Bradley Out For The Season

[wiley]

Pietrys and pavs haveplayed key roles on contendors...I don't see why they can't step up and contribute

Pietrus should start and do really bust his butt on defense....set the tone like Bradley was.  Then shift gears to Ray...

When Ray starts he ends up getting relied upon too heavily and we don't set the tone right out of the gates that we are an athletic team to be reckoned with....

[indeedproceed]

I have a feeling Wade would have purposley hurt Bradley next series anyways.

Wade is the dirtiest player of all-time.

All-time? That's like saying that One Direction is the biggest boy band of all time. Ever heard of the Beatles? Bill Lambeer? Like 50 other notorious dudes?

[KCattheStripe]

I have a feeling Wade would have purposley hurt Bradley next series anyways.

Wade is the dirtiest player of all-time.

All-time? That's like saying that One Direction is the biggest boy band of all time. Ever heard of the Beatles? Bill Lambeer? Like 50 other notorious dudes?

YO , I HATE TO INTERRUPT YOU BUT KERMIT WASHINGTON IS THE DIRTIEST PLAYER OF ALL TIME!

[j804]

Yup, it's over.  Even if we beat the sixers, we will be lucky to get a game against the heat.  Avery was our only hope for slowing down wade.  And now I wouldn't be surprised if the team plays with a hangover and loses game 7.

Mercifully Philly will win. Don't want the Celts to get humiliated against Miami. Besides aging we have a knack for getting injured now. Turn out the lights the Party's over.

Wow....Because of Avery Bradley?

We get past Philly and Miami, as flawed a team as we have...Is not going to humiliate anybody.

It's in the Finals that the humiliation comes.  Either team in the west is more likely to sweep the team that comes out of the east than not.

Bradley is an excellent defender.  But he isn't the difference whether we get to the next round or the Finals.

I disagree. Miami could have been beaten by Indiana if they had played more efficient and intelligent basketball. Indiana was basically beaten by two guys. Bradley could have really made a difference in slowing down Wade enough for us to advance to the Finals.

In the Finals, who knows? He would be vital for us against Parker and Ginobli or Harden and Westbrook.

Assuming we win game 7. I think with bradley we probably beat the heat. Kg could really hamper Bosh (who might not even play) and Bradley could slow wade down enough to where it's ALL on Lebron. Now we have no one to guard Wade.

Also really too bad he will miss another chance at playing in the summer league and honing his point guard skills.

It definitely hurt us losing him people are overlooking that Bradley was a big part in helping turn our season around.

[mctyson]

That should just about wrap up the Celtic season. He was and is the defensive spark plug for this team. We may get by Philly. Miami is another story altogether. They know how to play hardball and our boys won't stand up to the grueling series. 50-50 we beat Philly.

Agreed.  In fact I'd almost prefer the C's to lose game seven than to have Miami beat them like cracked eggs for a second postseason in a row.

I'm going to believe this is a joke, and that no Celtics fan worth his/her salt would ever want their team to NOT make the Conference Finals to play a hated rival...

[Rondo2287]

That should just about wrap up the Celtic season. He was and is the defensive spark plug for this team. We may get by Philly. Miami is another story altogether. They know how to play hardball and our boys won't stand up to the grueling series. 50-50 we beat Philly.

Agreed.  In fact I'd almost prefer the C's to lose game seven than to have Miami beat them like cracked eggs for a second postseason in a row.

I'm going to believe this is a joke, and that no Celtics fan worth his/her salt would ever want their team to NOT make the Conference Finals to play a hated rival...

I felt this way when Orlando came back from down 3-2 to beat us to go on to play the Cavs.  I knew with no KG we wouldnt stand a chance and I couldnt bare to see Lebron beat us then. 

[RockinRyA]

this says it all

John Hollinger
ESPN.com
How do the C's replace Bradley?

Second-year guard Avery Bradley was one of the catalysts in the Celtics' late-season resurrection, and losing him to shoulder surgery is a much bigger blow than many people realize. He should have made the All-Defense team instead of his more heralded teammate Rajon Rondo, as Bradley is simply the best in the league at pressuring the ball and forcing turnovers. Put it this way: He had a playoff PER of 6.94 and still had the best plus-minus numbers on the team.

The Sixers have averaged 86.0 points per 100 possessions with Bradley on the court and 102.8 with him off it, according to NBA.com's advanced stats tool (which also the source of the other goodies you'll see further down). Jrue Holiday in particular gets a new lease on life without Bradley pestering him, shooting 50 percent with Bradley off the court in this series and nearly doubling his assist rate. That trend carried over from the team's three regular-season meetings, with the plus-minus number being particularly staggering. In just nine games, The Jruth was plus-41 when he didn't have to deal with Bradley and minus-61 when he did.