Why so many guards?

[Jon]

I'm as a big a supporter of Ainge as anyone, but he has been far less successful at picking guards than he has at picking bigs.

And I do think it's fair to call a second round pick a bust ( Gabe Pruitt). Unless, conversely you don't think it's fair to call second round picks a success ( Powe, Baby, Gomes...).

Ainge did great with Rondo
DWest and TAllen are decent players

Banks is a complete bust, he has never contributred significantly to anywhere, with multiple chances on multiple teams in multiple situations. If it wernt' for his contract, he'd be out of the league.

Ainge has done better with his bigs: Jefferson, Perkins, Gomes, Baby, Powe, all good players with marginal draft positions.

Perkins was a 27th pick, he panned out alright but it took about 4-5 years.

I'll be curious to see where DeAndre Jordan is in 3-4 more years; he has a motor, he's athletic and a true seven footer. I still wouldn't have minded taking a flyer on another seven footer though in Whiteside.

I had no expectations that a seven footer would contribute right away but much like with Perkins, it's nice to have them developing in the wings.

We'll see, maybe this kid Bradley will turn into a nice chip. But as someone else said, points and wings are plentiful, especially decent back ups who you only need to play 10-15 minutes a night, behind Rondo in this case.

Bradley is 6-3 with a big wingspan.  Given the fact that Tony Allen is 6-4 and routinely played shooting guard for this team and at times even played small forward, I think Bradley will have a shot to earn some backup SG minutes too. 

If he can develop, he can end up being a major contributor off the bench. 

[ScoobyDoo]

I'm not so much against this kid as I am for some length and muscle. If he can play D, I won't be suprised if he contributes right away.

But as much as I like small players that can D and score, I 100% believe the playoffs are won with length and muscle by dominating the paint and cleaning the glass.

I'm optimistic about the kid, but very hopeful we can add a few big bodies, especially while Perk is out.