My rotation prediction

[mgent]

Smart 25 - IT 18 - Rozier 5
Bradley 20 - IT 7 - Hunter 12 - Turner 9
Crowder 25 - Jerebko 14 - Turner 9
Lee 20 - Johnson 18 - Sully 6 - Jerebko 4
Zeller 20 - KO 18 - Sully 10


Totals:

IT - 25
Smart - 25
Crowder - 25
Bradley - 20
Lee - 20
Zeller - 20
Johnson - 18
Turner - 18
Jerebko - 18
KO - 18
Sully - 16
Hunter - 12
Rozier - 5

Young and Mickey in D-League.

We'd all love a 3-for-1 trade.

[trickybilly]

Smart 25 - IT 18 - Rozier 5
Bradley 20 - IT 7 - Hunter 12 - Turner 9
Crowder 25 - Jerebko 14 - Turner 9
Lee 20 - Johnson 18 - Sully 6 - Jerebko 4
Zeller 20 - KO 18 - Sully 10


Totals:

IT - 25
Smart - 25
Crowder - 25
Bradley - 20
Lee - 20
Zeller - 20
Johnson - 18
Turner - 18
Jerebko - 18
KO - 18
Sully - 16
Hunter - 12
Rozier - 5

Young and Mickey in D-League.

We'd all love a 3-for-1 trade.

Too much love for Crowder I reckon

[max215]

Smart 25 - IT 18 - Rozier 5
Bradley 20 - IT 7 - Hunter 12 - Turner 9
Crowder 25 - Jerebko 14 - Turner 9
Lee 20 - Johnson 18 - Sully 6 - Jerebko 4
Zeller 20 - KO 18 - Sully 10


Totals:

IT - 25
Smart - 25
Crowder - 25
Bradley - 20
Lee - 20
Zeller - 20
Johnson - 18
Turner - 18
Jerebko - 18
KO - 18
Sully - 16
Hunter - 12
Rozier - 5

Young and Mickey in D-League.

We'd all love a 3-for-1 trade.

You think Smart will play less than he did in his rookie year?

[MikeJelly]

I like it, Id give Hunter a little more(already have a soft spot for the kid) and I'd evenly split Crowder and Turner's minutes. I'm impressed with both

[Greyman]

I think Turner will get minutes until Smart has shown he can do better (than Turner). TR just isn't going to be ready though the signs look positive and I am sure he will get some time to see how he comes along in competitive NBA games. Part of me thinks that if Rozier blossoms, and scores well, he could become part of the picture quicker than expected. This would have consequences for AB, Smart and Turner though it is difficult to predict how things would play out.

I am not sure either way on Sully except that he has to start to prove himself more. Can't help feeling he is fighting for his career as a Celtic and should be doing more.

[bello_man09]

Turner is the new jeff green of the blog everybody wants him traded. LOL

[SHAQATTACK]

Turner is the new jeff green of the blog everybody wants him traded. LOL

We work hard to remove dead wood .......


Bass was a major project .    He was around three years TOO long.

Danny has trouble dealing off his " Bargain Blue Light Special " guys anyhow .

ET will make some nice individual plays , but he screws up the main focus of offense in CBS ......

Evan can always be counted on to bake up some of his delicious "Turn Overs ".

[spikelovetheCelts]

Smart 25 - IT 18 - Rozier 5
Bradley 20 - IT 7 - Hunter 12 - Turner 9
Crowder 25 - Jerebko 14 - Turner 9
Lee 20 - Johnson 18 - Sully 6 - Jerebko 4
Zeller 20 - KO 18 - Sully 10


Totals:

IT - 25
Smart - 25
Crowder - 25
Bradley - 20
Lee - 20
Zeller - 20
Johnson - 18
Turner - 18
Jerebko - 18
KO - 18
Sully - 16
Hunter - 12
Rozier - 5

Young and Mickey in D-League.

We'd all love a 3-for-1 trade.

You think Smart will play less than he did in his rookie year?

Your most minutes guy will always be way over 30 no matter the depth.

[mgent]

Smart 25 - IT 18 - Rozier 5
Bradley 20 - IT 7 - Hunter 12 - Turner 9
Crowder 25 - Jerebko 14 - Turner 9
Lee 20 - Johnson 18 - Sully 6 - Jerebko 4
Zeller 20 - KO 18 - Sully 10


Totals:

IT - 25
Smart - 25
Crowder - 25
Bradley - 20
Lee - 20
Zeller - 20
Johnson - 18
Turner - 18
Jerebko - 18
KO - 18
Sully - 16
Hunter - 12
Rozier - 5

Young and Mickey in D-League.

