Avery Bradley will be the next Russell Westbrook

[thestackshow]

That is what my eyes are telling me. Right now he looks like a rookie Westbrook.

Bradley is already a great 3 point shooter, freethrow shooter, and pull up jump shooter, and finisher. Are you kidding me? Hes basically a rookie and hes already got all of these skills, skills that usually take seasons to develop, and hes our 5th option on offense! He can play great off the ball and plays 1st team all-nba level defense. Hes athletic, hes extremely fast.

Once he works on his ball handling and off the dribble moves watch out league. I wouldnt trade Bradley, I would continue to develop him full-time if I were the C's orginization, this kid is going to be a star, mark my words.

I cant believe people were saying Bradleys ceiling was Tony Allen, are you kidding me? Bradley is already way better then Tony ever was or ever will be. This guy is 21 years old, wait until Doc gives him the green light to be a main option and run the team with Rondo.

Great time to be a C's fan.

The scary part is his body, hes already got an NBA ready body, but hes only 21! Rememeber when Rondo, Pierce and KG first came into the league? They had to take years to develop the bodies they have now, think about what Bradley will be able to do in a few seasons! It will only help him get stronger. Keep your eyes on Bradley, he is the Celtics future star player. He would already be a 20+ ppg scorer today if he were a main option on a bad team, thats a great sign.

I think at worse, he would become a non-chucking Monta Ellis, at best Russell Westbrook, either way, hes going to be a star.

[jdz101]

I made the case for his shooting and 3 point range in another thread and someone talked me down.

Im going to stick to my guns and say this kid can shoot the rock with range. Especially from the corner.

Scary good development this year.

[Celtics18]

That is what my eyes are telling me. Right now he looks like a rookie Westbrook.

Bradley is already a great 3 point shooter and pull up jump shooter, and can play great off the ball and plays 1st team all-nba level defense. Hes athletic, hes extremely fast.

Once he works on his ball handling and off the dribble moves watch out league. I wouldnt trade Bradley, I would continue to develop him full-time if I were the C's orginization, this kid is going to be a star, mark my words.

I cant believe people were saying Bradleys ceiling was Tony Allen, are you kidding me? Bradley is already way better then Tony ever was or ever will be. This guy is 21 years old, wait until Doc gives him the green light to be a main option and run the team with Rondo.

Great time to be a C's fan.

Tony Allen and Avery Bradley are both better than Russ Westbrook.  Aim higher.

[jojowhite10]

Yeah the development of this guy is really incredible. Entering the season I read an article about him meeting with Doc over the summer just to show he was dedicated. I remember thinking, "yeah right, this kid is not going to matter this year." Man was I wrong. Think about how quickly he has gone from a nonentity into a person we truly are relying on. It's unparalleled compared to any other past young Celtics player.

[Fafnir]

The reason Westbrook is able to dominate most night is his size and athleticism ate the 1. He's just bigger and stronger than his counterparts.

Bradley doesn't have the same physical advantage against other 1s and especially not 2s. His athleticism is exciting especially at PG but it's not the same level.

[Fafnir]

When he plays PG he is similar to Westbrook of a few years ago, but with less desire to shoot (which makes sense given the respective team's situations)

[thestackshow]

The reason Westbrook is able to dominate most night is his size and athleticism ate the 1. He's just bigger and stronger than his counterparts.

Bradley doesn't have the same physical advantage against other 1s and especially not 2s. His athleticism is exciting especially at PG but it's not the same level.

We shall see, remember hes only 21, who says he wont eventually be comfortable being a true combo guard and running the 1 after he works on his ball handling and adds muscle, he could be a dominant PG somewhere.

[thestackshow]

When he plays PG he is similar to Westbrook of a few years ago, but with less desire to shoot (which makes sense given the respective team's situations)

Hes clearly effected by Docs rules, you can tell Bradley wants to be a scorer in this league, but Doc doesent let him, he wants him to play a role.

He would be a 20 ppg scorer no doubt in my mind if Doc told him "we need you to score, take the game over"

Right now hes the 5th option and Docs basically telling him, pass the ball to everyone else first, only shoot if your wide open or on garbage clean up plays.

There are entire possessions where Bradley doesent even touch the ball, and I wonder why, its like, the guy can score and get his own shot, let him score, stop ignoring him on offense. Hes been putting up 20+ point games like nothing lately, and plays arent even being called for him.

