celtics nation hates horford but it would have been interesting if...

[Triboy16]

Well the whole "if" thing is kinda hard to discuss since not only did we make the trades but we didn't even have the third pick. But I liked Horford coming out and thought without a doubt after the first Florida championship that he would eventually be the man out of the group that would eventually make it big in the pros from that group.

Al and Horford underneath would be nice but would be problemsome because I don't think either will ever become a threat from 15-18 feet. Without either ever having the threat of that jumper things would get awfully clogged down low and teams could pack it in and make the Celts beat them from outside.

That's why I think the Josh Smith/Joe Johnson/Al Horford trio could be so potent in the years to come. Joe can shoot and slash. Al is a low post beast. And Smith can do a little bit of everything offensively. They'll space out the offense well, once they get a decent coach and pass first PG. And defensively they are solid.

All that said if after his rookie contract he wants to sign with the C's because we will have lots of cap room, I'm all for signing him.

Although he's had a lot of trouble in the Garden, i've actually been impressed with the range i've seen from Horford.  Coming out of Florida i didn't think he had any semblence of an offesnive game outside of putbacks off of offensive rebounds, but the array of moves he's shown out of the post, his willingness to drive to the basket and finnish with power or finnesse, and his confidence in his mid-range ability have been astonishing to me.  He doesn't hit that jumper with consistency, but the stroke looks good and he seems to trust his shot - 2 things that will likely allow him to rapidly impove in that area.  He already seems lightyears ahead of where Rondo was with his jumper as a rookie.

He's already come so far from day one to now, i'm interested to see what this kid will look like with a full season under his belt and an offseason diet of 1,000 jumpers/day.

Horford is a unique pf. Honestly the only guy i could compare him to being is a  poor mans kg though they are built different(defend, pass, score, plays hard night in and night out, intensity, winner). Horford is also impressively strong for his age.

good things for him to come. I was big on him to be drafted if danny had the opportunity. Hawks knew he was the third best talent and to me he shhould be considred the 2nd best talent in last years draft class, maybe even the best if oden can't overcome his surgery. Durant lacks defense to have enourmous impact for his team.