Boston Celtics 2013-14 Season

A lot of defense is effort and desire so it really depends on him and the team he's on. Remember when KG was here he had a lot of poor defenders playing solid D. Hump and Bass are "bad" defensive players who, early on while motivated this year, were playing very good D. Stauskas will have limited defensive upside for sure, but if he is part of the right defensive group and properly motivated, he doesn't have to be a liability. Regardless, his offensive ability makes him an asset who if performs as we project will be a very valuable trade piece in a year or two, even if he's not a perfect longterm fit for the finished product. This draft should be all about valuable assets and nothing about longterm fit.

Not that it matters but that mock is incorrect. Boston wouldn't have the 15th pick. Atlanta would. C's would have 17th as Atlanta has the righ to switch with Brooklyn and Boston gets the worse of the ATL/BRK picks.

i havent been watching today but wiggins is normally a really good defender.

Nice little updated scouting report on Kelly Olynyk:

I see him as a poor man's Antawn Jamison (more size, less athleticism, less shot creation). He's got a really well-rounded offensive repertoire, with the ability to play the pick-and-roll/pop, make smart cuts, drive against slower defenders, stretch the floor (though his shot has been very inconsistent to date), and even flash a little court vision. Something not noted in the video: he's got that Jamison-esque ability to score in the paint on little flip shots and layups at funny angles (a skill he showed in college as well, where he finished a staggering 75.3% of his shots at the rim). He'll always be below-average defensively (and on the defensive boards), but I'm pretty optimistic on his ability to be an offensive-minded backup PF.

I love Rodney Hood. I think he could be this drafts Pierce. Falls to the 10 range and ends up as a stud.

If the Celtics want to move forward with Rondo and Sullinger, something I would be in favor of, then who would you draft? The obvious answer is Jabari Parker (if he declares) or Andrew Wiggins because that would give you a solid core of Rondo, Sullinger, Wiggins/Parker. But if you're the Celtics and you're committed to Rondo and Sullinger who do you draft if both of them are gone by your draft pick? This is a question I'm constantly asking myself.

If the celtics have a pick in the 4-7 range most of the players that I see going there in mock drafts are players that I don't think would fit or that I'm not crazy about. I don't wanna touch Embiid because I don't like taking big men that early, especially ones as inexperienced and with the injury issues that he has. Smart wouldn't make sense with Rondo on the roster. Same goes for Ennis, who I'm a big fan of. Randle would be a great get but there's a lot of depth at power forward. People seem to be high on Exum, but once again I don't think his skill set fits if the Celtics are keeping Rondo. He seems like a great guy and somebody you would want on your team, but he isn't a consistent shooter and I don't know if he's used to playing without the ball.

Admittedly I don't know much about Noah Vonleh or Aaron Gordon, so perhaps they are better fits than the players I mentioned above. One player who I would love to see the Celtics pick with their second pick is Kyle Anderson. I think Brad Stevens could do great things with him.

Rodney Hood

Let's Go Lakers!

Orlando (1 gm ahead in lottery order) has BRK, WAS, BRK, CHI, IND: I don't really see a win there (unless teams start resting players if playoff positions are locked up)
Boston has ATL, CHA, CLE (on the 2nd night of a back to back), PHI and Washington: Philadelphia is probably a win. Rondo likely not playing against CLE helps
Utah (1.5 behind) has GS, DAL, POR, DEN, LAL, MIN: Lakers and Minnesota possible wins?
LA (2.5) has LAC, HOU, GS, MEM, UTAH, and SA: Utah the one that stands out
Sac (4.5) has DAL, OKC, POR, LAC, MIN and PHO


So it could be tough for Boston to hold on to their spot. Definitely want to see them move up 1 (bc, at 4, the most likely scenario is that they end up with the 5th pick) but CERTAINLY don't want to see them drop.

Iirc Bradley dislocated one of his shoulders twice in the same season. The first one to go happened twice.

Anyways, I decided to ask some who knows a lot more about this stuff than I do. He's a top PT who knows a out things like this. He's never worked with Avery, but other top athletes in Boston. However this is still just general which falls into the bears watching category.
He basically said ligamental stability forms a bell curve with the top being normal and then either side falling into overly stuff/stable(left) and the other side being not enough stability. Avery likely falls into the right side of the curve where his ligaments don't offer enough stability so he'd be more susceptible to sprains and dislocations. Unfortunately, basketball is a sport that exasperates this type of condition.

I think I remembered the sides if the curve correctly, but don't take the sides as fact. They could've been crossed but it's somewhat irrelevant.

Also to reiterate. This isn't factual to Bradley just speculation as a legitimate possibility.

Way to screw things up by winning tonight.

Add: And the mush worked.... Huge loss with an Orlando win... Come on just lose 4 more..