http://www.masslive.com/celtics/index.ssf/2015/11/jae_crowder_wants_boston_celti.html
I found this article interesting, because it echoes what many of us on here have been saying ever since last year.
It's rarely a good thing to have too many players. This is a team set up for a trade. Lots of parity all over the roster. Our team got it together last year when injuries and trades forced defined roles.
That's fine, but folks need to stop dreaming about getting value for packages filled with Kellys, Tylers, and Evans.
I'd be very happy to see a guy like OJ Mayo acquired for 2 of our garbage role players. I just don't see a lot of interesting options on the market for meaningful players. I predict this will be a fairly quiet trading year.
I'm all for showcasing everyone with hopes of driving up their trade value and moving them.. but when you showcase everyone, you are limiting everyone to like 20 minutes per game... it's hard for anyone to stand out.
Interesting that tonight they played guys starter minutes and they all flourished with their standard NBA minutes.
Amir - 33 minutes - 13 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal.
Crowder, 32 minutes, 13 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 assist.
Sullinger - 34 minutes 17 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.
Bradley, 39 minutes - 25 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 block
Thomas, 32 minutes 16 points, 9 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal.
Turner - 32 minutes, 13 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals.
When you give guys minutes, they get stats. Of course, this left Lee, Jerebko, Oly, and Zeller on the outside looking in... could hurt their trade value... but if they keep playing a top six 30+ minutes, it will drive up the value of those 6.
Before tonight they only had a single player averaging over 30 minutes (Thomas with 30.7)... 6 other guys averaging 22-29 minutes... four other guys averaging double digit minutes. It's cute, but it doesn't generally work in the NBA. You can't just play 11 guys randomly every night with equal minutes. These guys are pros and need to know when they are playing so they can build chemistry. This isn't a new thing... it's like we've learned this lesson four years in a row.
In Brad's defense, it's well known that his staff is all about advanced statistical analysis. There seems to be a pattern where early in the season they throw out every combo they can and try to get as much data as possible so they can figure out which combos work the best. Maybe they finally figured it out.