Avery Bradley and Jeff Green will be standouts

[arambone]

Good point guys, Jeff Green probably will start at 4.

If he plays at less than stand out levels out of position though, don't write him off as an average player.

If I was Jeff Green, I'd probably want to go to a team that needed a starting 3, play well for a year, and get the nice contract he deserves.

[SHAQATTACK]

I'm for bringing Jeff Green back and giving him a fair shake .  I imagine he has alot to prove to himself, the Celtics and the NBA in general .  He never had a really good chance to melt into his role , he has starter potential .

I think Bass maybe out ( I hope not) , but Jeff Green is a smooth operator with skills.  Bass might not be missed so much .

I look forward to seeing Rondo , AB , Wilcox and Green , run the floor .  

Would be nice to have an Athletic young center (FAB MELLO) to run with them .  

Win or Lose with the above group I can see myself enjoying watching a more youthful team operate.  

[gpap]

I fail to see the buzz in Jeff Green. Seems like a very average player, at best.

[Change]

Good point guys, Jeff Green probably will start at 4.

If he plays at less than stand out levels out of position though, don't write him off as an average player.

If I was Jeff Green, I'd probably want to go to a team that needed a starting 3, play well for a year, and get the nice contract he deserves.

I'm interested to see how Doc uses Green next year. My initial inclination is Jeff Green will be de facto backup wing player. Subs in for Pierce 15minutes (Small Forward), and 15 additional minutes (Small Forward) where Pierce slides to shooting guard bigger lineup. Use the size to our advantage. Pierce is nightmare for any 2-guard to defend. Even Kobe Bryant has problems guarding Pierce. And then Maybe few minutes at power-forward for Jeff Green. 30-35 minutes projection for Green.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

NBA is turning into a wing league....having wings like PP, Green and maybe a draft pick or 2 will improve this team

That's so true.

Offensively talented bigs can force the issue and make people play big, but watching the game last night, seeing one big on the floor in crunch time with guys like Battier and Thabo at PF really drives the point home.  All that money Perkins is getting paid and he hardly played down the stretch.

This makes Jeff Green only more valuable, because he's got some nice size and a bit of a post up game too.

Some teams can win games by going big crushing teams on the boards and getting easy buckets inside. That will never be this team since we value transition defense well above offensive rebounding.

well that really sucks. So we are going to rely on jump shots again. SIGH. we need BIGS for easy buckets. hell we need BIGS for DEFENSIVE rebounds much less OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS.

[mctyson]

These two might not be All Stars next year, but they will both be excellent players.

Bradley will come back stronger, wiser, and with a better handle to create his own shots at will.

Jeff Green was a Rudy Gay/Danny Granger level talent in OKC, but he was forced to play out of position at the 4 most of the time.
If Rudy Gay, Danny Granger, and Andre Iguadala were forced to play 4 their whole careers, we wouldn't think the same of them.

Green will still be playing behind Pierce, but I hope we hold on to him for the long-term. Green could surpass Pierce as a player next year.

Bradley is close to a lock for 1st or 2nd All Defensive Team, and he should easily average 14-16 points a game, with takeover ability when given the chance.

Bradley playing with one bad arm for his last month might have made people forget, but Bradley was shooting spectacularly well almost every game before the shoulder started popping out.

All Defensive team and an efficient 15ppg is star level play.

And get ready to be surprised from Jeff Green, who began his Celtics career under the worst circumstances imaginable. Mid-season, after a devastating trade, with no practice time to get to know his teammates and understand his role.

2012-13 Celtics will be stacked, and Rondo will continue to take his game to higher levels.

I know I am biased but I don't disagree with anything you say right here.  A nucleus of Rondo-Avery Bradley-Jeff Green is a nucleus a lot of teams would take in a hearbeat right now.

[KGs Knee]

I fail to see the buzz in Jeff Green. Seems like a very average player, at best.

TP...my sentiments exactly

I'd prefer to see Green used as trade bait for someone better, or even as part of a package to move up in the draft.

[Evantime34]

I fail to see the buzz in Jeff Green. Seems like a very average player, at best.

TP...my sentiments exactly

I'd prefer to see Green used as trade bait for someone better, or even as part of a package to move up in the draft.

He's a free agent why would he agree to a sign and trade?

