but man does he look average at best. 2019 draft might be on par with Danny's 2016 as his worst ever. It's insane how many better players were still on board at every pick. Danny really is a terrible drafter.

Romeo over Nickeil A-Walker is the only maybe miss - who would you take over Grant Williams, Carsen Edwards and Tremont Waters? I think this is his best draft since 2004 and might be his best ever.

Why is that a miss? Because of some preseason and SL games? I’ll still bet long term on Romeo right now because his size and talent are easy to see as soon as he steps on the court. Of course, it all will come down to how his jumper develops. It sucks that he got hurt on a wet floor. It was the spot where Strus slipped the play before and he pointed to cleaning crew. As a UVA fan I noticed NAW at VTech and in tournament and I like him a lot. He will clearly have a better opportunity this season to showcase his talents and Romeo will just have to wait.

[Darth Celtic]

I figured there's no chance he could be worse than Jaylen so he's likely going to allow Danny to part with him, but man does he look average at best. 2019 draft might be on par with Danny's 2016 as his worst ever. It's insane how many better players were still on board at every pick. Danny really is a terrible drafter.

Romeo over Nickeil A-Walker is the only maybe miss - who would you take over Grant Williams, Carsen Edwards and Tremont Waters? I think this is his best draft since 2004 and might be his best ever.

Why is that a miss? Because of some preseason and SL games? I’ll still bet long term on Romeo right now because his size and talent are easy to see as soon as he steps on the court. Of course, it all will come down to how his jumper develops. It sucks that he got hurt on a wet floor. It was the spot where Strus slipped the play before and he pointed to cleaning crew. As a UVA fan I noticed NAW at VTech and in tournament and I like him a lot. He will clearly have a better opportunity this season to showcase his talents and Romeo will just have to wait.

and the fact NAW is 2 years older doesn't have anything to do with anything with prospects either.

[crimsonandblue]

Nice to see so many Celtics fans already dismissing Langford before his rookie season even starts. Another strike for Ainge and his draft record, I guess.

[SLCceltic]

I think we're gonna have the "very good big" vacancy until we use the Grizzlies pick. Whether it's in a trade or in the draft; that's where our legit big is gonna come from.

What big? What rookie-scale big can you get for Jaylen but Sabonis?

No idea how we're going to fill in the center position long-term. Rob Williams is playing very hyper in preseason, but he's legit. Can he add a perimeter shot?

Could Hayward/Rob Williams/Langford/Grant Williams/MEM pick get you Towns? Do we want to offer Kanter/Theis/player (Rob? Grant? Romeo?) for Capela in a few months?

I'd still probably do Hayward to MIA for Winslow, with Adams coming from OKC in exchange for smaller Miami contracts (Leonard + Waiters?). Tougher to do the more Hayward shows improvement, because he'll be the best player in any deal and it's great to finally be seeing some return on investment.

JB looks so good now after three seasons of development, with hard work and consistent improvement. Romeo has all that ahead of himself to get to JB's current level. As it is, vet, rather than inexperienced, teams tend to win in the postseason and there is no legit reason to kick the starting 2 can three to four years down the road.

I like JB alot esp aggressive JB but Romeo is already a better ballhandler and shooter
....and we have Smart Hayward and Tatum and Carsen Edwards to play wing.
Langford is an incredible bonus if he can just stay healthy.

[ParticleMan]

I like JB alot esp aggressive JB but Romeo is already a better ballhandler and shooter
....and we have Smart Hayward and Tatum and Carsen Edwards to play wing.
Langford is an incredible bonus if he can just stay healthy.

agree about romeo being a bonus, but no way is he a better shooter than jaylen. jaylen has shot close to 40% from 3 the last couple of years, except for a few months early last year. romeo shot under 30% from college 3 and has a hitch in his shot. the thumb was probably a factor but still, his shot doesn't look anywhere close to jaylen's level. also jaylen's ballhandling is much improved, i don't think it's a liability anymore. romeo has good handles as well but let's see him try to drive against nba-level players before saying how good it really is. from what i've seen briefly it's very smooth but too loose.

romeo has a looong way to go to get to jaylen's current level. he's got the ability but it will take a lot of work. and staying healthy.