We'd all love a 3-for-1 trade.

You think Smart will play less than he did in his rookie year?

Um 2 less minutes per game?

Why the heck not?

Obviously my estimates are estimates, the minutes are not going to all end up beautiful round numbers.

Maybe someone plays 2 less minutes and Smart plays 2 more minutes.  Maybe (God forbid) ONE player has ONE injury at some point throughout the entire season.

[MJohnnyboy]

After tonight's game, here's my rotation prediction.

Starters
PG: Marcus Smart
SG: Avery Bradley
SF: Jae Crowder
PF: David Lee
C: Tyler Zeller

Back-ups
PG: Isaiah Thomas
SG: Evan Turner
SF: Jonas Jerebko
PF: Kelly Olynyk
C: Amir Johnson

Jared Sullinger and Terry Rozier will round out the active roster.

-I honestly can't give a minutes average because this team is so deep and versatile that I could see games where Rozier and Sully play the most minutes.
-Earlier I would have said Turner and Johnson would have been in the starting line-up but Smart looks like he has improved his playmaking abilities that he can handle the point without Turner.
-Johnson was a great find, and I think he and IT will work tremendously well together in the second unit, hence I believe Johnson is coming off the bench.
-I thought Crowder was best served as a energy 3&D wing off the bench but his defensive tenacity meshes VERY WELL with Bradley and Smart. Granted I really hope Crowder is not the team's starting 3 going forward, but he's a capable 3 for now.
-I like Turner's game and I think it can mesh with the second unit. He did have a bad game tonight and he is the most expendable of all our guys, but he's a suitable shooting guard.
-I absolutely love the chemistry between Jerebko and Olynyk hence why I thought Danny wasn't going to just put either one on the bench. Our second unit is full of great passers. Thomas, Turner, Jerebko, Olynyk and Johnson are all capable of sharing the rock.
-Even though Sully's on the outside looking in, I see Danny and Brad trying to get him to work as hard as possible to earn his next contract. Best part is I think Sully is aware of this and knows he has to work his way up now.

As for who ends the game...

Finishing line-up
PG: Isaiah Thomas
SG: Marcus Smart
SF: Jae Crowder
PF: David Lee
C: Amir Johnson

Combination of our best offensive players (Lee and Thomas) and our defensive players (Smart, Crowder, and Johnson) at their respective positions. That's not a championship line-up but its a tough one to stop. Can the season just start already?

[Timdawgg]

After tonight's game, here's my rotation prediction.

Starters
PG: Marcus Smart
SG: Avery Bradley
SF: Jae Crowder
PF: David Lee
C: Tyler Zeller

Back-ups
PG: Isaiah Thomas
SG: Evan Turner
SF: Jonas Jerebko
PF: Kelly Olynyk
C: Amir Johnson

Jared Sullinger and Terry Rozier will round out the active roster.

-I honestly can't give a minutes average because this team is so deep and versatile that I could see games where Rozier and Sully play the most minutes.
-Earlier I would have said Turner and Johnson would have been in the starting line-up but Smart looks like he has improved his playmaking abilities that he can handle the point without Turner.
-Johnson was a great find, and I think he and IT will work tremendously well together in the second unit, hence I believe Johnson is coming off the bench.
-I thought Crowder was best served as a energy 3&D wing off the bench but his defensive tenacity meshes VERY WELL with Bradley and Smart. Granted I really hope Crowder is not the team's starting 3 going forward, but he's a capable 3 for now.
-I like Turner's game and I think it can mesh with the second unit. He did have a bad game tonight and he is the most expendable of all our guys, but he's a suitable shooting guard.
-I absolutely love the chemistry between Jerebko and Olynyk hence why I thought Danny wasn't going to just put either one on the bench. Our second unit is full of great passers. Thomas, Turner, Jerebko, Olynyk and Johnson are all capable of sharing the rock.
-Even though Sully's on the outside looking in, I see Danny and Brad trying to get him to work as hard as possible to earn his next contract. Best part is I think Sully is aware of this and knows he has to work his way up now.

As for who ends the game...

Finishing line-up
PG: Isaiah Thomas
SG: Marcus Smart
SF: Jae Crowder
PF: David Lee
C: Amir Johnson

Combination of our best offensive players (Lee and Thomas) and our defensive players (Smart, Crowder, and Johnson) at their respective positions. That's not a championship line-up but its a tough one to stop. Can the season just start already?

