Fab Melo anyone?

[Meadowlark_Scal]

I'd bet you $1k that popovich would put him in..as i recall, splitter was about as rough...so pop played him into a contributer...Doc...sits him until he is GREAT...too bad that doesn't work..!

[PhoSita]

fab melo was the reason syracuse was the #1 college team for a good portion of last season.

Hasheem Thabeet was a beast in college.  Look at how long it's taken him to become a serviceable rotation big in the league. 

They are very similar.

[PhoSita]

I'd bet you $1k that popovich would put him in..as i recall, splitter was about as rough...so pop played him into a contributer...Doc...sits him until he is GREAT...too bad that doesn't work..!

Tiago Splitter has been playing professional basketball since 2003, and in his second to last season before entering the NBA averaged 17.8 points per game in the Spanish ACB league (one of the most competitive in the world).

There is NO similarity between Tiago Splitter and Fab Melo in terms of experience and readiness to play at a professional level.

[Meadowlark_Scal]

I'd bet you $1k that popovich would put him in..as i recall, splitter was about as rough...so pop played him into a contributer...Doc...sits him until he is GREAT...too bad that doesn't work..!

Tiago Splitter has been playing professional basketball since 2003, and in his second to last season before entering the NBA averaged 17.8 points per game in the Spanish ACB league (one of the most competitive in the world).

There is NO similarity between Tiago Splitter and Fab Melo in terms of experience and readiness to play at a professional level.

Well, good for you, and your research....i was wrong on part of that then. BUT, pop would still play melo, and that is evident from his past, all his rookies played till they made it or lost it...but played a lot till it was fact, and that is a fact.

[Meadowlark_Scal]

fab melo was the reason syracuse was the #1 college team for a good portion of last season.

Hasheem Thabeet was a beast in college.  Look at how long it's taken him to become a serviceable rotation big in the league. 

They are very similar.

except thabeet playede a lot till he was better...melo plays NONE...the D league, will always be the D league, it isn't the NBA, college part II...so what....only playing in the NBA gets you ready for the NBA.

[Nowee]

fab melo was the reason syracuse was the #1 college team for a good portion of last season.

Hasheem Thabeet was a beast in college.  Look at how long it's taken him to become a serviceable rotation big in the league. 

They are very similar.

except thabeet playede a lot till he was better...melo plays NONE...the D league, will always be the D league, it isn't the NBA, college part II...so what....only playing in the NBA gets you ready for the NBA.

Hasheem Thabeet played a lot?

Did you not see his minutes the last few seasons?

[Meadowlark_Scal]

last year he played a lot....

[LooseCannon]

Popovich has had a young, raw foreign big drafted in the late first round on his roster before.

Ian Mahinmi played 46 games in the D-League as a 21-year-old rookie, but only 24 minutes in 6 games with the Spurs.

I think that provides a clue as to how Popovich might use a young, mobile, athletic, offensively-challenged big who might be lacking in fundamentals because he grew up playing soccer and switched to basketball later than when many start playing.

[JHTruth]

Fab will be a solid NBA starter someday, just not this year. I think next year he may get rotation minutes.

Fab just needs confidence. He needs to hit the weight room so he'll feel more confident on the floor and battle under the boards more. He can definitely be an impact player, look at Syracuse and he's an excellent P&R defender for his size.

Just give him time..

[hwangjini_1]

I'd bet you $1k that popovich would put him in..as i recall, splitter was about as rough...so pop played him into a contributer...Doc...sits him until he is GREAT...too bad that doesn't work..!

Tiago Splitter has been playing professional basketball since 2003, and in his second to last season before entering the NBA averaged 17.8 points per game in the Spanish ACB league (one of the most competitive in the world).

There is NO similarity between Tiago Splitter and Fab Melo in terms of experience and readiness to play at a professional level.

Well, good for you, and your research....i was wrong on part of that then. BUT, pop would still play melo, and that is evident from his past, all his rookies played till they made it or lost it...but played a lot till it was fact, and that is a fact.

sorry to have do this meadowlark...but what doc did with perk was bolt his butt to the bench for the first 2 years he was a pro. and that worked out quite well.

i understand your desire for the celtics to be better and agree. but i dont think melo is ready to anything right now.

[Meadowlark_Scal]

Well, no arguement with anyone elses opinion....i just would play the guy.....it isn't as if we are overloaded with big guys.....and an injury....then what......the D league....= no help.....playing a guy....man, you act as though it is an act of God.......if he played college, he isn't that far away...olajuwan played soccer......sitting guys out for their first year....Edited.  Profanity and masked profanity are against forum rules and may result in discipline....why do you accept this....

[cman88]

besides Perk, doc also bolted bradley to the bench until he worked himself into being a quality role player.

the whole idea that "doc doesnt play rookies" should be thrown out the window with the play he is giving sullinger this year.

its just that most Rookies are NOT nba ready to contribute to contending teams.

[hwangjini_1]

Well, no arguement with anyone elses opinion....i just would play the guy.....it isn't as if we are overloaded with big guys.....and an injury....then what......the D league....= no help.....playing a guy....man, you act as though it is an act of God.......if he played college, he isn't that far away...olajuwan played soccer......sitting guys out for their first year....****...why do you accept this....

sure. and a tp for liking the celtics so much. 

[crimson_stallion]

He isn't ready, don't quit your day job and think you can be a scout.

http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/fab_melo/index.html?nav=page

19 MPG
2.5 RPG
2.5 BPG
8  PPG
.66 FG%

This is against NBADL talent.   2.5 RPG is abyssmal for a guy with his mobility and footwork.   He has really band hands but has nice defensive anticipation.

These are the guys who are out rebounding him.

http://www.nba.com/dleague/statistics/player/Rebounds.jsp?league=20&season=22012&conf=OVERALL&position=0&splitType=9&splitScope=GAME&qualified=N&yearsExp=-1&splitDD=All%20Teams

I cringed when we drafted him, I hope I am wrong.

Question - how do you feel Collins would fare in the D league? I don't think he'd do much better..

[BostonNative]

Want to buy chris wright!

http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/6501/chris-wright