What stands out for me is his passing. When he can't a good shot he passed, which makes his drives more effective. He draws the defense in and passes out.

This kid is going to be good in a hurry.

highlights from last night game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP3XFEZPUjY

Just things we didn't see much from last season.  A guy that can drive , explosive finishes around the basket.  But I also love the passes he made for easy buckets. He was just all around solid on both ends (nice steal). Thrived in pressure

Now many might still be bummed out that he can't "shoot".  And last night he faked two or three semi open shots and drove in for some real nice plays instead.    Eventually teams are going to back off and dare him to shoot.   

Brown may never become a sharpshooter but I feel confident he will be able to make the open shots more often than not. Excited to watch this kid play, grow, contribute this season

BTW anybody know if a Tomasz Kordylewski (highlight clips) is part of CB?

Quote from: green_bballers13 on October 05, 2016, 10:22:20 PM

Tell me that you saw JB's fadeaway jumper on the baseline last night and that he still cannot shoot. The eye test tells me that he's talented, very athletic, runs the floor, drives to the basket, and plays defense. He will need to show consistency and at 19, it's expected that he will go through shooting droughts. The potential is there though, and he's already hit a couple of tightly contested difficult shots.

If his shooting never takes off to where we want it, I don't see why he can't be a Jimmy Butler/Andre Iguodola type player for the Celtics. A super glue guy that could be the 3rd best player on a championship team. He can change the mood in the Garden with a thunderous dunk at the right time. He's going to draw a lot of fouls, so he's going to get his practice in shooting free throws.

I want to hear from someone that has watched him play and concluded that he won't be a competent shooter in the NBA.

I have to say, when I saw that midrange jumper It almost got me out of my chair from excitement.  Not just because he made the jumper, but because it just looked so smooth and natural.

Even his defense looked so much better then it did in SL - much more active with the hands and the feet. 

I swear the more I watch Brown the more he reminds me of Dominique Wilkins.  That's mostly because he's not really the "finesse" type of athlete who will try to dance around you (e.g. MJ, Dr J)...he's much more of the "power" type of athlete (e.g. Wilkins/Kemp) who will just explode to the basket, and will throw it down as hard as he can right on top of the face of any defender who dares get in his way.

He has that fearless "get out of my way or suffer the consequences" aggressiveness about him, which I absolutely love. 

If he can consistently combine that power/explosiveness with the type of fadeaway jumper he flashed yesteday, he'll be amazing.

Quote from: crimson_stallion on October 06, 2016, 12:19:07 AM

Quote from: green_bballers13 on October 05, 2016, 10:22:20 PM

Tell me that you saw JB's fadeaway jumper on the baseline last night and that he still cannot shoot. The eye test tells me that he's talented, very athletic, runs the floor, drives to the basket, and plays defense. He will need to show consistency and at 19, it's expected that he will go through shooting droughts. The potential is there though, and he's already hit a couple of tightly contested difficult shots.

If his shooting never takes off to where we want it, I don't see why he can't be a Jimmy Butler/Andre Iguodola type player for the Celtics. A super glue guy that could be the 3rd best player on a championship team. He can change the mood in the Garden with a thunderous dunk at the right time. He's going to draw a lot of fouls, so he's going to get his practice in shooting free throws.

I want to hear from someone that has watched him play and concluded that he won't be a competent shooter in the NBA.

I have to say, when I saw that midrange jumper It almost got me out of my chair from excitement.  Not just because he made the jumper, but because it just looked so smooth and natural.

Even his defense looked so much better then it did in SL - much more active with the hands and the feet. 

I swear the more I watch Brown the more he reminds me of Dominique Wilkins.  That's mostly because he's not really the "finesse" type of athlete who will try to dance around you (e.g. MJ, Dr J)...he's much more of the "power" type of athlete (e.g. Wilkins/Kemp) who will just explode to the basket, and will throw it down as hard as he can right on top of the face of any defender who dares get in his way.

He has that fearless "get out of my way or suffer the consequences" aggressiveness about him, which I absolutely love. 

If he can consistently combine that power/explosiveness with the type of fadeaway jumper he flashed yesteday, he'll be amazing.

I keep trying to figure out why Brown doesn't appear to have an "electric" explosive body like the other guys mentioned.  I mean, Brown is absolutely blowing by people and dunking but his body doesn't appear nearly as charismatic as those other guys for some reason.  And it's not just because those guys became superstars; guys like Kedrick Brown, Gerald Green, and Tony Allen just had body language that made them appear far more explosive and athletic than Jaylen Brown.  I'm not complaining because Brown is blowing by everyone and getting to the rim, I'm just trying to figure out why I'm seeing what I'm seeing.

I also loved that midrange fallaway jumper.  It's a shot that Bird and Jordan mastered only at the end of their careers, and Kobe picked it up like halfway through his career.  That's a great sign.  It appears that Brown is more comfortable and has smoother mechanics with that shot than he does when he faces and shoots.