[Andrew McCeltic]

I figured there's no chance he could be worse than Jaylen so he's likely going to allow Danny to part with him, but man does he look average at best. 2019 draft might be on par with Danny's 2016 as his worst ever. It's insane how many better players were still on board at every pick. Danny really is a terrible drafter.

Romeo over Nickeil A-Walker is the only maybe miss - who would you take over Grant Williams, Carsen Edwards and Tremont Waters? I think this is his best draft since 2004 and might be his best ever.

Why is that a miss? Because of some preseason and SL games? I’ll still bet long term on Romeo right now because his size and talent are easy to see as soon as he steps on the court. Of course, it all will come down to how his jumper develops. It sucks that he got hurt on a wet floor. It was the spot where Strus slipped the play before and he pointed to cleaning crew. As a UVA fan I noticed NAW at VTech and in tournament and I like him a lot. He will clearly have a better opportunity this season to showcase his talents and Romeo will just have to wait.

I said, “the only maybe miss”, not “the only miss” - because Langford is younger, hasn’t had minutes, has a broken shot, and NAW has been great so far in summer league and preseason.. It’s possible Langford will end up the better player.

[BigTrade92]

I’m a little peeved by these countless offseason injuries like everyone else who wants to see Romeo play, but to sour on the kid this early is going way overboard....

[Gomes3PC]

I like JB alot esp aggressive JB but Romeo is already a better ballhandler and shooter
....and we have Smart Hayward and Tatum and Carsen Edwards to play wing.
Langford is an incredible bonus if he can just stay healthy.

agree about romeo being a bonus, but no way is he a better shooter than jaylen. jaylen has shot close to 40% from 3 the last couple of years, except for a few months early last year. romeo shot under 30% from college 3 and has a hitch in his shot. the thumb was probably a factor but still, his shot doesn't look anywhere close to jaylen's level. also jaylen's ballhandling is much improved, i don't think it's a liability anymore. romeo has good handles as well but let's see him try to drive against nba-level players before saying how good it really is. from what i've seen briefly it's very smooth but too loose.

romeo has a looong way to go to get to jaylen's current level. he's got the ability but it will take a lot of work. and staying healthy.

I'll withhold judgment on whether Langford is a good shooter or not until he gets a couple hundred 3s up in the NBA. Even Juice saw a notable improvement after a rookie adjustment to the NBA and (I'm guessing) some mechanics improvements from our coaches.

Jaylen's ballhandling still needs work, but he's at least more decisive now. I'd say Langford is a fair bit more polished in this area than Jaylen was as a rookie.

Both came in with real things to work on their game. I think the difference was Jaylen came in with a bigger body and more explosiveness, which is why he went top-5 and Romeo went at the end of the lotto. There's still plenty of room for Langford to grow his game and I think with patience he will do so and warrant the place he was picked.

[KumaJG]

Not enough information to even have an opinion on the dude.

[SLCceltic]

I like JB alot esp aggressive JB but Romeo is already a better ballhandler and shooter
....and we have Smart Hayward and Tatum and Carsen Edwards to play wing.
Langford is an incredible bonus if he can just stay healthy.

agree about romeo being a bonus, but no way is he a better shooter than jaylen. jaylen has shot close to 40% from 3 the last couple of years, except for a few months early last year. romeo shot under 30% from college 3 and has a hitch in his shot. the thumb was probably a factor but still, his shot doesn't look anywhere close to jaylen's level. also jaylen's ballhandling is much improved, i don't think it's a liability anymore. romeo has good handles as well but let's see him try to drive against nba-level players before saying how good it really is. from what i've seen briefly it's very smooth but too loose.

romeo has a looong way to go to get to jaylen's current level. he's got the ability but it will take a lot of work. and staying healthy.

