Harangody #55 - a born Celtic

[cornbreadsmart]

It's gotta be Harangatang!

[misha]

I like Luke, hope he can be a good rotation player in the years to come. He has to make those 3s consistently.

I wonder if the fans at the Garden gonna cheer him in the same way like Scal.

[Spilling Green Dye]

It's nice to have a big man off the bench who can rebound... and now we have 3!  Harangody, Shaq, and Jermaine!

His shot is ugly, but as long as it goes in I'm fine. 

[the_Bird]

I like Luke, hope he can be a good rotation player in the years to come. He has to make those 3s consistently.

I wonder if the fans at the Garden gonna cheer him in the same way like Scal.

You hate making the comparison because they're both pasty white dudes, but...  he IS the new Scal.  He's that 'tweener big, not quite big enough to legitimately play PF but not quite quick enough where you want him at the 3.  

Outside shooters, Baby Heinsohn's shot is U-G-L-Y, Scal's looked good but never went in!  

Difference being that Baby Heinsohn goes after the glass hard.  Scal's issue wasn't just that he wasn't a good shooter, but also that he was a horrible, horrible rebounder for a "big" man.  

Still, Gody's game isn't dissimilar to Scal, and he seems to be the kind of high-energy player the fans will likely get behind.  Which, of course, will lead to certain segments of CelticsBlog deciding that he must suck because too many people seem to like him.

[ManUp]

Scal's replacement? Haven't seen much of the games, but from what I've seen he's a hustle guy.

Off topic, but this Rhondo thing makes me think of family guy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9u-yx53YRI

[steve]

How about "The Force"?   As in "Use the force, Luke"

[thirstyboots18]

Cool Hand Luke

[xmuscularghandix]

You mean Gody. Dude has one ugly shot. Tony Allen s looked better when it left his hands. As long as he makes them, Can't complain. He rebounds the ball much better than either Erden or Lasme. I never thought that part of his game would transfer from college to the pros.

Harangody does not rebound better than Erden or Lasme, he rebounded better than Amare and Randolph while playing Center. You can’t base actual talent off of a game like this.

[Rtpas11]

Off topic... I think my boy Von Wafer after tonight game is COOKED! unfortunately, but w'll see what happens.

[Fafnir]

You mean Gody. Dude has one ugly shot. Tony Allen s looked better when it left his hands. As long as he makes them, Can't complain. He rebounds the ball much better than either Erden or Lasme. I never thought that part of his game would transfer from college to the pros.

Harangody does not rebound better than Erden or Lasme, he rebounded better than Amare and Randolph while playing Center. You can’t base actual talent off of a game like this.

In college Harangody and Lasme both rebounded at the same rate.

[ienjoybasketball]

I plan on calling him "The Gody".  It just feels better to refer to him with the article "the", as though somewhere there are multiple Godies running around and this is THE Gody.

[bucknersrevenge]

Against the third string backups in a preseason game

What?? Is this a joke? Did you even watch the game?

[crownsy]

You mean Gody. Dude has one ugly shot. Tony Allen s looked better when it left his hands. As long as he makes them, Can't complain. He rebounds the ball much better than either Erden or Lasme. I never thought that part of his game would transfer from college to the pros.

Harangody does not rebound better than Erden or Lasme, he rebounded better than Amare and Randolph while playing Center. You can’t base actual talent off of a game like this.

Lasme is a bad rebounder...I'd say harangody is a better rebounder than him.

Erden is averaging one rebound per 8 minutes this preseason...not sure how tough it is to be better than that either.

[TradeProposalDude]

Harangody appears to be another one of Ainge's highly underrated 2nd round picks. Add Luke to the list that includes Ryan Gomes, Leon Powe (via trade from Denver), Glen Davis (via trade from Seattle), and Bill Walker - who is turning into a gem in NY.

Minus Walker, they havea ll found their way into the Celtics rotation early. They have all been productive players and widely recognized as steals in their respective drafts.

Harangody has a high basketball IQ. What some fail to understand is that the art of rebounding heavily involves basketball IQ. It is not solely predicated on hustle. Harangody's ability to bang in the post for second chance points and versatility in terms of range on offense reminds me of Ryan Gomes. Harangody may actually be more mobile, because he seems comfortable as a perimeter player, whereas Gomes is kind of limited to spot up duty as a long distance scorer.

I was trying to convince another person early in the summer that Harangody would be battling for a rotation spot this year. The other guy told me I was crazy. I think that if Harangody continues to play smart basketball, he will get more PT than anybody was ever expecting. Surely I could be completely wrong, but I think given the injury prone frontcourt we've got, Harangody will be relied on to provide duty anyways. Erden doesn't look ready to me and Harangody seems to have the bulk to play in the post, though undersized, and IQ to defend at this level.

[GreenFaith1819]

I'm telling you all - The Force is Strong in This One.....