[Fafnir]

The reason Westbrook is able to dominate most night is his size and athleticism ate the 1. He's just bigger and stronger than his counterparts.

Bradley doesn't have the same physical advantage against other 1s and especially not 2s. His athleticism is exciting especially at PG but it's not the same level.

We shall see, remember hes only 21, who says he wont eventually be comfortable being a true combo guard and running the 1 after he works on his ball handling and adds muscle, he could be a dominant PG somewhere.

Westbrook was much bigger at 21 too.

His shooting touch is better though, but that could be shot selection as much as inate skill. Westbrook takes some truly awful shots.

[RajonRondo9Dime]

Call me when BRadley grows half a foot.

[Fafnir]

When he plays PG he is similar to Westbrook of a few years ago, but with less desire to shoot (which makes sense given the respective team's situations)

Hes clearly effected by Docs rules, you can tell Bradley wants to be a scorer in this league, but Doc doesent let him, he wants him to play a role.

He would be a 20 ppg scorer no doubt in my mind if Doc told him "we need you to score, take the game over"

Right now hes the 5th option and Docs basically telling him, pass the ball to everyone else first, only shoot if your wide open or on garbage clean up plays.

Eh I highly doubt doc puts him down like that. Telling him to cut aggressively and play within the team concept isn't remotely like the made up instructions you just posted.

[thestackshow]

The reason Westbrook is able to dominate most night is his size and athleticism ate the 1. He's just bigger and stronger than his counterparts.

Bradley doesn't have the same physical advantage against other 1s and especially not 2s. His athleticism is exciting especially at PG but it's not the same level.

We shall see, remember hes only 21, who says he wont eventually be comfortable being a true combo guard and running the 1 after he works on his ball handling and adds muscle, he could be a dominant PG somewhere.

Westbrook was much bigger at 21 too.

His shooting touch is better though, but that could be shot selection as much as inate skill. Westbrook takes some truly awful shots.

Yea thats the difference, Bradley only takes high % shots, as Hubie was saying earlier in tonights game, he never takes bad shots, ever. All his shots are either shots he knows he can make for sure, or wide open shots, or layups. He doesnet take the entire shot clock to throw up a fadeaway contested shot ala Westbrook, how nice is that, that at 21 and essentially a rookie, he has a high bball IQ.

[Fafnir]

The reason Westbrook is able to dominate most night is his size and athleticism ate the 1. He's just bigger and stronger than his counterparts.

Bradley doesn't have the same physical advantage against other 1s and especially not 2s. His athleticism is exciting especially at PG but it's not the same level.

We shall see, remember hes only 21, who says he wont eventually be comfortable being a true combo guard and running the 1 after he works on his ball handling and adds muscle, he could be a dominant PG somewhere.

Westbrook was much bigger at 21 too.

His shooting touch is better though, but that could be shot selection as much as inate skill. Westbrook takes some truly awful shots.

Yea thats the difference, Bradley only takes high % shots, as Hubie was saying earlier in tonights game, he never takes bad shots, ever. All his shots are either shots he knows he can make for sure, or wide open shots, or layups. He doesnet take the entire shot clock to throw up a fadeaway contested shot ala Westbrook, how nice is that, that at 21 and essentially a rookie, he has a high bball IQ.

I'm not sure about that even with his good shots Westbrook is a streaky jump shooter .

[thestackshow]

When he plays PG he is similar to Westbrook of a few years ago, but with less desire to shoot (which makes sense given the respective team's situations)

Hes clearly effected by Docs rules, you can tell Bradley wants to be a scorer in this league, but Doc doesent let him, he wants him to play a role.

He would be a 20 ppg scorer no doubt in my mind if Doc told him "we need you to score, take the game over"

Right now hes the 5th option and Docs basically telling him, pass the ball to everyone else first, only shoot if your wide open or on garbage clean up plays.

Eh I highly doubt doc puts him down like that. Telling him to cut aggressively and play within the team concept isn't remotely like the made up instructions you just posted.

You know what I mean, Doc doesent want him to try to do too much right now, but I think he knows hes capable of doing more then what hes allowed to do right now.

[Marqui]

I hear you on the Westbrook comparison, but actually with Bradley's shooting range and him being more of a SG I'd say  he's probably closer to Eric Gordon offensively.