Stevens on Rozier. Toughness athleticism and drive.

[KG Living Legend]

 Good stuff from the ESPN Boston article. He said when you combine those three things, your going to find success more often than not.
 Also talks about a legendary shooting drill where your on the move shooting 55 shots, and most players can't even finish it. He wasn't happy with his numbers so he did it two more times. Ainge had never seen that before. Worth the read.

[TheGreenThumb]

And here's the link to the article referred to by the OP:

http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4720002/coaches-detail-roziers-tireless-drive

[Smartacus]

He does have that effortless, bouncy way of moving that alot of today's greats like Westbrook and Wade have. IMO Reggie Jackson is a pretty decent and attainable ceiling for him.

[Beat LA]

Aren't there always stories like this about our draft picks?  It just reeks of the tired 'we can't believe he was still there at x' or whatever.  I mean, good for Rozier and all, but the last guy Celtics fans should trust is Rick Pitino, who was the one who made the comments about the shooting drill in the first place.  From the article - 

"There's a very difficult shooting drill. It's 55 shots on the move. You're exhausted when you get done," Pitino told the paper. "I think the most shots made were 43. They went out and did it. There were four guys there doing it. It's very exhausting. My [Louisville] guys, they can get through it. The [other guys] can't even breathe at the end of it.

"So now Terry said he didn't like his score. 'I want to do it again.' OK, so he does it again. The other guys jumped into it and said, 'We'll do it again.' When it was over the second time, Terry still wasn't happy with his score. The other guys were done. Terry did it two more times. Danny [Ainge] has never seen that before. So, I think that hunger and drive epitomizes what we want in a Louisville man. Somebody who just does not give up, who will not relent or fatigue. And that's Terry."

The whole thing just sounds like your typical summer hype filler piece, quite honestly.  I wouldn't put any stock into it, other than the fact that perhaps we should be more concerned about his shooting, lol . Ugh.

[PhoSita]

Players don't typically make it to the NBA without a rare combination of those three traits.

[PhoSita]

He does have that effortless, bouncy way of moving that alot of today's greats like Westbrook and Wade have. IMO Reggie Jackson is a pretty decent and attainable ceiling for him.

My spectrum for him is Jared Cunningham - CJ Watson - Reggie Jackson

[chambers]

This guy has the heart of a warrior. You can see it in his defense,  and when a guy wants the ball for the last shot, it's often because of ego..or it's because he's put in the hard work and knows that he's capable of performing and executing because of that hard work. He doesn't emit 'ego'. He emits hard work like Marcus Smart.

He reminds me of John Wall. Obviously that's an unfair comparison as a ceiling but his style of offense and athleticism are eerily Wall-like.

I'm stoked with him at #16.

[knuckleballer]

Aren't there always stories like this about our draft picks?  It just reeks of the tired 'we can't believe he was still there at x' or whatever.  I mean, good for Rozier and all, but the last guy Celtics fans should trust is Rick Pitino, who was the one who made the comments about the shooting drill in the first place.  From the article - 

"There's a very difficult shooting drill. It's 55 shots on the move. You're exhausted when you get done," Pitino told the paper. "I think the most shots made were 43. They went out and did it. There were four guys there doing it. It's very exhausting. My [Louisville] guys, they can get through it. The [other guys] can't even breathe at the end of it.

"So now Terry said he didn't like his score. 'I want to do it again.' OK, so he does it again. The other guys jumped into it and said, 'We'll do it again.' When it was over the second time, Terry still wasn't happy with his score. The other guys were done. Terry did it two more times. Danny [Ainge] has never seen that before. So, I think that hunger and drive epitomizes what we want in a Louisville man. Somebody who just does not give up, who will not relent or fatigue. And that's Terry."

The whole thing just sounds like your typical summer hype filler piece, quite honestly.  I wouldn't put any stock into it, other than the fact that perhaps we should be more concerned about his shooting, lol . Ugh.

It's definately a fluff piece, but I didn't see similar stories about other picks such as Young or Melo.  There were stories about Smart's work ethic, but those were obviously for real.

One takeaway I have from this story is that it seems as though Danny and Brad were on the same page about this kid and other picks as well.  Brad is either really good at faking it or he and Danny have a very good working relationship which is great to hear and not that common around the league.

[Celtics4ever]

Players don't typically make it to the NBA without a rare combination of those three traits.

I have seen quite a few stiffs make it but not last.   Guys taken just for their size for example.   The agents in Europe are quite adept, at hiding a player, no workouts and hyping them up.

[clover]

Players don't typically make it to the NBA without a rare combination of those three traits.

I have seen quite a few stiffs make it but not last.   Guys taken just for their size for example.   The agents in Europe are quite adept, at hiding a player, no workouts and hyping them up.

Yep, in the NBA about the only players you absolutely know are incredibly hard workers with great athleticism and phenomenal drive simply because they're there are the guys at 5'10" or less.