Nets (1-0) at Celtics (0-1) Preseason Game #2 12/18/20

[cltc5]

Nesmith could be a nice second unit wing.  But he won’t because brad sucks

[Roy H.]

Normally these questions are ridiculous, but could a lineup of G. Williams / Semi / Green / Edwards / Waters beat a good college team right now?

I’m not sure that they could, and that to me means that they’re pretty dispensable.

I mean, the Carsen Edwards that looks like a bricklayer with the Celtics averaged 24 a game for Purdue.  And a similar point can be made for the others.

I acknowledge that I'm taking your question too literally, and I agree that I don't necessarily care to have those guys on the roster, with the exception of Grant Williams who I do like.  But the gulf between college and NBA is insane.

Under normal circumstances, yes.  But most of these guys lack NBA talent, something that the top NCAA rosters usually have.  That said, college basketball seems to be down right now, so perhaps our sub G-league talent would stand a chance.

[blink]

Nesmith missing that dunk is the most encouraging thing I've seen all night. He showed some explosiveness that people didn't think he actually had.

Nesmith hasn't been too bad tonight.  Hit some shots, gaining confidence.  Still a long ways to go on def.

[Tr1boy]

Pritchard ran into a brick wall against a long and athletic lineup

[RPGenerate]

Nesmith could be a nice second unit wing.  But he won’t because brad sucks

This nonsense is back by nothing but fantasies.

[RPGenerate]

One thing I noticed is that Nesmith is constantly crashing the boards. I like it.

[Tr1boy]

Nesmith missing that dunk is the most encouraging thing I've seen all night. He showed some explosiveness that people didn't think he actually had.

Nesmith hasn't been too bad tonight.  Hit some shots, gaining confidence.  Still a long ways to go on def.

He plays hard. I like his hustle

[liam]

The Celtics could’ve used more that only 2 preseason games. I’m still not sure why we only got two.

[jpotter33]

Nesmith competes hard. It doesn't always work out, but his effort is there.

I've noticed this, as well. Both him and Pritchard seem like high-energy players.

[slamtheking]

16-33 vs 6-42 on 3 pointers says it all -- bad defense and woeful offense by the C's

[cltc5]

Nesmith could be a nice second unit wing.  But he won’t because brad sucks

This nonsense is back by nothing but fantasies.

Your blind and a homer if u can’t see this kids talent.  While Miami heat accentuates there talent brad sits ore in the bench to rot...see rob williams

[jambr380]

Nesmith missing that dunk is the most encouraging thing I've seen all night. He showed some explosiveness that people didn't think he actually had.

Nesmith hasn't been too bad tonight.  Hit some shots, gaining confidence.  Still a long ways to go on def.

Oh, it wasn't an insult. Nesmith should be a very capable NBA player with his size, length, shooting, and apparently hops. His effort has been super-solid in both games so far, too. I'm encouraged by his potential.

Grant and Pritchard have been abysmal tonight. They are both projected to be in the rotation so we need them to at least be reasonably average.

And Carsen, I don't know what to say...yikes

[DefenseWinsChamps]

Nesmith missing that dunk is the most encouraging thing I've seen all night. He showed some explosiveness that people didn't think he actually had.

Nesmith hasn't been too bad tonight.  Hit some shots, gaining confidence.  Still a long ways to go on def.

He plays hard. I like his hustle

He's made a few mistakes on defense, but he's also had some good weakside rotation and off-ball switches. He demonstrates effort and conscientiousness. 

[blink]

I actually like Pritchard and Nesmith both better than a lot of our other recent picks that we are just holding onto: Tacko, Waters, Edwards.  I mean Tacko is fun, but he is so far away from actually helping...

[liam]

Pritchard ran into a brick wall against a long and athletic lineup

He looks like he’s been pushing all night.