Bradley, From Shy Rookie To Defensive Stopper

[rondohondo]

such nonsense, PG's aren't born ,just like Authors or   Musicians aren't born great . It takes a lot of hard work ,dedication and practice to become good or great at anything . To say he is done developing is not true at all. No one is born into anything .

Keep dreaming bud 1.3  APG in  17 MPG. 

Some people instinctively can pass better than others.  It is called "seeing the court" and other call it basketball IQ.  It can be developed to some degree but there are peeps who are naturally good at it and it shows. 

Some people have timing with blocked shots.   You either have it or you don't to large degree.  So people can block shots and other guys occasionally block a shot.

Certain people don't have to work at stuff they have a gift or knack for it.   I don't know how long you have played ball or what level I am assuming maybe grade school from your comments.    Or how long you have watched it but Russ had a gift of timing and Potapenko did not for instance but both were 6-10 ish.

I get what your saying obviously not everyone is born with the same athletic ability which makes it impossible to be a pro athlete , but Bradley is a world class athlete . The kid is 21 years old and has 1 year of college and 1 year of pro bball under his belt , what do you expect?

He has clearly shown he is one of the best defenders in the league , numerous coaches and former coaches who are announcers have even said this. If he is already elite on the defensive end ,I don't see why people want to point out his weaknesses and ignore his strengths .

Yes he will never have the court vision or passing ability as Rondo, but that doesn't mean he can't be a very good PG in the future. It takes time to develop , especially as a PG.

[GreenFaith1819]

Keep it up, AB!

Could not see the game tonight, unfortunately. Judging by the box score we needed every single basket from him.

[cman88]

Bradley is already an elite defender...his offense isnt at an NBA level yet...but its come leaps and bounds from where it was in the beginning of the season..he's showing to have a nice knockdown jumper.

I think with time he is going to be a real nice player

[Evantime34]

I think bradley looks better with every game he plays. He plays excellent defense and looks more and more comfortable winning the pick and roll. He's starting to knock the midrange jumper down, and I expect that range to be to the three point line next year.  Recently he has been getting to the rim as well. My biggest knock on him if that he's too passive on offense but that will change with more playing time

[greenlion]

after tonight, i am already open in embracing bradley, rondo was terrible...turnover after turnover..what was he thinking? bring on pau...

[mctyson]

Bradley looks better each game.  He's is without question the best story of this season so far.

[Celtics4ever]

He has good defensive instincts I will grant you that Rondohondo.

[Bankshot]

Bradley is improving his offensive skills much faster than Rondo.

[SHAQATTACK]

I think AB , is working on his shot , and he could like Bass did, develope a good 15 ft jumper that goes down 40-45 % .  ROndo could too , he is too lazy to practice. Shooting is about practice , like Tennis, or GOlf or hitting a baseball.....its about 1000's of reps every day honing your skill.

AB should be using Ray Allen as role model for shooting and practice.

AB is comming along...he just needs lots of minutes .

AB plays better with Moore or Ray Allen.....Dooling gets the whole offense out of whack when he is in there.

He is about 1-2 yrs away from being a good steady NBA guard.

[Celtics4ever]

Rondo's shot has improved a lot I think.  What has not is his free throws but his jumper is better than it was a few years ago. 

Like I said in an earlier post.  I don't think Avery is a natural PG.

[bfrombleacher]

Rondo's shot has improved a lot I think.  What has not is his free throws but his jumper is better than it was a few years ago. 

Like I said in an earlier post.  I don't think Avery is a natural PG.

If I recall correctly, Rondo went like 80% a few times this season shooting 15 or so free throws. Then a few he had less attempts but still a good percentage. The rest is the same story, no FTA and 1/2.

Its more and more apparent to me that its psychological.