Oh I don't know that Stevens is going to be anymore tested tonight than any other regular season road game. He always seems to have his players prepped and ready, which is the hardest thing to do.
The Celtics will run their sets regardless of who is out there for each team. The Celtics will play their regular defense with Baynes starting because of Adams.
Really like the Jaylen matchup over Roberson but don't see Stevens force feeding the ball to Jaylen to take advantage of it.
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This is a test for the players, not so much for the coach.
Huh? Roberson is one of the best defenders in the game and I worry that he'll completely shut Brown down
Roberson is a plus defender but this season so far he isn't shutting people down. Brown will get his against him. I think his defense is overstated much like people felt AB was. They have same skill set. Stick to their guy, slip through screens and don't bite on fakes often.
Jaylen hasn't shown the consistency to get his on a night in, night out basis. If I guy and a team wants to concentrate on shutting him down it probably would not be all that difficult.
What the heck are you talking about...
He's dropping 16.3 PPG, 5.9 RPG, and shooting 41% on 3pt....
If that isn't the model of consistency for someone who is a sophomore, and thrown into the lions den, then I really don't know what to tell you.....
Brown has had 2 out of his last 3 games as very mediocre performances. Before last game he was shooting 33% from 3 pt land and one hot night sent his % skyrocketing to 41%.
He's also shooting only 63% from the line which he said he's disappointed in.
It's great to light up poor teams like the Kings, but a Western Conference contender like the Thunder is another beast altogether.
Brown's biggest knock right now is his inconsistency on offense.
Personally I think he's a bit gassed and adjusting to the enormous minutes he's having to play with Hayward and Morris out.
To his credit, the one thing he's been consistent about is his defensive effort and intensity. When a young guy plays that hard on the defensive end and takes the toughest defensive cover every night on the wing, he's going to lose a bit of spring on the offensive end and struggle occasionally.
Dude's got killer work ethic and attitude so fingers crossed he can become more consistent on offensive end as season goes on.
He's only in his 2nd season. Imagine what he'll be in 2-3 years from now