Dead on!!! TP

[chambers]

we have to get rid of Avery Bradley- he's just taking minutes from Rozier and Hunter at this point.
His long two's are just painful.
Didn't he just say that long twos are the dumbest shot in bball?
He would've taken at least 6 horrid loooong twos tonight.

[tarheelsxxiii]

we have to get rid of Avery Bradley- he's just taking minutes from Rozier and Hunter at this point.
His long two's are just painful.
Didn't he just say that long twos are the dumbest shot in bball?
He would've taken at least 6 horrid loooong twos tonight.

Too aggressive, man. I've been a huge proponent of RJ over the past month, and Rozier to an extent as well, but Avery has arguably been the best player on the team since we dismantled the big 3. He improves every year, he leads by example, and I think he's surpassed most fans' expectations. The rookies are so raw -- they'll likely benefit from playing against him on a day-to-day basis in the near future, and the same can probably be said for Smart.

No need to part ways with him unless an aggressive suitor comes along. I imagine it'd even be ideal for him to be playing less than 32 mins/night if we had a competent 2 guard to replace him, hence my argument to keep RJ with the team more often than not this year. Rozier has a bigger issue... but I don't see Smart slotting over to the 2 as much, especially when Turner is out (or with 2nd unit) and he's given a chance to run the offense. That's what we all want, isn't it? Only situation I can see that being useful is when IT is running point, in end-of-game situations.

[Ilikesports17]

we have to get rid of Avery Bradley- he's just taking minutes from Rozier and Hunter at this point.
His long two's are just painful.
Didn't he just say that long twos are the dumbest shot in bball?
He would've taken at least 6 horrid loooong twos tonight.

Too aggressive, man. I've been a huge proponent of RJ over the past month, and Rozier to an extent as well, but Avery has arguably been the best player on the team since we dismantled the big 3. He improves every year, he leads by example, and I think he's surpassed most fans' expectations. The rookies are so raw -- they'll likely benefit from playing against him on a day-to-day basis in the near future, and the same can probably be said for Smart.

No need to part ways with him unless an aggressive suitor comes along. I imagine it'd even be ideal for him to be playing less than 32 mins/night if we had a competent 2 guard to replace him, hence my argument to keep RJ with the team more often than not this year. Rozier has a bigger issue... but I don't see Smart slotting over to the 2 as much, especially when Turner is out (or with 2nd unit) and he's given a chance to run the offense. That's what we all want, isn't it? Only situation I can see that being useful is when IT is running point, in end-of-game situations.

He is a very useful player on a nice contract and I think he has developed into a solid team leader and has good work ethic etc etc

Bottom line is that I think one or both of he and turner have to be moved by the deadline.

I think the other 5 (smart Thomas rosier hunter young) will force Danny to clear up space and both are on very movable contracts.

[chambers]

we have to get rid of Avery Bradley- he's just taking minutes from Rozier and Hunter at this point.
His long two's are just painful.
Didn't he just say that long twos are the dumbest shot in bball?
He would've taken at least 6 horrid loooong twos tonight.

Too aggressive, man. I've been a huge proponent of RJ over the past month, and Rozier to an extent as well, but Avery has arguably been the best player on the team since we dismantled the big 3. He improves every year, he leads by example, and I think he's surpassed most fans' expectations. The rookies are so raw -- they'll likely benefit from playing against him on a day-to-day basis in the near future, and the same can probably be said for Smart.

No need to part ways with him unless an aggressive suitor comes along. I imagine it'd even be ideal for him to be playing less than 32 mins/night if we had a competent 2 guard to replace him, hence my argument to keep RJ with the team more often than not this year. Rozier has a bigger issue... but I don't see Smart slotting over to the 2 as much, especially when Turner is out (or with 2nd unit) and he's given a chance to run the offense. That's what we all want, isn't it? Only situation I can see that being useful is when IT is running point, in end-of-game situations.

Oh I agree we shouldn't just move him for the sake of it, but we should actively look for a trade for some kind of value.
eg Would the Wizards send us Kelly Oubre for Bradley?

Problem with Avery is I can't see anyone wanting to swap just a single big man with similar worth, he's more likely to garner a guard/wing coming back or draft picks as returning value if he's traded.

Who could we get in return for him at the SF or PF/C spots who we'd look at as a long term piece?

God he's frustrating with his shot selection sometimes.