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NBA Scout: Brad Stevens made the smoothest adjustments
« on: October 20, 2015, 10:34:06 AM »

Offline sed522002

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Per SI.com
http://www.si.com/nba/2015/10/20/nba-scouts-preview-warriors-spurs-knicks-lakers-cavaliers-rockets

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"They lack a star but have good depth, one through 11. They addressed their inside game; I’m not saying they brought in a stopper, but they added two decent-sized bodies in David Lee and Amir Johnson. Lee is still a good, seasoned forward, a double-double guy who can really rebound. Jared Sullinger and Kelly Olynyk just don’t have a presence inside. They’re step-out bigs, a little softer than the two guys they brought in... They have a lot of good wings: Avery Bradley, Evan Turner, Jae Crowder, James Young, R.J. Hunter. I don’t know if they’ll go with Marcus Smart as the starter at point and bring Isaiah Thomas off the bench. Thomas was really effective last year, but I’m not sure he’ll be happy coming off the bench... With all that depth, I think they can now play small and run, or they can play big. There’s just no one guy other than Thomas who gives instant offense... Olynyk is one of those guys I just haven’t seen improve. He’s a good player, a rotation guy, but he hasn’t taken it to the next level. He could be out some minutes... I love Bradley. He’s not a star, but every year that kid gets better. Every year. He’ll probably start at the two. It is somewhat of a smaller backcourt, but they played well together last year, Smart and Bradley... I’ve been in the league a long time, and I’ve watched a lot of college coaches come in. Maybe 90% of them don’t make it. Brad Stevens made the smoothest adjustment I’ve seen. In the last two or three minutes, they won more games than anybody in the league. I know there are coaches in this league that copy his ATOs [after timeout plays] and end-of-game plays."
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Re: NBA Scout: Brad Stevens made the smoothest adjustments
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2015, 10:49:43 AM »

Offline manl_lui

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In Stevens we trust!

but really, he's amazing and I'm glad Danny grabbed him. All these articles are so encouraging
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Re: NBA Scout: Brad Stevens made the smoothest adjustments
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2015, 01:04:51 PM »

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Quote from: manl_lui on October 20, 2015, 10:49:43 AM
In Stevens we trust!

but really, he's amazing and I'm glad Danny grabbed him. All these articles are so encouraging
We just we need one star to commit to him being the guy and we are back to the good ole days.
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Re: NBA Scout: Brad Stevens made the smoothest adjustments
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2015, 01:32:40 PM »

Offline Quetzalcoatl

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After KG and Allen, I have to say that Stevens is Danny's 3rd biggest acquisition.  His coaching is just fun to watch
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