Romeo Langford goes down again...

[Hoopvortex]

Maybe Ainge drafted Romeo because Romeo had the most potential and could be used as trade bait later.

They drafted him because they thought he was the best player available. This is a pretty common practice.

Of course, you don’t know what’s going to happen to the guys you already have, so by the end of Romeo’s rookie contract he could either replace someone ahead of him (because of injury, or because the guy is traded, or even because he beats him out) - or be traded himself. The beauty of a rookie contract is that you don’t have to know which outcome in advance.

Looks like he’s got a lot of ways to score off the dribble; and that really nice burst he has on the drive serves him well as a wing defender as well.

I don’t believe that there is such a thing as an injury-prone player - though it is true that if a guy gets hurt enough he can be permanently diminished.

[Surferdad]

They just mentioned that in the pregame show.  That first pick is looking like it may have been better spent on a more sturdy player.    It looks like the kid was playing well but man he cant stay healthy.

Wasted pick so far.

It's been 5 months.

Yeah, that's why I said "so far."

That's like saying that the stock you bought 5 minutes ago is "a waste so far" because it hasn't gone anywhere yet. It's way to early to tell anything, especially for a pick that was made with the long term in mind

So I'm not allowed to assess or comment on anything—players, stocks, or otherwise—until a certain amount of time has passed? Fine. I won't say another word about the guy until he's either an all-star or out of the league.

Easy, buddy.  This is a semantic issue.  Your argument is that the pick is a waste, until possibly it's not.  However, the word "waste" implies something irreversible, and clearly you don't believe that.

More generally, it seems that many posters are critical of the rookies after only 15 games and very limited (or zero, in the case of Romeo) minutes.  This is just not fair.

[CelticsElite]

Why does anyone care about this? Avery Bradley use to get hurt a lot in his first 2 or so years

Steph curry use to sprain his ankle every 2 weeks his first 4 years.

Romeo has been playing basketball for a month. Let that sink in

[droopdog7]

They just mentioned that in the pregame show.  That first pick is looking like it may have been better spent on a more sturdy player.    It looks like the kid was playing well but man he cant stay healthy.

Wasted pick so far.

So far as in less than two months into his career is meaningless. 

[droopdog7]

They just mentioned that in the pregame show.  That first pick is looking like it may have been better spent on a more sturdy player.    It looks like the kid was playing well but man he cant stay healthy.

Wasted pick so far.

So far as in less than two months into his career is meaningless. 

[Fafnir]

Langford was never a contribute right now pick. Also plenty of really great NBA players have had injury bitten or awful rookie seasons.

It sucks for him that he's hurt again, but the anger over the pick is strange. He hasn't played anywhere for any significant amount of time due to injury!

[PhoSita]

Langford was never a contribute right now pick. Also plenty of really great NBA players have had injury bitten or awful rookie seasons.

It sucks for him that he's hurt again, but the anger over the pick is strange. He hasn't played anywhere for any significant amount of time due to injury!

I'm really hoping he's just one of those guys who needs to build up his body in order to withstand playing at a high level.

Improve strength and mechanics and then maybe he doesn't get injured nearly as often.

[IDreamCeltics]

Maybe Ainge drafted Romeo because Romeo had the most potential and could be used as trade bait later.

They drafted him because they thought he was the best player available. This is a pretty common practice.

Of course, you don’t know what’s going to happen to the guys you already have, so by the end of Romeo’s rookie contract he could either replace someone ahead of him (because of injury, or because the guy is traded, or even because he beats him out) - or be traded himself. The beauty of a rookie contract is that you don’t have to know which outcome in advance.

Looks like he’s got a lot of ways to score off the dribble; and that really nice burst he has on the drive serves him well as a wing defender as well.

I don’t believe that there is such a thing as an injury-prone player - though it is true that if a guy gets hurt enough he can be permanently diminished.

Sigh... Langford is who we thought he was...  Constantly injured.  Another great pick by Ainge. 

[Sophomore]

Maybe Ainge drafted Romeo because Romeo had the most potential and could be used as trade bait later.

They drafted him because they thought he was the best player available. This is a pretty common practice.

Of course, you don’t know what’s going to happen to the guys you already have, so by the end of Romeo’s rookie contract he could either replace someone ahead of him (because of injury, or because the guy is traded, or even because he beats him out) - or be traded himself. The beauty of a rookie contract is that you don’t have to know which outcome in advance.

Looks like he’s got a lot of ways to score off the dribble; and that really nice burst he has on the drive serves him well as a wing defender as well.

I don’t believe that there is such a thing as an injury-prone player - though it is true that if a guy gets hurt enough he can be permanently diminished.

Sigh... Langford is who we thought he was...  Constantly injured.  Another great pick by Ainge.

Saving this for a couple years from now. We'll see. I think you're way ahead of the facts here.

[Fafnir]

Langford was never a contribute right now pick. Also plenty of really great NBA players have had injury bitten or awful rookie seasons.

It sucks for him that he's hurt again, but the anger over the pick is strange. He hasn't played anywhere for any significant amount of time due to injury!

I'm really hoping he's just one of those guys who needs to build up his body in order to withstand playing at a high level.

Improve strength and mechanics and then maybe he doesn't get injured nearly as often.

Maybe, but also sometimes you just turn your ankle a couple times over the month. Hopefully this is just that and not a bigger issue with bad ankles in general.

