Isaiah 41:10 - Al Will Strengthen You and Help You: Official 2016-17 Boston Celtics Season Thread

[Jutt]

Horford's been having a good series.

Very lowkey.


I feel like Crowder looks shook out there. Every time he has the ball, he has this deer in the headlights look. Am i trippin?

 

[Tide Run This]

Horford's been having a good series.

Yeah he's turned it up since game 2

 

[William F. Russell]

Very lowkey.


I feel like Crowder looks shook out there. Every time he has the ball, he has this deer in the headlights look. Am i trippin?

Nah, not at all. Crowder has looked uncomfortable out there ever since that game where he shooting 3s lights out. He still does great things for us but I don't know what's gotten into him offensively.

 

[SchoolboyC]

I know his contract has its benefits and all, but I still think we should keep Bradley over Crowder if we have to choose between the two. Bradley is the younger, better player, plain and simple.

And it's easier to find a good starting SF than it is to find a good starting SG. For all we know, by 2018 JB could be ready to start anyway

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

I know his contract has its benefits and all, but I still think we should keep Bradley over Crowder if we have to choose between the two. Bradley is the younger, better player, plain and simple.

And it's easier to find a good starting SF than it is to find a good starting SG. For all we know, by 2018 JB could be ready to start anyway

Cosign. This should be obvious to people

 

[William Heavy]

I know his contract has its benefits and all, but I still think we should keep Bradley over Crowder if we have to choose between the two. Bradley is the younger, better player, plain and simple.

And it's easier to find a good starting SF than it is to find a good starting SG. For all we know, by 2018 JB could be ready to start anyway

If we draft Jackson or Tatum, Jae might be gone. If we draft Fultz or Ball, keeping Bradley depends on how much you're willing to pay him. As bad as Jae has looked offensively, he's big defensively and provides some size and rebounding in a already undersized team. Without him we are tiny. Brown needs to mature asap if we get rid of Jae. The kid has talent, but does not know how to play yet. And as good as Bradley looked yesterday, seeing him defend Butler and even sometimes Wade shows how small he is getting backed down.

Jae has a bargain contract at 7 mil per year for 3 more seasons. If Avery is willing to take a 10-12 mil per year contract I'd be cool with it. If he wants 15-20 mil per year he can walk. If we get Fultz or Ball and they live up to expectations, Avery will be playing less minutes sooner than later getting paid starter money. If we draft Jackson or Tatum, we might end up keeping both Jae and Avery.

Right now it's a wait and see where we fall in the draft. All I know is I'm glad we didn't gut our team for Butler or George. Both very good players, but not good enough to get rid of 3-4 quality assets.

 

[SchoolboyC]

If we draft Jackson or Tatum, Jae might be gone. If we draft Fultz or Ball, keeping Bradley depends on how much you're willing to pay him. As bad as Jae has looked offensively, he's big defensively and provides some size and rebounding in a already undersized team. Without him we are tiny. Brown needs to mature asap if we get rid of Jae. The kid has talent, but does not know how to play yet. And as good as Bradley looked yesterday, seeing him defend Butler and even sometimes Wade shows how small he is getting backed down.

Jae has a bargain contract at 7 mil per year for 3 more seasons. If Avery is willing to take a 10-12 mil per year contract I'd be cool with it. If he wants 15-20 mil per year he can walk. If we get Fultz or Ball and they live up to expectations, Avery will be playing less minutes sooner than later getting paid starter money. If we draft Jackson or Tatum, we might end up keeping both Jae and Avery.

Right now it's a wait and see where we fall in the draft. All I know is I'm glad we didn't gut our team for Butler or George. Both very good players, but not good enough to get rid of 3-4 quality assets.

The likes of Allen Crabbe, Evan Turner & Tyler Johnson are making $16-18 million a year. $10-12 mil per year is barely Kelly Olynyk money these days, let alone getting a 26 year old two-way player like Bradley.

 

[William Heavy]

The likes of Allen Crabbe, Evan Turner & Tyler Johnson are making $16-18 million a year. $10-12 mil per year is barely Kelly Olynyk money these days, let alone getting a 26 year old two-way player like Bradley.

Giving those players that money was foolish, although Avery is better than those three. My main concern with Avery is his inability to play the point and his physical frailty. If we sign him to a big deal that limits our chances in landing a quality starting center. If Zizic pans out than it's all good. But if not, we'll be stuck with playing undersized lineups that struggle to beat the 8th seed.

 

[SchoolboyC]

Giving those players that money was foolish, although Avery is better than those three. My main concern with Avery is his inability to play the point and his physical frailty. If we sign him to a big deal that limits our chances in landing a quality starting center. If Zizic pans out than it's all good. But if not, we'll be stuck with playing undersized lineups that struggle to beat the 8th seed.

With IT getting a max deal we're not gonna have much cap flexibility regardless

 

[Kang Deezy]

I'd also be nervous about invested a ton of money into olynyk when zizic AND yabu could pass him on the depth chart next year

 

[JarrodG]

AYYYYY:Ainge::HapptBrad::oldhead::CrowderWhy:

 

[Suiken]

We finally did it

Next step is go deeper in the playoffs. It doesn't have to be this season but it would be great if they did it now.

 

[Here Comes the Pain]

It wasn't too long ago people were calling us overrated.

Where y'all at now tho???

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[William F. Russell]

Congrats to Brad Stevens for winning his first nba playoffs series. :ToastToYou:

 

[William F. Russell]

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