[KevinGamble]

Unless I'm missing something, Jeff Green is a completely unrestricted free agent.  we don't have any inside track on signing him, do we?  kinda feel like we ought to put money elsewhere, because his defense is awful and I've never seen him impose his will on the offensive end, either.

that said, I'd love to see him back if the price is right and we can somehow add a rebounder or David West type to go with KG first.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

I fail to see the buzz in Jeff Green. Seems like a very average player, at best.

TP...my sentiments exactly

I'd prefer to see Green used as trade bait for someone better, or even as part of a package to move up in the draft.

how do we even know Green will be 100% healthy? Sounds more like a 3 than a 4. we are in BIG trouble at the 4 if Bass walks. We need to be two deep at every spot. and not with bums either. Will wilcox play at the 4? If KG goes back to the 4 we need a good center via FA who can score, rebound and play D,and a good draft pick for 2nd string. we really need alot it appears.  

[mctyson]

NBA is turning into a wing league....having wings like PP, Green and maybe a draft pick or 2 will improve this team

Not necessarily a wing league, but the notion that championship contenders are built inside-out has certainly gone the way of the dodo.

Shaq was truly the last dominant big man to anchor multiple championship contending teams.  Dwight Howard could be that guy but he's been on one contender and ORL wouldn't have made the Finals that year if KG was hurt.  I guess you could say Gasol/Bynum sort of count.  Who else?

Instead, look at all the teams that have competed for the finals over the past decade or so.  Their best players were perimeter players or PFs who predominantly played face-up basketball.

In Boston we have showed that you don't even need post offense to win in this league.

[mctyson]

Unless I'm missing something, Jeff Green is a completely unrestricted free agent.  we don't have any inside track on signing him, do we?  kinda feel like we ought to put money elsewhere, because his defense is awful and I've never seen him impose his will on the offensive end, either.

We have his Bird Rights, so assuming he wants to play in Boston we can theoretically match any offer another team gives him.

[KGs Knee]

I fail to see the buzz in Jeff Green. Seems like a very average player, at best.

TP...my sentiments exactly

I'd prefer to see Green used as trade bait for someone better, or even as part of a package to move up in the draft.

He's a free agent why would he agree to a sign and trade?

We posses his bird rights.  Meaning we can sign him to a larger amount than other teams may be able to.

Do people forget Glen Davis was an unrestricted FA last year.  We worked a sign and trade with Orlando, because they couldn't afford to sign him outright.  It's the same situation.

[2short]

These two might not be All Stars next year, but they will both be excellent players.

Bradley will come back stronger, wiser, and with a better handle to create his own shots at will.

Jeff Green was a Rudy Gay/Danny Granger level talent in OKC, but he was forced to play out of position at the 4 most of the time.
If Rudy Gay, Danny Granger, and Andre Iguadala were forced to play 4 their whole careers, we wouldn't think the same of them.

Green will still be playing behind Pierce, but I hope we hold on to him for the long-term. Green could surpass Pierce as a player next year.

Bradley is close to a lock for 1st or 2nd All Defensive Team, and he should easily average 14-16 points a game, with takeover ability when given the chance.

Bradley playing with one bad arm for his last month might have made people forget, but Bradley was shooting spectacularly well almost every game before the shoulder started popping out.

All Defensive team and an efficient 15ppg is star level play.

And get ready to be surprised from Jeff Green, who began his Celtics career under the worst circumstances imaginable. Mid-season, after a devastating trade, with no practice time to get to know his teammates and understand his role.

2012-13 Celtics will be stacked, and Rondo will continue to take his game to higher levels.

I know I am biased but I don't disagree with anything you say right here.  A nucleus of Rondo-Avery Bradley-Jeff Green is a nucleus a lot of teams would take in a hearbeat right now.

Its funny but when you put it that way I think Ainge has already done a nice job transistioning to the youth movement.  Those 3 guys, add a top notch free agent, we also have greg, jjj and 2 draft picks huh

[Evantime34]

I fail to see the buzz in Jeff Green. Seems like a very average player, at best.

TP...my sentiments exactly

I'd prefer to see Green used as trade bait for someone better, or even as part of a package to move up in the draft.

He's a free agent why would he agree to a sign and trade?

We posses his bird rights.  Meaning we can sign him to a larger amount than other teams may be able to.

Do people forget Glen Davis was an unrestricted FA last year.  We worked a sign and trade with Orlando, because they couldn't afford to sign him outright.  It's the same situation.

I'm pretty sure in the new CBA they negated the benefit of sign and trades.