does rj hunter influence 3rd pick-how good is rj

[86MaxwellSmart]

Hunter is another Ainge draft miss. A spot-up chucker who can't guard a chair has no future in the league

He hasn't once crossed Ainge's mind thinking about the 3.

Hunter is actually a very good defender--long arms, lots of tipped balls leading to turnovers...I expect him to stick with the team. He is also a very good passer...just needs more court time fr his shot to start falling.

[hwangjini_1]

Hunter is another Ainge draft miss. A spot-up chucker who can't guard a chair has no future in the league

He hasn't once crossed Ainge's mind thinking about the 3.

James Young maybe a miss for DA FAB Melo and JJ were bad.. DA nailed Smart, AB and Sully.

RJ will play some years in this league. He will regain his stroke and he is smart on d.

 He can write too unlike the poster who started this thread.

my apologies, as i am recovering from a near fatal dvt and acute pulmonary thrombosis that led to a mini stroke and damaged the fine veins in my lung effecting my breathing, then a mild heart attack a few weeks ago and today was told i'm borderline diabetic-most of my posting has been from prone position
you might not like the way i write,i don't like the way you think

rollie, keep on posting threads. i always enjoy reading this and thank you for taking the time to talk with all of us here.

[Beat LA]

Hunter is another Ainge draft miss. A spot-up chucker who can't guard a chair has no future in the league

He hasn't once crossed Ainge's mind thinking about the 3.

Hunter is actually a very good defender--long arms, lots of tipped balls leading to turnovers...I expect him to stick with the team. He is also a very good passer...just needs more court time fr his shot to start falling.

I'm in agreement with you, 86MaxwellSmart, on RJ.  I love his passing.

[LarBrd33]

That's something I think I heard on the CLNS radio podcast... that guys like Buddy Hield might not be significantly better than RJ Hunter at this point. 

[Beat LA]

That's something I think I heard on the CLNS radio podcast... that guys like Buddy Hield might not be significantly better than RJ Hunter at this point.

While I'm not sure that I'd go nearly that far, Hunter is by far the better passer when compared to Hield, although, admittedly, that's not saying much, lol .

[rollie mass]

rj also had a shoulder problem-subluxation due to wide shoulders and long arms
he stated he would work on strengthening it this summer

[alldaboston]

Hunter is another Ainge draft miss. A spot-up chucker who can't guard a chair has no future in the league

He hasn't once crossed Ainge's mind thinking about the 3.

At the 28th pick, what do you expect?

He expects all stars no matter where we pick. He has friends who are scouts who have always been right in every draft, whereas Danny has always been wrong.

[CelticPride2016]

Hunter is another Ainge draft miss. A spot-up chucker who can't guard a chair has no future in the league

He hasn't once crossed Ainge's mind thinking about the 3.

James Young maybe a miss for DA FAB Melo and JJ were bad.. DA nailed Smart, AB and Sully.

RJ will play some years in this league. He will regain his stroke and he is smart on d.

 He can write too unlike the poster who started this thread.

my apologies, as i am recovering from a near fatal dvt and acute pulmonary thrombosis that led to a mini stroke and damaged the fine veins in my lung effecting my breathing, then a mild heart attack a few weeks ago and today was told i'm borderline diabetic-most of my posting has been from prone position
you might not like the way i write,i don't like the way you think

rollie, keep on posting threads. i always enjoy reading this and thank you for taking the time to talk with all of us here.

There are some very mean people on this website who seem to know what they can get away with.

If Rollie didn't post here and a few others, I would never visit.

I've seen people attack Rollie a bunch of times and thankfully someone like yourself lets him know he's appreciated.

Was RJ Hunter ever a natural shooter? That's my question for that player. I see he shot threes very well his freshman and sophomore years but took a nosedive the last year. I also see he was an outstanding free throw shooter in college.

I see Marcus Smart never reached 30% for threes while he was in college.

Marcus obviously has to pull a Dennis Johnson and become a serviceable shooter. RJ Hunter makes no sense right now. I mean, is he a gifted shooter or not? The free throws tell me he can shoot. Maybe the problem is the NBA's emphasis on threes. A guy like Rondo used to put up decent numbers because he'd get layups to pad the percentage.

I hope Brad Stevens is willing to tweak his philosophy. If everyone needs to toss threes, then perhaps draft players who can hit them? Hopefully Brad and Danny are on the same page and think these things through.

It looked like Amir would be a good three point shooter, but he takes a half hour to shoot them. RJ Hunter also seems to have a technique for shooting threes that doesn't seem like it will be effective in the NBA.

