Avery Bradley getting Praise

[Future Celtics Owner]

Think of this: Instead of possibly overpaying for Bradley do you think we should have just drafted Gary Harris?

[LooseCannon]

Think of this: Instead of possibly overpaying for Bradley do you think we should have just drafted Gary Harris?

I think the Celtics should have given Bradley this contract, even if they'd been able to take Andrew Wiggins.

[D.o.s.]

Think of this: Instead of possibly overpaying for Bradley do you think we should have just drafted Gary Harris?

I think the Celtics should have given Bradley this contract, even if they'd been able to take Andrew Wiggins.

Grudgingly co-signed. Cap goes up, money has to go somewhere, healthy Bradley's worth the money.

edit: even if he is chronically injury prone and too undersized to play the 2 effectively and would best be served, to my eye, as a lockdown PG defender off the bench.

[Beat LA]

Bradley should focus on ball handling the next 2 years...If he was good with the ball in his hands he could be a borderline star.

That and passing.  He went 5 games in a row last year without an assist   WOW!  This is getting to be quite comical, though, isn't it?  If only he could dribble and pass he'd be a star

[Chris22]

Bradley should focus on ball handling the next 2 years...If he was good with the ball in his hands he could be a borderline star.

That and passing.  He went 5 games in a row last year without an assist   WOW!  This is getting to be quite comical, though, isn't it?  If only he could dribble and pass he'd be a star

I would have let Bradley walk. He's too small to play the 2, and he can't handle the ball well enough to be a PG, plus, he is injury prone.

So let's pay him $8 million a year.

[Beat LA]

Think of this: Instead of possibly overpaying for Bradley do you think we should have just drafted Gary Harris?

I think the Celtics should have given Bradley this contract, even if they'd been able to take Andrew Wiggins.

Grudgingly co-signed. Cap goes up, money has to go somewhere, healthy Bradley's worth the money.

edit: even if he is chronically injury prone and too undersized to play the 2 effectively and would best be served, to my eye, as a lockdown PG defender off the bench.

So, we just gave $8 million a year to a better shooting version of Lindsey Hunter?  Ahahahaha   Well done, Danny

[Future Celtics Owner]

Think of this: Instead of possibly overpaying for Bradley do you think we should have just drafted Gary Harris?

I think the Celtics should have given Bradley this contract, even if they'd been able to take Andrew Wiggins.

Grudgingly co-signed. Cap goes up, money has to go somewhere, healthy Bradley's worth the money.

edit: even if he is chronically injury prone and too undersized to play the 2 effectively and would best be served, to my eye, as a lockdown PG defender off the bench.

So, we just gave $8 million a year to a better shooting version of Lindsey Hunter?  Ahahahaha   Well done, Danny

Or we could have let him walk and drafted Gary Harris...

[Smokeeye123]

Bradley should focus on ball handling the next 2 years...If he was good with the ball in his hands he could be a borderline star.

That and passing.  He went 5 games in a row last year without an assist   WOW!  This is getting to be quite comical, though, isn't it?  If only he could dribble and pass he'd be a star

He's made the second team all defensive team and has improved his outside shooting this last year, so yes I stand by the fact that if he had good handles he'd be a star. Is him not having an assist in 5 games in a tanking season where he was a primary scorer really that much of a knock? Most stars have holes in their game. Love doesnt play defense, Kobe doesnt pass, etc. Look I didn't want them to resign Bradley, I'm just saying if he fixed his major flaw he could be a borderline star. Similar to how people say if Rondo only had an outside shot he could be an elite player.

[Al91]

I'm into the idea of Bradley defending the PG while Smart defends the SG as mentioned by an earlier poster. Great point.

[Beat LA]

Bradley should focus on ball handling the next 2 years...If he was good with the ball in his hands he could be a borderline star.

That and passing.  He went 5 games in a row last year without an assist   WOW!  This is getting to be quite comical, though, isn't it?  If only he could dribble and pass he'd be a star

I would have let Bradley walk. He's too small to play the 2, and he can't handle the ball well enough to be a PG, plus, he is injury prone.

So let's pay him $8 million a year.

I agree, but I would hope that, if we had let him go, we could have gotten something for him in a sign and trade.  I like the guy, I'm just not sure how much better he can be.  Hopefully he'll prove us all wrong.

