Brown should start

[walker834]

Barring Durant being here,  I don't think we draft a guy 3 and not just start him.  Crowder is a good player but is more a guy who can start or come off the bench.  Crowders role here in general is in question.

We are different than Philly where we are trying to win games at the same time. But they started Okafor.  I think most players picked in the top 3 start off the bat. 

Jabari came off the bench for a bit. But just start the dude.

[Denis998]

start both Jae and Jaylen

[walker834]

Marcus and Crowder off the bench give us a 2 headed beast.  I guess it could be Marcus and Brown but our two highest draft picks and talented players are coming off the bench?  It makes no sense.

Start Jae at Power Forward?

[BitterJim]

If Brown earn's the starting spot over Crowder, absolutely start him.  But don't start him just because he's a top pick.  He was picked high for his potential, not his NBA readiness

[jambr380]

start both Jae and Jaylen

Yeah, I have no problems with this. We really need to come away with a bonafide starting center, but these two at forward would work just fine against the vast majority of teams.

[walker834]

If Brown earn's the starting spot over Crowder, absolutely start him.  But don't start him just because he's a top pick.  He was picked high for his potential, not his NBA readiness

This is true but  I just don't like the idea of Marcus and Brown rotting on the bench. It bothers me enough Marcus isn't starting. I agree though he started and couldn't shoot.  He is off the bench and can't shoot right now and isn't ready but even if he was would he start the way this team is set up?

Isaiah is our best player.  If Marcus surpasses him will Brad start Marcus?

[BitterJim]

If Brown earn's the starting spot over Crowder, absolutely start him.  But don't start him just because he's a top pick.  He was picked high for his potential, not his NBA readiness

This is true but  I just don't like the idea of Marcus and Brown rotting on the bench. It bothers me enough Marcus isn't starting. I agree though he started and couldn't shoot.  He is off the bench and can't shoot right now and isn't ready but even if he was would he start the way this team is set up?

Isaiah is our best player.  If Marcus surpasses him will Brad start Marcus?

Coming off the bench and rotting on the bench are totally different.  As long as they're getting plenty of minutes (which Smart is), they'll be fine.  It doesn't matter if they're starting or coming off the bench

If the team was better with IT off the bench, he'd be coming off the bench.  I don't think Brad is afraid of having him be a 6th man, but we don't have the offense in the starting lineup to allow for him to come off the bench

[walker834]

If Brown earn's the starting spot over Crowder, absolutely start him.  But don't start him just because he's a top pick.  He was picked high for his potential, not his NBA readiness

This is true but  I just don't like the idea of Marcus and Brown rotting on the bench. It bothers me enough Marcus isn't starting. I agree though he started and couldn't shoot.  He is off the bench and can't shoot right now and isn't ready but even if he was would he start the way this team is set up?

Isaiah is our best player.  If Marcus surpasses him will Brad start Marcus?

Coming off the bench and rotting on the bench are totally different.  As long as they're getting plenty of minutes (which Smart is), they'll be fine.  It doesn't matter if they're starting or coming off the bench

If the team was better with IT off the bench, he'd be coming off the bench.  I don't think Brad is afraid of having him be a 6th man, but we don't have the offense in the starting lineup to allow for him to come off the bench

I agree it doesn't matter who starts but there are distinct differences between starting and coming off the bench and how you can impact the game.  This is Isaiah's team right now and he really runs the show. Marcus has more had to find other ways to impact the game.  THat's a strength of his right now so it works out.  I don't feel like we are fully taking advantage of Marcus's talents though.  The same with Brown if he comes off the bench. 

[BornReady]

If Brown earn's the starting spot over Crowder, absolutely start him.  But don't start him just because he's a top pick.  He was picked high for his potential, not his NBA readiness

This is true but  I just don't like the idea of Marcus and Brown rotting on the bench. It bothers me enough Marcus isn't starting. I agree though he started and couldn't shoot.  He is off the bench and can't shoot right now and isn't ready but even if he was would he start the way this team is set up?