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

They just mentioned that in the pregame show.  That first pick is looking like it may have been better spent on a more sturdy player.    It looks like the kid was playing well but man he cant stay healthy.

Wasted pick so far.

It's been 5 months.

Yeah, that's why I said "so far."

That's like saying that the stock you bought 5 minutes ago is "a waste so far" because it hasn't gone anywhere yet. It's way to early to tell anything, especially for a pick that was made with the long term in mind

So I'm not allowed to assess or comment on anything—players, stocks, or otherwise—until a certain amount of time has passed? Fine. I won't say another word about the guy until he's either an all-star or out of the league.

Easy, buddy.  This is a semantic issue.  Your argument is that the pick is a waste, until possibly it's not.  However, the word "waste" implies something irreversible, and clearly you don't believe that.

More generally, it seems that many posters are critical of the rookies after only 15 games and very limited (or zero, in the case of Romeo) minutes.  This is just not fair.

I apologize, Surferdad. I was in a foul mood at the time (not making excuses, just giving you context). I really need to not comment online when I'm feeling like that.

[CptZoogs]

They just mentioned that in the pregame show.  That first pick is looking like it may have been better spent on a more sturdy player.    It looks like the kid was playing well but man he cant stay healthy.

Wasted pick so far.

It's been 5 months.

Yeah, that's why I said "so far."

That's like saying that the stock you bought 5 minutes ago is "a waste so far" because it hasn't gone anywhere yet. It's way to early to tell anything, especially for a pick that was made with the long term in mind

So I'm not allowed to assess or comment on anything—players, stocks, or otherwise—until a certain amount of time has passed? Fine. I won't say another word about the guy until he's either an all-star or out of the league.

Easy, buddy.  This is a semantic issue.  Your argument is that the pick is a waste, until possibly it's not.  However, the word "waste" implies something irreversible, and clearly you don't believe that.

More generally, it seems that many posters are critical of the rookies after only 15 games and very limited (or zero, in the case of Romeo) minutes.  This is just not fair.

I apologize, Surferdad. I was in a foul mood at the time (not making excuses, just giving you context). I really need to not comment online when I'm feeling like that.

TP for self-reflection.  Refreshing to see these days.  Also a point I can refocus on as well.

[Hoopvortex]

They just mentioned that in the pregame show.  That first pick is looking like it may have been better spent on a more sturdy player.    It looks like the kid was playing well but man he cant stay healthy.

Wasted pick so far.

It's been 5 months.

Yeah, that's why I said "so far."

That's like saying that the stock you bought 5 minutes ago is "a waste so far" because it hasn't gone anywhere yet. It's way to early to tell anything, especially for a pick that was made with the long term in mind

So I'm not allowed to assess or comment on anything—players, stocks, or otherwise—until a certain amount of time has passed? Fine. I won't say another word about the guy until he's either an all-star or out of the league.

Easy, buddy.  This is a semantic issue.  Your argument is that the pick is a waste, until possibly it's not.  However, the word "waste" implies something irreversible, and clearly you don't believe that.

More generally, it seems that many posters are critical of the rookies after only 15 games and very limited (or zero, in the case of Romeo) minutes.  This is just not fair.

I apologize, Surferdad. I was in a foul mood at the time (not making excuses, just giving you context). I really need to not comment online when I'm feeling like that.

That’s awfully big of you. TP

[hwangjini_1]

They just mentioned that in the pregame show.  That first pick is looking like it may have been better spent on a more sturdy player.    It looks like the kid was playing well but man he cant stay healthy.

Wasted pick so far.

It's been 5 months.

Yeah, that's why I said "so far."

That's like saying that the stock you bought 5 minutes ago is "a waste so far" because it hasn't gone anywhere yet. It's way to early to tell anything, especially for a pick that was made with the long term in mind

So I'm not allowed to assess or comment on anything—players, stocks, or otherwise—until a certain amount of time has passed? Fine. I won't say another word about the guy until he's either an all-star or out of the league.

Easy, buddy.  This is a semantic issue.  Your argument is that the pick is a waste, until possibly it's not.  However, the word "waste" implies something irreversible, and clearly you don't believe that.

More generally, it seems that many posters are critical of the rookies after only 15 games and very limited (or zero, in the case of Romeo) minutes.  This is just not fair.

I apologize, Surferdad. I was in a foul mood at the time (not making excuses, just giving you context). I really need to not comment online when I'm feeling like that.

sage advice for all of us. tp for you.

[IDreamCeltics]

They just mentioned that in the pregame show.  That first pick is looking like it may have been better spent on a more sturdy player.    It looks like the kid was playing well but man he cant stay healthy.

Wasted pick so far.

It's been 5 months.

Yeah, that's why I said "so far."

That's like saying that the stock you bought 5 minutes ago is "a waste so far" because it hasn't gone anywhere yet. It's way to early to tell anything, especially for a pick that was made with the long term in mind

I think we can all agree he was a reach with the 14th pick.

Tyler Herro - the 13th pick-  is scoring 14ppg for the heat and shooting 40% from 3p and .491 2p%.

Romeo -the 14th pick - can't stay on the floor in the G-League...

The Celtics should have drafted Brandon Clarke at 14 he was a can't-miss NBA forward. He's trapped in a timeshare in Memphis, but his per 36 numbers are excellent at 20-10-2 on .63 FG%, 45% from 3p. 

If Ainge really wanted to develop Langford he would have still been available at 22... nobody else is tripping over themselves to draft glass forwards with broken jump-shots.