2018-19 Celtics Season

The bench scorer is more for when we have injuries. It was glaring watching lineups with Rozier of Semi, Williams, Wanamaker and whoever else it was. Add in Yabu, a good amount of our bench can't score. Fully healthy it doesn't matter, yet they won't be fully healthy all year.

Absolutely a good shooter would be perfect. Its why I always end up coming back to Hood. Can't think of many more shooters that will be available, yet I don't really want him after last year.

The problem with the draft is finding players that are ready. It's not going to be easy to develop players. Even a guy like Rozier took to the end of his second year to develop. Williams struggles to get minutes. Heck Yabu in almost a year and a half has never really got a chance to play. It was a big reason I wanted Danny to go after guards either late in the last draft or undrafted guys for our two ways contracts. Give them a year in the system untill you expect anything from them. I think this issue is just highlighted with Smart starting. Before it was like a third PG, now its like a 2nd PG you need. Zero doubt in my mind you can find good players in that middle to late first round. Just how ready are they? Both guys in that range at nbadraft.net are freshmen.

I actually think finding combo SF/PF is rather easy. Again its just finding one that is ready. If they do let Morris go we at least have guys like Semi, Yabu, heck even Williams that could potentially take his minutes.

I love the idea of adding a pure shooter. Thing is Danny doesn't draft for need, which is one problem when you try saying just take a PG or a combo forward. He's just as likely to take two centers and two SFs, if they are best players available. So we'll need some luck that bedt available fills need areas. So manny picks should make that easier, yet even if we get four picks the chances he uses them all are like 5%.

A huge area for me is finding a SG that fits next to Irving. A guy that could allow Smart to be a back up PG. It's why I loved Josh Okogie. Certainly not the perfect guy. Yet he can dribble, his elite size was perfect next to Irving on D, he can pass, create his own shots, big time rebounder. Basically a combo type guard. Someone that likely isn't good enough to be a PG, yet could do it in small doses. I love a Beal type player, yet that isn't likely. I'd settle for a guy that just had more scoring ability than Smart. It doesn't seem like an issue now, but remove Morris and Rozier it will start to be one.

If I'm Danny I know the T-Wolves are going to be looking to upgrade. They won't want to trade thier first round pick that could be a lottery pick. So I'd be right thier willing to throw a first in if we got Okogie as the third team. I know it makes no sense for them. Heck they should be rebuilding, yet that owner and coach want nothing to do with it. Heck if there was a team that might make some sense trading Rozier too it might be Minny. He'd be a massive upgrade over Jones. Are they desperate enough to send Okogie and thier first for Rozier? The tricky part is you still have to replace Rozier. Which is the roadblock I get every time I try to come up with crazy ideas. All the options make too much money, are on teams that won't likely want to make trades or don't fit well. Example Wright on the Raptors. Heck Yogi Farrell on the Kings is an interesting guy if you wanted to really change things up. They might trade but it would likely take a guy like Semi. Before you know it we've crossed into crazy trade ideas that will just never happen. Too many moving parts and players envolved.

Replace how? Exactly what he does or come close to replacing his value just in different ways? Replace the bench guy or replace the starter? I think Semi can get better if given some big minutes. Seen him do things this year I didn't know he could do. Like drive and do it rather well. He'll be much better defensively. Won't replace Morris by himself, yet that and more Williams minutes. You likely get the same net rating, just much more D than offense. Next year I'm going to hope Hayward is 100%, Tatum is better, Brown is better, etc. So you shouldn't need his offense as much. Just good role players for our scorers. Perfect world you get a 100 points from Irving, Tatum, Hayward, Brown and Horford.

Okogie isn't ready for anything. He's a guy to help replace Rozier long-term. He's like Brown, yet more skilled. He doesn't have Browns elite size, but he has 7 foot wingspan at 6'5". He might not be a Brown type athlete, but he's really close. Much more of a SG, has good ball skills. That allows him to create in ways Browns can only dream of right now. He'd fit next to Irving a lot better than Brown would long-term, allowing Smart to be a back up PG. He was my most underrated guy in the draft this year. Rose from mid 40s to pick 20 after a massive combine performance. I just love the player and fit on our team. He's a Celtic player, he's Danny's type guy. He's part Rozier, part Smart, and part Brown. They likely can't get him, Minny shouldn't trade him, but they are stupid and aren't playing him much. So I can dream, till he takes off.

www.nba.com/draft/2018/prospects/josh_okogie#/

I think Brown is that guy. That's what I'd make him, rather than trying to make him a SG. Let's be frank Morris has this reputation as a good defender but overall he really isn't. Sure when he wants to he can play a LeBron tough for stretches. Yet you just don't see a ton of that. He's had only one season where you ranked postive in defensive box score in 2015. He was rated negative during the playoffs. Right now its all about his scoring. He's red hot, by far the best numbers of his career. I just don't see him maintaining this pace. We got a stretch like this last year. I will admit him playing with Irving is a good fit. His career high rebounding percentage is great. Let's just see how he does the rest of the year.

If he can maintain this pace you look into resigning him unless someone goes crazy. I just don't expect him to keep shooting 49% and 42% from deep. Who knows though, maybe a contract year drives him.

Brown isn’t mean enough. Morris can be a jerk and it’s great.

True but that's not a good reason to overpay for him.

LMAO this quarter.

and just like that they are back in the lead...Tatum time

good to know - I am not watching, just following Gamecast. I suspect they miss Morris' energy too.

NOW the team is legit playing like sh*t.

and back behind - what's up with our poor rebounding numbers and back to popping so many 3s?

Terrible coaching.

You cannot say enough bad things about the job Stevens has done with this roster.