Everytime Avery Bradley plays, we play better.

[csfansince60s]

Much rather have Bradley in there than Moore right now.

Didn't feel that way after the first two pre-season Raptor games, but Moore looked pretty lost and brickin' it last night. Didn't look poised at all running the team.

I was kinda surprised at Moore's performance, especially after his preseason. I guess that's why preseason is a bad time to make firm judgments on players.

Bradley looked better than he has in the past bringing the ball up the court last night...even though he brought it up hurriedly and got rid of it as soon as he got into the front-court.

He also looked better at moving without the ball. He had a nice basket after a crisp cut by him and a feed from a Marquis penetration.

I'm in the play Bradley to give him more confidence camp. He took a real nice J behind a screen too. He seems to be getting it. He made those Js in high school and college and the Dleague. He'll make them here eventually.

Don't trade him now. No value.

[MBunge]

He's just 21 years old and has had barely any time to develop. 

Moore is a rookie and will turn 23 next month but is light years beyond Bradley when it comes to being a polished NBA player.  He doesn't look like he has anything close to Bradley's athletic gifts but he also doesn't make the astonishly awful plays that Bradley does.

The radio play-by-play guy pointed something out a few games before Moore took over Bradley's minutes.  Doc was clearly telling Bradley that his #1 job was to go out and aggressively defend, yet he was putting Bradley in at the end of the 1st or 3rd quarters when Boston was usually over the foul limit which meant that every time Bradley fouled, it was free throws for the other team.  He was unintentionally setting Bradley up for failure.

Mike

[Fafnir]

He's just 21 years old and has had barely any time to develop. 

Moore is a rookie and will turn 23 next month but is light years beyond Bradley when it comes to being a polished NBA player.  He doesn't look like he has anything close to Bradley's athletic gifts but he also doesn't make the astonishly awful plays that Bradley does.

The issue is that Moore is pretty much a developed player at this point, and is not a NBA rotation guy almost entirely due to his lack of athleticism/size. He's got a good SG game in a body that can't hack it at the NBA level.

Bradley is still raw but if he developes (and who knows if he will) can be an NBA guard.

[jpd985]

He's just 21 years old and has had barely any time to develop. 

Moore is a rookie and will turn 23 next month but is light years beyond Bradley when it comes to being a polished NBA player.  He doesn't look like he has anything close to Bradley's athletic gifts but he also doesn't make the astonishly awful plays that Bradley does.

The issue is that Moore is pretty much a developed player at this point, and is not a NBA rotation guy almost entirely due to his lack of athleticism/size. He's got a good SG game in a body that can't hack it at the NBA level.

Bradley is still raw but if he developes (and who knows if he will) can be an NBA guard.

Staying in college and playing overseas helped him a lot. I wished Bradley pursued playing overseas a lot harder than he did. Playing more than 2 games would have helped his game.

[dtrader]

He's just 21 years old and has had barely any time to develop. 

Moore is a rookie and will turn 23 next month but is light years beyond Bradley when it comes to being a polished NBA player.  He doesn't look like he has anything close to Bradley's athletic gifts but he also doesn't make the astonishly awful plays that Bradley does.

The issue is that Moore is pretty much a developed player at this point, and is not a NBA rotation guy almost entirely due to his lack of athleticism/size. He's got a good SG game in a body that can't hack it at the NBA level.

Bradley is still raw but if he developes (and who knows if he will) can be an NBA guard.

By saying that Moore is a "developed player", you seem to be indicating that he has less room to grow than Bradley, and I dont see why you'd assume that.  I dont see why any rookie would be considered anywhere near their full development.  Age really has very little to do with it to me.  You dont get better or more developed due to age...you develop due to experience.  Both players have probably been playing basketball for about the same amount of time.  Its not like either one just started recently (like Biyombo), and it's not like one was a pro since 13 like Rubio.  One played more in college, one played more in the NBA.  Given how different the NBA is from college, Bradley has the upper hand there...So far that experience hasn't shown him to be any better than Moore.

Bradley had 1 good game, and people are saying we play better when he plays?  Is everyone forgetting what he looked like the last 10 times he played?  No one ever questioned his athleticism (which is all he really showed).  It's whether or not he can run a half court offense, guard bigger/stronger players, and shoot. None of that was answered last game.  To take a bit from Jay-Z, he's got a 1 good game in every 10 game average, and thats so...LAAAAAME lol

[Tone]

Avery defense is good but I think his offense will come along as he gets more playing time.

[kozlodoev]

Avery defense is good but I think his offense will come along as he gets more playing time.

He needs _one_ go-to offensive move, and that will do miracles for his ability to contribute on the NBA level. Tony Allen starts for Memphis with nothing but an efficient straight-line drive to the hoop.

[Capricious]

I like AB as part of the rotation, but he cannot be a primary ballhandler at this point. With dooling/daniels/rondo on the floor and running the offense, hes ok.

With the lack of guys unwilling to take it to the hole, AB needs to bring that on the offensive end (even if he bounces it off his foot every so often).

[Greenbean]

Has anyone tabulated his plus/minus minutes

[manl_lui]

even though it was garbage time, Avery Bradley looks like hes starting to be more comfortable on the offensive end...

the jump shot and dunk isn't much, but at least he looks a bit confident now