Romeo is clearly a better shooter than Jaylen Brown 36% to 29% from deep college 80% FT to 65%; midrange too ....well see if Romeo can finish around the basket but he is already a better ball handler ....the question is health. JBs ceiling is still very high. We have GH Tatum Smart, Carsen and Grant plus Romeo to absorb JBs minutes...

JB, Smart and Skerry are all poor shooters that worked hard and all got better ....kris Dunn another example (thank goodness we did not also draft him). We need better shooting and a very good 2way Big to contend imo

[ParticleMan]

romeo shot 27% from 3 in his only year in college. 72% from the line. not really seeing how he's a better shooter than brown who shoots 35+% in the nba over the last 2 years. i mean, he might be in a couple of years, if he improves a lot. but not everyone improves the way jaylen has.

hayward is never going to be the same player. if he leaves after this year i wouldn't be upset or surprised. sucks about his ankle but we have to move on.

[SLCceltic]

I like JB alot esp aggressive JB but Romeo is already a better ballhandler and shooter
....and we have Smart Hayward and Tatum and Carsen Edwards to play wing.
Langford is an incredible bonus if he can just stay healthy.

agree about romeo being a bonus, but no way is he a better shooter than jaylen. jaylen has shot close to 40% from 3 the last couple of years, except for a few months early last year. romeo shot under 30% from college 3 and has a hitch in his shot. the thumb was probably a factor but still, his shot doesn't look anywhere close to jaylen's level. also jaylen's ballhandling is much improved, i don't think it's a liability anymore. romeo has good handles as well but let's see him try to drive against nba-level players before saying how good it really is. from what i've seen briefly it's very smooth but too loose.

romeo has a looong way to go to get to jaylen's current level. he's got the ability but it will take a lot of work. and staying healthy.

I'll withhold judgment on whether Langford is a good shooter or not until he gets a couple hundred 3s up in the NBA. Even Juice saw a notable improvement after a rookie adjustment to the NBA and (I'm guessing) some mechanics improvements from our coaches.

Jaylen's ballhandling still needs work, but he's at least more decisive now. I'd say Langford is a fair bit more polished in this area than Jaylen was as a rookie.

Both came in with real things to work on their game. I think the difference was Jaylen came in with a bigger body and more explosiveness, which is why he went top-5 and Romeo went at the end of the lotto. There's still plenty of room for Langford to grow his game and I think with patience he will do so and warrant the place he was picked.

Langford's handle is good enough to play some point ...Jaylen is the physical specimen with plenty of ceiling left Romeo is smaller & less freak athleticism (but nice size 6'6) more polished ...both slashers.

[SLCceltic]

romeo shot 27% from 3 in his only year in college. 72% from the line. not really seeing how he's a better shooter than brown who shoots 35+% in the nba over the last 2 years. i mean, he might be in a couple of years, if he improves a lot. but not everyone improves the way jaylen has.

hayward is never going to be the same player. if he leaves after this year i wouldn't be upset or surprised. sucks about his ankle but we have to move on.

My bad ....s....swear I looked up RLs college stats a couple nights ago and saw 36%and 80 for some reason; mustve of been dreaming big or something ....ya hes only 27% and 72% that puts him in w all Smart skerry and dunn ha ha ...his handle is WAY better than JB

[SLCceltic]

hayward is never going to be the same player. if he leaves after this year i wouldn't be upset or surprised. sucks about his ankle but we have to move on.

Missed your 2nd paragraph checking those stats. What makes you think this about GH ?? He has looked great in preseason. Paul George did not begin to play at full strength until second year.
GH should have a big year !

[SLCceltic]

RL was 35% from deep 192/555 in HS before thumb injury ...

[crimsonandblue]

hayward is never going to be the same player. if he leaves after this year i wouldn't be upset or surprised. sucks about his ankle but we have to move on.

Missed your 2nd paragraph checking those stats. What makes you think this about GH ?? He has looked great in preseason. Paul George did not begin to play at full strength until second year.
GH should have a big year !

People around here love to live in absolutes.