Is Pruitt a Good Enough Back Up PG?

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He hasn't played well enough to even be considered a contender for that rotational spot at this point.

played well enough? when has he played? prior to steph's arrival he played sparingly at best, and doc was complimentary of his defense.

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brick, stick up for the guy, you once told me royal ivey couldn't 'hold gabe pruitt's jock'. what say you?

[Brickowski]

He has the talent but has not shown the consistency.  He needs minutes during the preseason to see what he can do against the big boys.

I thought he played reasonably well last year, but unlike the Celtics coaches, I was not impressed with his Summer league performance last week.  There were too many lapses on both offense and defense.

[GKC]

According to both Marc Stein and David Thorpe (who I trust more than Marc on rookie issues), Gabe Pruitt did play very well and was the second best point guard in the summer league so far (behind Westbrook).

[Chris]

I thought he played reasonably well last year, but unlike the Celtics coaches, I was not impressed with his Summer league performance last week.  There were too many lapses on both offense and defense.

I don't think the Celtic coaches were very impressed with him either.  I think they pretty much just made throw-away comments.  

The fact is, he is now a 3rd year player, with a label of being way too passive, and basically a deer in headlights.  In order to get past that, he needed to absolutely dominate in the summerleague, and he was merely passable.  

I will be very surprised if he is on this team when training camp closes.

[Aaron]

No.  No I'm not.

I think chasing after a swing is the wrong priority.  I'm going to shout this from the rafters until Danny hears me, but we need a backup PG.  Priority #1.

We can't let an unproven player take the reigns, and we can't give the duty to House.  We need him free from the ball, roaming, finding open shots.

We have depth at 2/3... we have nobody behind Rondo.

who is our depth at the 2, 3?

Allen, Giddens and Walker. 

We don't need a terrible amount of production from this position.  We just need somebody who can be on the court, giving PP & Ray some rest.  Giddens was draft for his D, and Walker can be effective on Offense.  They could absolutely fill that role, and if they fail, like I stated above, it won't be hard to obtain another swing later.  The league has swingmen coming out of the wazoo. 

If we don't get a solid back PG, that could derail our whole season.  And everybody keeps forgetting... WE CAN'T HAVE EDDIE HOUSE HANDLING THE BALL.  HE NEEDS BE FREE.

[Change]

If Ainge likes what he sees, then Pruitt will probably be the backup PG. They'll test him to see if he is capable. Its not that Gabe is a bust. Gabe can play, but has passive tendencies. Being a Point-Guard, He has to initiate the offense and not be a wallflower. It will be a short experiment, and we will still bring a vet PG either way.

[crownsy]

There doesn't seem to be any urgency to sign a backup point guard.  With Marbury out of the picture are you satisfied with Gabe Pruit as your backup to Rondo? My opinion is if he focuses on being aggressive he could be a very good backup. I like GB over Ty Lue or others that have been mentioned.

eddie is our backup PG/SG. gabe is third string.

[RAcker]

I thought he played reasonably well last year, but unlike the Celtics coaches, I was not impressed with his Summer league performance last week.  There were too many lapses on both offense and defense.

I don't think the Celtic coaches were very impressed with him either.  I think they pretty much just made throw-away comments.  

The fact is, he is now a 3rd year player, with a label of being way too passive, and basically a deer in headlights.  In order to get past that, he needed to absolutely dominate in the summerleague, and he was merely passable.  

I will be very surprised if he is on this team when training camp closes.

The very same impression I'm getting.

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No.  No I'm not.

I think chasing after a swing is the wrong priority.  I'm going to shout this from the rafters until Danny hears me, but we need a backup PG.  Priority #1.

We can't let an unproven player take the reigns, and we can't give the duty to House.  We need him free from the ball, roaming, finding open shots.

We have depth at 2/3... we have nobody behind Rondo.

who is our depth at the 2, 3?

Allen, Giddens and Walker. 

We don't need a terrible amount of production from this position.  We just need somebody who can be on the court, giving PP & Ray some rest.  Giddens was draft for his D, and Walker can be effective on Offense.  They could absolutely fill that role, and if they fail, like I stated above, it won't be hard to obtain another swing later.  The league has swingmen coming out of the wazoo. 

If we don't get a solid back PG, that could derail our whole season.  And everybody keeps forgetting... WE CAN'T HAVE EDDIE HOUSE HANDLING THE BALL.  HE NEEDS BE FREE.

we won a chamionship without such a back-up PG outside of Eddie. and as for your point on the 2/3 position.... um... maybe you should stick to finding the back-up PG.

[vagrantwade]

No.  No I'm not.

I think chasing after a swing is the wrong priority.  I'm going to shout this from the rafters until Danny hears me, but we need a backup PG.  Priority #1.

We can't let an unproven player take the reigns, and we can't give the duty to House.  We need him free from the ball, roaming, finding open shots.

We have depth at 2/3... we have nobody behind Rondo.

who is our depth at the 2, 3?

Allen, Giddens and Walker. 

We don't need a terrible amount of production from this position.  We just need somebody who can be on the court, giving PP & Ray some rest.  Giddens was draft for his D, and Walker can be effective on Offense.  They could absolutely fill that role, and if they fail, like I stated above, it won't be hard to obtain another swing later.  The league has swingmen coming out of the wazoo. 

If we don't get a solid back PG, that could derail our whole season.  And everybody keeps forgetting... WE CAN'T HAVE EDDIE HOUSE HANDLING THE BALL.  HE NEEDS BE FREE.

we won a chamionship without such a back-up PG outside of Eddie. and as for your point on the 2/3 position.... um... maybe you should stick to finding the back-up PG.

Luckily we had no injuries so we had a lot of depth.

Let's hope to god we have no injuries in the backcourt come playoff time, because we will be screwed hard.

[Brickowski]

LOL, I remeber when Pruitt was drafted and all of the Delonte West haters (remember them?) gushed about how much better he was going to be than Delonte.

[kozlodoev]

LOL, I remeber when Pruitt was drafted and all of the Delonte West haters (remember them?) gushed about how much better he was going to be than Delonte.

Coincidentally, West is now starting on a team that made it to the ECF, and Pruitt can't earn minutes on a roster without a real backup PG. I think the only reason he still has a roster spot is because we have no immediate better use or the spot.

[kozlodoev]

According to both Marc Stein and David Thorpe (who I trust more than Marc on rookie issues), Gabe Pruitt did play very well and was the second best point guard in the summer league so far (behind Westbrook).

Summer league games were broadcasted on NBA.com for all to see -- I don't need Mark Stein or David Thorpe telling me what to think.

If Pruitt was indeed the second-best guard in SL play, that's too bad -- because he definitely isn't anywhere near being able to provide consistent backup minutes on our team -- and neither are Walker or Giddens, based on what I've seen.

[hwangjini_1]

LOL, I remeber when Pruitt was drafted and all of the Delonte West haters (remember them?) gushed about how much better he was going to be than Delonte.

pruitt = 1 nba championship ring

west = 0 nba championship ring

i guess that means pruitt is better.