JaMychal Green is still available, right?Whos playing center for this team exactly? 40 year old Al Horford and a guy who averages 50 games a season?
Not that that should excite you, but he’d be a depth guy behind KP/Al/Kornet.
JaMychal Green is still available, right?Whos playing center for this team exactly? 40 year old Al Horford and a guy who averages 50 games a season?
Excited to see them, in Brad I trust. For now.With this team, anything's possible!!!!
Ok, but there’s Brogdon, too…I've mentioned this before, but there is no objective universal criteria to pass or fail these physicals.
They know Rob has had knee surgery and am 100% sure they expect him to have some degree of cartilage damage.
Failing his physical would be about finding out something much worse than expected, maybe bone on bone or something. Still a possibility, but guys with knee issues are traded all the time and "pass" the physical.
Wonder how much Brogdon being extremely thin-skinned played into this.
Right. And let's not dismiss the fact that we were probably pretty lucky to get as many games out of a chronically broken down Brogdon last season.I have the same concerns, but trading away the guy that can be counted on for 20 games a year is an OK counterpoint to that theory imho
White starts. His emergence last year opened this all up.No brainer move. Love TL but that knee is a ticking time bomb and Brogdon didn’t want to be here after essentially trading him already.
Jrue/JB/Tatum/KP/Al with White as a 6th man. Wowzers.
If he had multiple opinions to take a non surgical route on his elbow, he probably had some partial tendon tear that will scar down. Would be shocked if after a summer of rest, his elbow is a major issue or something he could fail a physical for at this point.Ok, but there’s Brogdon, too…
I will be shocked if Al starts and White comes off the bench.No brainer move. Love TL but that knee is a ticking time bomb and Brogdon didn’t want to be here after essentially trading him already.
Jrue/JB/Tatum/KP/Al with White as a 6th man. Wowzers.
Im curious to hear what you think about him is overrated. He’s a streaky shooter who is a plus defender and a solid passer. Pain in the ass to play against.I think this is a pretty sizeable overpay (I think Jrue is overrated by a pretty big margin), but I do love getting off of Brogdon. I'm going to miss watching Rob play, but injuries have clearly taken a lot from him.
Portland did exceptionally well in both of these trades. Hats off to them.
Plus he has a crazy motor. The guy plays hard.Im curious to hear what you think about him is overrated. He’s a streaky shooter who is a plus defender and a solid passer. Pain in the ass to play against.
Hometown kid Nerlens Noel is a FA.Also note that BOS now has an open roster spot, so they could easily pick up a big from a team with excess bigs during training camp.
They no longer have either of those players so... I don't get your point.Recall that this team has successfully used players like Marcus Smart and Grant Williams to defend elite big men. They had neither of them and too many bigs for what they do. They prioritized an actual need over a potential one.
The game has changed as you know. They can survive without TL. They needed what Jrue brings more than what TL does. Its as simple as that.They no longer have either of those players so... I don't get your point.
This is…a take.This just reminds me of how pissed I still am that we choked against the Warriors. God I loved that fucking team and now Smart and Rob are gone for some of the most boring ass players you could ever watch hoop. Never mind losing the coach to a guy that imitated a cow on the sidelines until he got it under control.
Are they better? Probably. But it’s not what I wanted.
No Smart, No TimeLord…what a catastrophe.
We should get Boston Consulting Group as our sponsor. Fuck
It’s not so much third big to me as the inevitable 2nd big when we suffer injuries or Father Time finally comes for Horford. At some point he’s not gonna be able to get it done any longer and the end often comes shockingly fastPeople are too fixated on a third big. Get a body that takes up space. If a third big is the actual delta between another also-ran and banner 18, they are already screwed.
I get emotionally attached to my guys. It is what it is.This is…a take.
If you don't like watching Jrue Holiday play, I don't know what to tell you. I was always TERRIFIED whenever he was defending our point guards.This just reminds me of how pissed I still am that we choked against the Warriors. God I loved that fucking team and now Smart and Rob are gone for some of the most boring ass players you could ever watch hoop. Never mind losing the coach to a guy that imitated a cow on the sidelines until he got it under control.
Are they better? Probably. But it’s not what I wanted.
No Smart, No TimeLord…what a catastrophe.
We should get Boston Consulting Group as our sponsor. Fuck
I still think they are deep enough IMO provided they bring in one more bench bigSo this off-season they...
Massively upgraded Rob Williams to KP
Massively upgraded Smart to Jrue
Shortened depth to do it.
Bingo.It’s not so much third big to me as the inevitable 2nd big when we suffer injuries or Father Time finally comes for Horford. At some point he’s not gonna be able to get it done any longer and the end often comes shockingly fast
You're mad they replaced a player they couldnt get over the hump with (smart) and another who couldnt stay healthy (williams)?This just reminds me of how pissed I still am that we choked against the Warriors. God I loved that fucking team and now Smart and Rob are gone for some of the most boring ass players you could ever watch hoop. Never mind losing the coach to a guy that imitated a cow on the sidelines until he got it under control.
Are they better? Probably. But it’s not what I wanted.
No Smart, No TimeLord…what a catastrophe.
We should get Boston Consulting Group as our sponsor. Fuck
DARKO has him as valuable as Dame, to start. RAPTOR has him as nearly as good. I just don't see him as a top 10-15 player. He has been objectively awful in the playoffs. He got totally cooked against the Heat last year. His defense is clearly in decline.Im curious to hear what you think about him is overrated. He’s a streaky shooter who is a plus defender and a solid passer. Pain in the ass to play against.
Yeah. Or even a 1st big in some games. KP and Al are both health risks (of course so was Rob).It’s not so much third big to me as the inevitable 2nd big when we suffer injuries or Father Time finally comes for Horford. At some point he’s not gonna be able to get it done any longer and the end often comes shockingly fast
Noel, Cauley Stein, Theis....People are too fixated on a third big. Get a body that takes up space. If a third big is the actual delta between another also-ran and banner 18, they are already screwed.
Agree. It’s a deal I think had to be done at this cost but the risks are plainly obvious as wellYeah. Or even a 1st big in some games. KP and Al are both health risks (of course so was Rob).
I'm on board with the trade, but the "3rd big role" is a bit more important for the Celtics than some other teams.
Most teams don’t overcome injuries to their best players. They are a better team now but we had a good run of rooting for our guys.Bingo.
No, that’s not the emotion. It more like sadness, regret, and disappointment.You're mad
Blake Griffin come on downIt’s not so much third big to me as the inevitable 2nd big when we suffer injuries or Father Time finally comes for Horford. At some point he’s not gonna be able to get it done any longer and the end often comes shockingly fast
He meant mad as "insane".No, that’s not the emotion. It more like sadness, regret, and disappointment.
I don’t blame Jrue for Coach Bud sticking him on Jimmy Butler. That was poor coaching.DARKO has him as valuable as Dame, to start. RAPTOR has him as nearly as good. I just don't see him as a top 10-15 player. He has been objectively awful in the playoffs. He got totally cooked against the Heat last year. His defense is clearly in decline.
He's good, but not two first round picks, a good starter, and the 6moy winner in a trade good.
This isn’t the NFL, these late 1st round picks rarely amount to anythingHe's good, but not two first round picks, a good starter, and the 6moy winner in a trade good.
Then it's a good thing that there is only one team in the East with a center, and the Cs just took away the best trade option his team had.It’s not so much third big to me as the inevitable 2nd big when we suffer injuries or Father Time finally comes for Horford. At some point he’s not gonna be able to get it done any longer and the end often comes shockingly fast