[Beat LA]

Bradley should focus on ball handling the next 2 years...If he was good with the ball in his hands he could be a borderline star.

That and passing.  He went 5 games in a row last year without an assist   WOW!  This is getting to be quite comical, though, isn't it?  If only he could dribble and pass he'd be a star

He's made the second team all defensive team and has improved his outside shooting this last year, so yes I stand by the fact that if he had good handles he'd be a star. Is him not having an assist in 5 games in a tanking season where he was a primary scorer really that much of a knock? Most stars have holes in their game. Love doesnt play defense, Kobe doesnt pass, etc. Look I didn't want them to resign Bradley, I'm just saying if he fixed his major flaw he could be a borderline star. Similar to how people say if Rondo only had an outside shot he could be an elite player.

Rondo is an elite player, imo, but anyway, back to Avery.  I get what you're saying, but he's never improved his passing, and it's pathetic to go 5 games in a row without an assist.  Not one?  You've got to be able to get other people involved, and to me, Bradley looked like he had tunnel vision last year - it was either a one dribble pull up jumper behind a pick or nothing.  Nothing at all.  He didn't attack the basket because he can't dribble, and he was too selfish to even give the ball back to the guy who got him open via the pick.  I don't know, but that cannot be a good sign of things to come, barring a substantial improvement this year.

[Beat LA]

Think of this: Instead of possibly overpaying for Bradley do you think we should have just drafted Gary Harris?

I think the Celtics should have given Bradley this contract, even if they'd been able to take Andrew Wiggins.

Grudgingly co-signed. Cap goes up, money has to go somewhere, healthy Bradley's worth the money.

edit: even if he is chronically injury prone and too undersized to play the 2 effectively and would best be served, to my eye, as a lockdown PG defender off the bench.

So, we just gave $8 million a year to a better shooting version of Lindsey Hunter?  Ahahahaha   Well done, Danny

Or we could have let him walk and drafted Gary Harris...

How good is Harris?  Plus, doesn't selecting Smart make Bradley expendable, anyway?  He's already as good as, if not better than, Avery defensively, but with much better size, ball-handling, and passing skills, imo.

[D.o.s.]

Think of this: Instead of possibly overpaying for Bradley do you think we should have just drafted Gary Harris?

I think the Celtics should have given Bradley this contract, even if they'd been able to take Andrew Wiggins.

Grudgingly co-signed. Cap goes up, money has to go somewhere, healthy Bradley's worth the money.

edit: even if he is chronically injury prone and too undersized to play the 2 effectively and would best be served, to my eye, as a lockdown PG defender off the bench.

So, we just gave $8 million a year to a better shooting version of Lindsey Hunter?  Ahahahaha   Well done, Danny

Or we could have let him walk and drafted Gary Harris...

How good is Harris?  Plus, doesn't selecting Smart make Bradley expendable, anyway?  He's already as good as, if not better than, Avery is defensively, but with much better size, ball-handling, and passing skills, imo.

We should probably wait until Smart plays a game before making these sort of assessments (and I've been all in on the Smart pick for a while now).

[Beat LA]

Think of this: Instead of possibly overpaying for Bradley do you think we should have just drafted Gary Harris?

I think the Celtics should have given Bradley this contract, even if they'd been able to take Andrew Wiggins.

Grudgingly co-signed. Cap goes up, money has to go somewhere, healthy Bradley's worth the money.

edit: even if he is chronically injury prone and too undersized to play the 2 effectively and would best be served, to my eye, as a lockdown PG defender off the bench.

So, we just gave $8 million a year to a better shooting version of Lindsey Hunter?  Ahahahaha   Well done, Danny

Or we could have let him walk and drafted Gary Harris...

How good is Harris?  Plus, doesn't selecting Smart make Bradley expendable, anyway?  He's already as good as, if not better than, Avery is defensively, but with much better size, ball-handling, and passing skills, imo.

We should probably wait until Smart plays a game before making these sort of assessments (and I've been all in on the Smart pick for a while now).

Haha I know.  I'm just going by scouting reports and blog posts for the moment.  I even missed the first summer league game   When do they play next?

[greenhead85]

Bradley should focus on ball handling the next 2 years...If he was good with the ball in his hands he could be a borderline star.

This.

Borderline star is playing it safe. He could be better though once the ballhandling gets addressed.