Three point shots are not going away, but I don't understand the need to shoot so many of them or give every player the green light. To me, it is lazy basketball and not set in stone that it's vital to winning. Sure, you need a few guys who can hit them, but why use a green light for everyone strategy?

[Smokeeye123]

I don't think there is any influence. Honestly I don't even know if he makes the roster this year with all of our picks. Great kid though and I wish him all the best. Hopefully he can pave a little career for himself kind of like E'twaun Moore did with Orlando/Chicago.

[ThaPreacher]

Hunter is another Ainge draft miss. A spot-up chucker who can't guard a chair has no future in the league

He hasn't once crossed Ainge's mind thinking about the 3.

James Young maybe a miss for DA FAB Melo and JJ were bad.. DA nailed Smart, AB and Sully.

RJ will play some years in this league. He will regain his stroke and he is smart on d.

 He can write too unlike the poster who started this thread.

my apologies, as i am recovering from a near fatal dvt and acute pulmonary thrombosis that led to a mini stroke and damaged the fine veins in my lung effecting my breathing, then a mild heart attack a few weeks ago and today was told i'm borderline diabetic-most of my posting has been from prone position
you might not like the way i write,i don't like the way you think

Rollie, get well!  Thanks for posting. Disregard the ignorant pundits. I appreciate the fact you take the time to ask some relevant questions and contribute to the discussions on CelticBlog.
The fact that you have gone through all that you have and you make it important to be here, is great! 

I don't think that RJ influences the 3rd pick. However, I do believe it is too early to tell what kind of career he is going to have. Early on it is about confidence and opportunity. RJ has a number of the requisite skills, but he hasn't been able to string together solid play to get many minutes in the rotation.  Boston would love for him to develop.  Its still too early to tell. At the moment, I don't think it will influence the outcome of Celtics draft this year.

[Kuberski33]

Rollie I always enjoy reading your posts as well.  Carry on....Re Hunter I question his athleticism.  I'm not sure he's an NBA player at this point but I also think this is a big off season for him.  Let's see how he comes back in Year 2.

[flybono]

Call it what it is, BUST!

[rollie mass]

thanks for support,i really do try to post topics that open discussion and so posters can add information and points of view
in the case of rookie three point scorers ,i looked into staukus,mcdermott ,young and rj
i finally found a chart of rj's shooting that showed his percetages from each spot and from guarded and unguarded and it seemed to show he shot poorly from corners and surprisingly well from deep and less guarded.
so it seems that size, closeouts might bother rj
staukas and mcdermott both struggled rookie year
i would venture to quess that having to play defence, as well as adjust to speed and length takes its toll on shooters because to get in and get rhythm and if your defence is bad -its the bench ,garbage time and being thrown in cold or when somone goes down-then there is the long season, dealing with injuries,flu and the bench and more bench
mcdermott injured his knee ,rj shoulder and young several injuries
unless you play for philly, i can see young shooters getting rattled and when they do get on like rj are focusing on defence, passing and keeping offence flowing and if you miss a few then the ball may not come at right time or place
going to be interesting watching hield and murray
-booker had a good season but not his team
,i think it is difficult to get playing time for celtics without playing strong defence because of the teams win now defensive identity and lack of big man-summer league can't wait
again,thanks for support  and on the mend

[LarBrd33]

Hunter is another Ainge draft miss. A spot-up chucker who can't guard a chair has no future in the league

He hasn't once crossed Ainge's mind thinking about the 3.

James Young maybe a miss for DA FAB Melo and JJ were bad.. DA nailed Smart, AB and Sully.

RJ will play some years in this league. He will regain his stroke and he is smart on d.

 He can write too unlike the poster who started this thread.

my apologies, as i am recovering from a near fatal dvt and acute pulmonary thrombosis that led to a mini stroke and damaged the fine veins in my lung effecting my breathing, then a mild heart attack a few weeks ago and today was told i'm borderline diabetic-most of my posting has been from prone position
you might not like the way i write,i don't like the way you think

I hope you make a quick recovery, rollie.  I appreciate the ideas you bring to this place. What you are going through sounds terrible.  I hope you are keeping your mood as positive as possible in the midst of this. 

[CoachBo]

Hunter is another Ainge draft miss. A spot-up chucker who can't guard a chair has no future in the league

He hasn't once crossed Ainge's mind thinking about the 3.

Hunter is actually a very good defender--long arms, lots of tipped balls leading to turnovers...I expect him to stick with the team. He is also a very good passer...just needs more court time fr his shot to start falling.

Then why is Stevens always on him about his inability to stick with defensive rotations? He played himself to the bench in the Atlanta series because he cannot guard a chair.

He is simply a poor defender who cannot create his own shot, and should not have been drafted. He should be off-loaded this summer.