Better Player in 5 years: Marshon Brooks or Avery Bradley?

[jpd985]

Avery plays elite defense, score the basket, and can also run a team. Brooks is nothing to marvel at. So please don't compare the two.

Bradley's defense got him on the floor in the first place. Since Brooks isn't as good defensively I think he would be sitting on the bench like E'twaun if he were here.

[Celtics18]

I say Bradley.  Every minute I fall more in love with that kid.  He talks about looking forward to back-to back-to back games.  He thinks it'll be fun.  Also, he's been "locking people down since the first grade."

He plays the right way and he says the right things.  Between him and Steamer and Pietrus, the attitude that that second unit brings is the kind of attitude you want off the bench of a championship contending team.

Brooks is surely talented, but there's no way in the world I'd take him over our Honey Badger.

[pearljammer10]

Just look at what Bradley is doing as our 5th option on offense.

Bradley would EASILY be a 20 ppg scorer on any team that made him a primary option.

im not convinced on this for some reason

[Change]

Just look at what Bradley is doing as our 5th option on offense.

Bradley would EASILY be a 20 ppg scorer on any team that made him a primary option.

im not convinced on this for some reason

If he begins jacking up shots at the same rate as D. Rose and R. Westbrook, Avery can easily be 20 ppg scorer.

[syfy9]

Better Player Now : Avery Bradley

Better Potential : Avery Bradley

Better Player In The Future : Avery Bradley

Most Beautiful Player in the Future : Anthony Davis

[Dante]

I know with 100% of certainty who will be better in 4 or 6 years. Its a bit hard to know exactly in 5 years.

[aporel#18]

I think JaJuan Johnson will be a better player than Marshon Brooks when he gets consistent time.

And I was wrong because I wanted James Anderson over Avery Bradley at the time Danny picked him. Bradley will be the better player also.

JaJuan or Bradley is a different question, but I hope it's a hard one to answer because both play great for the Celtics.

[guava_wrench]

Just look at what Bradley is doing as our 5th option on offense.

Bradley would EASILY be a 20 ppg scorer on any team that made him a primary option.

im not convinced on this for some reason

Neither am I. I don't think he is at that point yet. Maybe someday. He would have a lot more 20 point games on a bad team, but averaging 20 is a different story.

[Celtics4ever]

Brooks can play but he looks like a volume scorer in the making not a sharp shooter.

[raynman]

Bradley's ceiling : Chauncey Billups..
Marshon's ceiling : Jamal Crawford..

[alajet]

Bradley's ceiling : Chauncey Billups..
Marshon's ceiling : Jamal Crawford..

Hey, I wish we got both of them in this team, then.

[Bankshot]

Bradley's ceiling : Chauncey Billups..
Marshon's ceiling : Jamal Crawford..

I think Avery is a better defender than Billups and he might end up being a better shooter too.  Chauncy was a bit of a chucker.

[clover]

Bradley at two years younger is shooting a .054 higher FG% (.485 to .431), a .015 lower 3PT% (.300 to .315) and a .057 higher FT% (.803 to .746).  I think it is fair to believe his 3PT% is dragged down by the extreme nervousness he showed at the beginning of the year.

So I'm not ready to give Brooks an advantage in shooting at all.

[SHAQATTACK]

They don't compare at all other than both are young.  Brooks has a nice shot going , sorta reminds me of Rip Hamilton I guess.

AB is a far and above the more complete player . AB 's game is more valuable, he is smarter, better ballhandler, better defender and phyically a much tuffer player. AB is built like a short Brandon Bass.  He can take the beating and banging of defending though picks. Brooks is basically a gunslinger , with a quick release . IF Brooks goes cold , then he doesn't offer much in the way of helping out in other ways.

AB understands "TEAM" concept and is being rasied by Doc .   He is gonna be awesome for years to come.

[Kwhit10]

Brooks is nothing really special, your typical SG who just throws up shots. Which there seems to be a lot of at that position these days.  The 2 is the weakest of all the positions around the league.