is Brandon Bass Worth 20 Million 3 Years?

[Galeto]

Bass is not competent defensively, not at all.

From March 20-April 3 (9 games), Bass allowed a mere 0.684 points per play. Bass is eighth in the league on the NBA's opponent's points-per-play list at 0.761 points per play (very superb) and even kept the defense up when KG was out.

He isn't just a bad rebounder, he is one of the absolute worst.

His rebounding numbers were fantastic during that stretch too, and he can definitely keep it up. In the past 19 games, he's actually averging 6.4 rebounds per game (decent).

Galeto, you are simply underrating Brandon Bass's importance to the team. He does his role and he does it well. He's a consistent starter and badmouthing him doesn't take away from that. He's been one of our best players over the past 20 games and rounding into form for the playoffs. Even yesterday, he was a nice 6/7 and hit his jump shots.

I trust Bass and he's becoming the Bass of last year. He'll be one of the most important players on our team, if we get anywhere. We need his consistency, and he'll help exploit NY's lack-of-Amar'e.

6.4 rebounds is decent for a power forward who averaged over 30 minutes a game in those 16?  No it isn't.  As for his defensive numbers, again it isn't so much his individual defense but his awful help defense.  The total effect of his terrible rebounding and help defense makes him very bad on the defensive end. 

[CelticConcourse]

Bass is not competent defensively, not at all.

From March 20-April 3 (9 games), Bass allowed a mere 0.684 points per play. Bass is eighth in the league on the NBA's opponent's points-per-play list at 0.761 points per play (very superb) and even kept the defense up when KG was out.

He isn't just a bad rebounder, he is one of the absolute worst.

His rebounding numbers were fantastic during that stretch too, and he can definitely keep it up. In the past 19 games, he's actually averging 6.4 rebounds per game (decent).

Galeto, you are simply underrating Brandon Bass's importance to the team. He does his role and he does it well. He's a consistent starter and badmouthing him doesn't take away from that. He's been one of our best players over the past 20 games and rounding into form for the playoffs. Even yesterday, he was a nice 6/7 and hit his jump shots.

I trust Bass and he's becoming the Bass of last year. He'll be one of the most important players on our team, if we get anywhere. We need his consistency, and he'll help exploit NY's lack-of-Amar'e.

6.4 rebounds is decent for a power forward who averaged over 30 minutes a game in those 16?  No it isn't.  As for his defensive numbers, again it isn't so much his individual defense but his awful help defense.  The total effect of his terrible rebounding and help defense makes him very bad on the defensive end.

He played lots of minutes last year on our league-leading defense. If he was as bad as you make him out to be, how could we have been that good on the defensive end? Believe it or not, his defense on LeBron wasn't even that bad.

His offense is definitely important too, but we're not really talking about that.

I'll take Bass's 6.4 rebounds per game, because that's about as many as we'll get out of him. If he can maintain that into the playoffs, along with the 12.1 points per game over hte same span, I would be very happy.

And we can hope for another 18-point outburst in one quarter. Bass has been one of our most consistent players over the second-half of the season, and we're gonna need him.

For reference, All-Star PF only averages 6.7 points per game as a center. Bass's 6.4 really isn't that bad.

[vjcsmoke]

If the Celtics can move Bass for an upgrade, yes he should be traded.  But for now, he holds the fort until Sully gets healthy.  Playing a decent role for us recently.  We're not going to dump him for pennies on the dollar, but definitely a piece that Ainge would be willing to part with.

[KGs Knee]

For now, he's all we got.  If 10-12pts and 6reb is all he can give, he needs to be consistent.

Depending on how next season goes for the team, and whether of not Sully can return healthy and continue to grow as a player, I wouldn't hesitate to trade Bass for an expiring contract.