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zoyathedestroya wrote:I could be wrong but Timelord has a bonus incentive if he doesn't miss any more RS games (69 games), is selected for All-Defense, and if team reaches ECF.
Fencer reregistered wrote:zoyathedestroya wrote:I could be wrong but Timelord has a bonus incentive if he doesn't miss any more RS games (69 games), is selected for All-Defense, and if team reaches ECF.
All three have to happen?
Is it big enough to push the Cs into the luxury tax after all?
BK_2020 wrote:Fencer reregistered wrote:zoyathedestroya wrote:I could be wrong but Timelord has a bonus incentive if he doesn't miss any more RS games (69 games), is selected for All-Defense, and if team reaches ECF.
All three have to happen?
Is it big enough to push the Cs into the luxury tax after all?
I thought he was on his rookie scale contract this season.
zoyathedestroya wrote:BK_2020 wrote:Fencer reregistered wrote:
All three have to happen?
Is it big enough to push the Cs into the luxury tax after all?
I thought he was on his rookie scale contract this season.
Oh, that's right. Incentives will apply to his next year's salary.
Fencer reregistered wrote:zoyathedestroya wrote:BK_2020 wrote:
I thought he was on his rookie scale contract this season.
Oh, that's right. Incentives will apply to his next year's salary.
Whew.
It does feel like this may be the Celtics' last season out of the luxury tax for a while.
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Shak_Celts wrote:Hal14 wrote:Shak_Celts wrote:
I cry a little inside every time rob stands there wide open while we take 10 seconds to get the ball back to the jays, SHOOT IT!! I believe in him, I wish the coaches did too. even if he isn't good in practice, he's too young not to try and build!
I hear ya. I think he's always working on his jumper. Right now. though, he's like not a knock down shooter in that 18-20 foot range. So until then, it's a numbers game - he (and the coaching staff) probably figures that if he takes that 18-20 footer with plenty of time left on the shot clock, there's what a 30-40, maybe 50% chance it goes in. Instead, they'd rather keep working for a better shot, one that is more in the wheelhouse for 1 of the 5 players on the court at the time, which has a higher chance of going in, or even if it's a slightly lower chance of going in, if it does go in it gives us 3 points instead of 2..
You watch Capela, Gobert, Steven Adams, Richaun Holmes, etc. they do the same thing when they get the ball that far from the basket. They stand there and look for either a cutter or someone out on perimeter to pass to or dribble hand-off to..
They get taken right out of the playoffs too. I want Rob to evolve to where he's at least not afraid to shoot. Then again, I keep seeing the stat on his offensive impact so wth can I really quibble about?
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BrianFitz wrote:Shak_Celts wrote:Hal14 wrote:I hear ya. I think he's always working on his jumper. Right now. though, he's like not a knock down shooter in that 18-20 foot range. So until then, it's a numbers game - he (and the coaching staff) probably figures that if he takes that 18-20 footer with plenty of time left on the shot clock, there's what a 30-40, maybe 50% chance it goes in. Instead, they'd rather keep working for a better shot, one that is more in the wheelhouse for 1 of the 5 players on the court at the time, which has a higher chance of going in, or even if it's a slightly lower chance of going in, if it does go in it gives us 3 points instead of 2..
You watch Capela, Gobert, Steven Adams, Richaun Holmes, etc. they do the same thing when they get the ball that far from the basket. They stand there and look for either a cutter or someone out on perimeter to pass to or dribble hand-off to..
They get taken right out of the playoffs too. I want Rob to evolve to where he's at least not afraid to shoot. Then again, I keep seeing the stat on his offensive impact so wth can I really quibble about?
Williams has much more defensive versatility than Gobert. I don't worry, like at all, when he gets switched onto a smaller player on the perimeter. Him and Horford are absolute masters at keeping smalls in front of them. Meanwhile Rudy is on an island when he is out defending the perimeter.
Don't get me wrong, Gobert is a monster defender. And it obviously helps a ton that Rob and Al have other phenomenal defenders to help out as well, unlike the Jazz. But I don't think there is the worry that Williams will become unplayable in the playoffs, jump shot or no jump shot.
Smart2Nesmith43 wrote:BrianFitz wrote:Shak_Celts wrote:
They get taken right out of the playoffs too. I want Rob to evolve to where he's at least not afraid to shoot. Then again, I keep seeing the stat on his offensive impact so wth can I really quibble about?
Williams has much more defensive versatility than Gobert. I don't worry, like at all, when he gets switched onto a smaller player on the perimeter. Him and Horford are absolute masters at keeping smalls in front of them. Meanwhile Rudy is on an island when he is out defending the perimeter.
Don't get me wrong, Gobert is a monster defender. And it obviously helps a ton that Rob and Al have other phenomenal defenders to help out as well, unlike the Jazz. But I don't think there is the worry that Williams will become unplayable in the playoffs, jump shot or no jump shot.
Mandatory reading for anybody doubting Gobert's ability to defend on the perimeter: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/rudy-gobert-is-having-one-of-the-best-defensive-seasons-in-modern-nba-history/
Gobert isn't just the best rim protector in the league, he is the best defender in the world. Period.
The Utah Jazz have failed him frankly. It's him and O'Neale (who can only do so much as an undersized wing) trying to get stops while the rest of the team chills, waiting to get the ball back so they can go down the other end and jack up a three.
As much as I like Horford and Timelord, if you swapped either one of them for Gobert, you can shave off a couple points of the Celtics defensive rating.
zoyathedestroya wrote:
Smart gets his vote for DPOY; he's not surprised with the turnaround cos of the work they put in; he's embraced the nickname Timelord; etc.
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