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By the way, the only other Celtic I can think of who would have done that kind of thing is Leon Powe. I hope Grant gets to have a much longer career than Leon's.
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Just caught this. Awesome read. Different cat indeed lol
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zoyathedestroya wrote:
Wonder if Grant will actually talk to people in the elevator.
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celticgreenie wrote:
Wonder if Grant will actually talk to people in the elevator.
Apparently, Grant is known for never shutting up.
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These are still small samples...
Celtics ORtg, DRtg, NetRtg when
■ Grant Williams at PF: 119.8 (98th %ile), 104.4 (81st %ile), +15.4 (99th %ile)
■ Grant Williams at C: 98.3 (3rd %ile), 94.1 (99th %ile), +4.2 (68th %ile)
Grant has spent about twice as much time at PF as at C. His pairing with Kanter has been particularly beneficial for the Cs.
Celtics ORtg, DRtg, NetRtg when
■ Grant Williams at PF: 119.8 (98th %ile), 104.4 (81st %ile), +15.4 (99th %ile)
■ Grant Williams at C: 98.3 (3rd %ile), 94.1 (99th %ile), +4.2 (68th %ile)
Grant has spent about twice as much time at PF as at C. His pairing with Kanter has been particularly beneficial for the Cs.
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Gotta love the kid
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At 21, any chance that Grant might grow any taller? Give that kid another 3 inches, and he is our future all-star center.
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Great read. Really rooting hard for him to play consistent minutes.
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Very good conditional player has a major flaw his size 6 foot 5 playing center. A player similar to Yabusele but has quickness, speed, rebounds well and agility to overcome the lack of size.
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He won't grow taller but he could learn to hit the 3 ball and become a good 3/4 guy, IMHO. That is his best path to NBA success - hence the gazillion 3s he missed to start the season.. He knows what is up..
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zoyathedestroya wrote:Grant has spent about twice as much time at PF as at C. His pairing with Kanter has been particularly beneficial for the Cs.
Four factors rankings when Grant/Enes are on the floor together, 164 possessions so far:
• Net rating - 100th percentile
• Offensive rating - 100th percentile
• Defensive rating - 99th percentile
• Effective FG% - 97th percentile
• Opponent eFG% - 99th percentile
• Turnover rate - 98th percentile
• Offensive rebounding % - 100th percentile
• Defensive rebounding % - 99th percentile
We may have something here. These are against opposing bench units obviously. Grant's ability to switch on guards/wings is key so Kanter can mostly drop and guard the paint. On offense, you just need at least one creator and a couple of outside threats to space the floor. Both bigs are good screeners and can box out/rebound without the help of our wings. This is not to take away credit from Kanter, but Stevens may have found a way to maximize his strengths and hide his weaknesses in the 20 or so minutes that he is on the floor, at least in the regular season.
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Joshyjess wrote:At 21, any chance that Grant might grow any taller? Give that kid another 3 inches, and he is our future all-star center.
Nope. He is who he is when it comes to height/length.
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3D Chess wrote:
Just caught this. Awesome read. Different cat indeed lol
Wow, thanks for sharing. Seems like a great guy. I’m lost on the David Foster Wallace reference though. And I’ve read Infinite Jest (but haven’t seen the biopic).
Hey Man, nice shot!
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celticgreenie wrote:zoyathedestroya wrote:
Wonder if Grant will actually talk to people in the elevator.
I heard Kyrie no longer wanted to be a Celtic for life after Ainge wouldn’t include a clause in the new contract stating Celtic employees were barred from looking him in the eye.
Hey Man, nice shot!
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