Is Avery Bradley destined to be a Bust?!

[EJPLAYA]

I know that he's a rookie and has had very little time out on the floor, but the guy offensively looks TERRIBLE! He is shooting 25% from the floor, 50% from the free throw line. He looks completely lost out there and frequently other players are coming and taking the ball from him early to get into the offense. He is getting stopped by opposing defenses often in the backcourt or barely over the halfcourt line. He looks scared and like he has no ability at all on the offensive side of the ball. Yes he seems to have potential defensively, but the guy looks terrible so far. We need to get DWest back healthy so the guy can get sent to the D league to get a little confidence. Otherwise I am afraid he's another Gabe Pruitt in the making. I'm stretching that a bit, but he looks awful out there.

[Roy H.]

He hasn't looked great, but he basically missed the entire summer, training camp, and pre-season.  He's a guy who just turned 20 years old, with no clear role on the team right now.  I think there's going to be a learning curve.

I think he was drafted for the long run, and I expect that the team will continue to bring him along slowly.  I do think that next year will be the year where we see Bradley start to look like a legit player, though. 

[Jeff]

no

[jax_celtsfan]

Calm down, he's hardly played. Give him a year or so to adjust.

[Fafnir]

Plenty of young players who've looked lost in there first year have turned it around.

[PosImpos]

I'm sure if he got consistent playing time (read: not just one or two minutes here and there) he'd get into rhythm and at least play okay. 

It's very difficult for a raw rookie to come in and play a couple minutes at a time and actually play well.  He needs to be given the opportunity to learn and make mistakes while actually playing.

All of the above is why he needs to be in the D-league right now.

[mgent]

Who knows but right now he's looking like JR Giddens.

[celticinorlando]

he is swimming right now...afraid to shoot a bit and just young

[EJPLAYA]

I'm sure if he got consistent playing time (read: not just one or two minutes here and there) he'd get into rhythm and at least play okay.  

It's very difficult for a raw rookie to come in and play a couple minutes at a time and actually play well.  He needs to be given the opportunity to learn and make mistakes while actually playing.

All of the above is why he needs to be in the D-league right now.

That's always easy to say when you have a guy who looks terrible out there. What about John Wall who is also a rookie and averaging 16.7 pts and 8.9 assists a game against NBA starters vs. 2nd and 3rd stringers. What about Blake Griffin? What about Jennings last year?! I know they get more minutes, but if Bradley didn't look so bad he'd get more too.

Face it. When a guy "has it" he typically looks like it right from the start. When he doesn't he fades away and is a "potential" type guy like a Gerald Green.

[bruinsandceltics]

I'm sure if he got consistent playing time (read: not just one or two minutes here and there) he'd get into rhythm and at least play okay.  

It's very difficult for a raw rookie to come in and play a couple minutes at a time and actually play well.  He needs to be given the opportunity to learn and make mistakes while actually playing.

All of the above is why he needs to be in the D-league right now.

That's always easy to say when you have a guy who looks terrible out there. What about John Wall who is also a rookie and averaging 16.7 pts and 8.9 assists a game against NBA starters vs. 2nd and 3rd stringers. What about Blake Griffin? What about Jennings last year?! I know they get more minutes, but if Bradley didn't look so bad he'd get more too.

Face it. When a guy "has it" he typically looks like it right from the start. When he doesn't he fades away and is a "potential" type guy like a Gerald Green.

You seriously comparing Avery Bradley to John Wall and Blake Griffin?

You need to have your head checked if that is the case.

[Megatron]

How can he be a bust when he was the 19th pick in the draft.

Being a role-player on any team would be an accomplishment for players picked that low.

[PosImpos]

I'm sure if he got consistent playing time (read: not just one or two minutes here and there) he'd get into rhythm and at least play okay. 

It's very difficult for a raw rookie to come in and play a couple minutes at a time and actually play well.  He needs to be given the opportunity to learn and make mistakes while actually playing.

All of the above is why he needs to be in the D-league right now.

That's always easy to say when you have a guy who looks terrible out there. What about John Wall who is also a rookie and averaging 16.7 pts and 8.9 assists a game against NBA starters vs. 2nd and 3rd stringers. What about Blake Griffin? What about Jennings last year?! I know they get more minutes, but if Bradley didn't look so bad he'd get more too.

Face it. When a guy "has it" he typically looks like it right from the start. When he doesn't he fades away and is a "potential" type guy like a Gerald Green.

Nobody ever said Avery Bradley was a superstar.  The guys you mentioned are superstars, or have superstar potential.  Avery will have more than fulfilled his promise if he's ever a starter-caliber player.

To expect a non-superstar caliber rookie to step in and "have it" right away is ridiculous.

[Fan from VT]

I'm sure if he got consistent playing time (read: not just one or two minutes here and there) he'd get into rhythm and at least play okay.  

It's very difficult for a raw rookie to come in and play a couple minutes at a time and actually play well.  He needs to be given the opportunity to learn and make mistakes while actually playing.

All of the above is why he needs to be in the D-league right now.

That's always easy to say when you have a guy who looks terrible out there. What about John Wall who is also a rookie and averaging 16.7 pts and 8.9 assists a game against NBA starters vs. 2nd and 3rd stringers. What about Blake Griffin? What about Jennings last year?! I know they get more minutes, but if Bradley didn't look so bad he'd get more too.

Face it. When a guy "has it" he typically looks like it right from the start. When he doesn't he fades away and is a "potential" type guy like a Gerald Green.

You seriously comparing Avery Bradley to John Wall and Blake Griffin?

You need to have your head checked if that is the case.

I do think that it is too early to judge Bradley. But a lot of people who had high hopes for Bradley have pointed to the fact he was rated as highly if not higher than Wall just one year ago when both were recruited into college. So the comparison is not unfair. And a lot of times, the players that end up being true stars do show stuff early. Probably not in the cards for Bradley. However, it is true that he is recovering from a significant injury and has missed any transition time he probably really needed. So I think in Bradley's case it's too soon to judge.

[Mencius]

He does remind me a lot of Gabe Pruitt, but Pruitt seemed to have better feel for the game.  He also reminds me of Gerald Green in how clueless he is.

I'm not writing him off, by any means, but those are the early returns in my view.

[Megatron]

Lots of people cried "Give Avery Bradley minutes!"

Well, you guys have seen him, and hes absolutely horrible.