Isaiah is our best player.  If Marcus surpasses him will Brad start Marcus?

Coming off the bench and rotting on the bench are totally different.  As long as they're getting plenty of minutes (which Smart is), they'll be fine.  It doesn't matter if they're starting or coming off the bench

If the team was better with IT off the bench, he'd be coming off the bench.  I don't think Brad is afraid of having him be a 6th man, but we don't have the offense in the starting lineup to allow for him to come off the bench

I agree it doesn't matter who starts but there are distinct differences between starting and coming off the bench and how you can impact the game.  This is Isaiah's team right now and he really runs the show. Marcus has more had to find other ways to impact the game.  THat's a strength of his right now so it works out.  I don't feel like we are fully taking advantage of Marcus's talents though.  The same with Brown if he comes off the bench.

As long as they get adequate playing time, I'm happy
But not garbage mins at the end of blowouts

[alldaboston]

If Brown earn's the starting spot over Crowder, absolutely start him.  But don't start him just because he's a top pick.  He was picked high for his potential, not his NBA readiness

This is true but  I just don't like the idea of Marcus and Brown rotting on the bench. It bothers me enough Marcus isn't starting. I agree though he started and couldn't shoot.  He is off the bench and can't shoot right now and isn't ready but even if he was would he start the way this team is set up?

Isaiah is our best player.  If Marcus surpasses him will Brad start Marcus?

Coming off the bench and rotting on the bench are totally different.  As long as they're getting plenty of minutes (which Smart is), they'll be fine.  It doesn't matter if they're starting or coming off the bench

If the team was better with IT off the bench, he'd be coming off the bench.  I don't think Brad is afraid of having him be a 6th man, but we don't have the offense in the starting lineup to allow for him to come off the bench

I think, after Smart got back from the injury, it was a case of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". The lineup was working fine, so Brad didn't wanna mess with it.

[The One]

I don't necessarily want him to start. But boy...I want to force feed him as many minutes as possible. I want to get his progress on the fast track.

He has the body of a Greek god.

He has the mind of a Mensa candidate.

He desperately wants to please Danny, Brad, and the fans.

So I don't see any obstacles for him getting A LOT of minutes. 

[dreamgreen]

I'm excited to have a top pick and see what the kid can do but lets see him play before we start giving things away here.

[NHHillbilly]

I think the Celtics are being like the Patriots:  playing time is not part of strategy or image:  playing time is earned in practice.  Brad is going to start and play whoever helps the team win.  Maybe Jaylen Brown will be like Tom Brady:  NE had a quarterback before Brady, named Drew Bledsoe.  Drew was a #1 pick, Brady was 6th round.  Drew lost the starter job only by injury, and later when Brady was hurt Drew did a good job in a playoff game.  But the team rightly started Brady, because he was better.
Arguably, Crowder is the second best player on the Celtics 2015-2016:  but if you win more with Brown, you start him.  If Brown needs to get better, you start Crowder.

[oldtype]

Hopefully we will be playing small ball with him at 3 and Jae at 4 come playoffs time. He should begin the season on the bench though

[TheReaLPuba]

I think the Celtics are being like the Patriots:  playing time is not part of strategy or image:  playing time is earned in practice.  Brad is going to start and play whoever helps the team win.  Maybe Jaylen Brown will be like Tom Brady:  NE had a quarterback before Brady, named Drew Bledsoe.  Drew was a #1 pick, Brady was 6th round.  Drew lost the starter job only by injury, and later when Brady was hurt Drew did a good job in a playoff game.  But the team rightly started Brady, because he was better.
Arguably, Crowder is the second best player on the Celtics 2015-2016:  but if you win more with Brown, you start him.  If Brown needs to get better, you start Crowder.

The Celtics aren't at championship level yet. Don't compare apples to oranges.

The patriots are title contenders every year. The C's aren't even close to contending and to do that our young guns need to play and play a lot!