Celtics (2-1) at Nets (1-2) Preseason Game #4 10/13/16

[Granath]

The Brown Bandwagon is here! Climb aboard! Plenty of room for everyone. Drinks are in the back.

[The One]

Jaylen with that pass though!

When Mike Fratello said that Jaylen can really glide after one of his drives...it made me think of Clyde Drexler.  And I can see some similarities...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FemXo57pJrk

[Snakehead]

Future star Anthony Bennet looked spectacular

Yep, he's showing signs of reaching his greater than Jaylen Brown potential.  I can't decide if I'm more impressed with the 2 points or the 0 assists... nah it's definitely the 1 rebound!

he was seen as about the same level of prospect as brown when he came out.  Brown already looks better than Bennett did that first year, though.

hahaha Brown looks better than he does now.  I'm not sure why you insist on acting like Bennet isn't a complete disaster.  He has "all the tools" though.... as in arms, legs, a brain?

He wasn't selected by Philly you know.  You don't have to defend him.

[aingeforthree]

The Brown Bandwagon is here! Climb aboard! Plenty of room for everyone. Drinks are in the back.

I'm hopping on. Man this kid oozes with big time talent & potential.

[Tr1boy]

brown has stepped up late in a lot of 4th Qs I have seen. He did when we lost to Philly but they stopped going to him (after his mini run). He can't shoot fts but knocked down all 4 in the clutch. Very mature.

Yes he can shoot fts.  He is about a 70 percent FT shooter.  That is above average

He just needs to keep working on it and hopefully can shoot it consistently at 75-80 percent

I'm too lazy to check but i thought he was closer to 60, sorry you may be right. 70% is better than avg? NBA players must really stink at FTs.



eh, I checked avg. is 75%, if he does shoot 70 that's well BELOW avg.

Well if you avg it out

Guards are somewhere between 75-90

Big players still around 65-70

[A Future of Stevens]

brown has stepped up late in a lot of 4th Qs I have seen. He did when we lost to Philly but they stopped going to him (after his mini run). He can't shoot fts but knocked down all 4 in the clutch. Very mature.

Yes he can shoot fts.  He is about a 70 percent FT shooter.  That is above average

He just needs to keep working on it and hopefully can shoot it consistently at 75-80 percent

I'm too lazy to check but i thought he was closer to 60, sorry you may be right. 70% is better than avg? NBA players must really stink at FTs.



eh, I checked avg. is 75%, if he does shoot 70 that's well BELOW avg.

Well if you avg it out

Guards are somewhere between 75-90

Big players still around 65-70

I guess the moral of the story here is that at 70% he has room for improvement, but it is in no ways broken. I think a lot of people around here are gun shy based on Rondos absurd FT% for so many years haha.

[Tr1boy]

brown has stepped up late in a lot of 4th Qs I have seen. He did when we lost to Philly but they stopped going to him (after his mini run). He can't shoot fts but knocked down all 4 in the clutch. Very mature.

Yes he can shoot fts.  He is about a 70 percent FT shooter.  That is above average

He just needs to keep working on it and hopefully can shoot it consistently at 75-80 percent

I'm too lazy to check but i thought he was closer to 60, sorry you may be right. 70% is better than avg? NBA players must really stink at FTs.



eh, I checked avg. is 75%, if he does shoot 70 that's well BELOW avg.

Well if you avg it out

Guards are somewhere between 75-90

Big players still around 65-70

I guess the moral of the story here is that at 70% he has room for improvement, but it is in no ways broken. I think a lot of people around here are gun shy based on Rondos absurd FT% for so many years haha.

Rondo was an exception , the wrong way

Brown is avg or just above. Guys like lebron for example has never been a great FT

[A Future of Stevens]

brown has stepped up late in a lot of 4th Qs I have seen. He did when we lost to Philly but they stopped going to him (after his mini run). He can't shoot fts but knocked down all 4 in the clutch. Very mature.

Yes he can shoot fts.  He is about a 70 percent FT shooter.  That is above average

He just needs to keep working on it and hopefully can shoot it consistently at 75-80 percent

I'm too lazy to check but i thought he was closer to 60, sorry you may be right. 70% is better than avg? NBA players must really stink at FTs.



eh, I checked avg. is 75%, if he does shoot 70 that's well BELOW avg.

Well if you avg it out

Guards are somewhere between 75-90

Big players still around 65-70

I guess the moral of the story here is that at 70% he has room for improvement, but it is in no ways broken. I think a lot of people around here are gun shy based on Rondos absurd FT% for so many years haha.

Rondo was an exception , the wrong way

Brown is avg or just above. Guys like lebron for example has never been a great FT

Haha I am agreeing with you tri, I think he is perfectly fine. An yeah, I know Rondo was the exception, but I am sure it has made a few of us gunshy for anything less than great FT shooters you know?

[PhoSita]

The Nets appear to have a pretty solid top 4.  Lin, RHJ, Booker, Lopez.  Those guys can play.

Hopefully their lack of depth sinks them.

[mef730]

brown has stepped up late in a lot of 4th Qs I have seen. He did when we lost to Philly but they stopped going to him (after his mini run). He can't shoot fts but knocked down all 4 in the clutch. Very mature.

Yes he can shoot fts.  He is about a 70 percent FT shooter.  That is above average

He just needs to keep working on it and hopefully can shoot it consistently at 75-80 percent

I'm too lazy to check but i thought he was closer to 60, sorry you may be right. 70% is better than avg? NBA players must really stink at FTs.



eh, I checked avg. is 75%, if he does shoot 70 that's well BELOW avg.

Well if you avg it out

Guards are somewhere between 75-90

Big players still around 65-70

Perfect! So you can play Brown at the 3 but, whenever he gets fouled, move him to the 2. Problem solved!

Mike

[BlackCeltic]

The Brown Bandwagon is here! Climb aboard! Plenty of room for everyone. Drinks are in the back.

Im driving!

JB7 aka The Future 

[CelticGuardian]

Brooklyn wasn't messing around, they wanted to send a message by playing scrappy and forcing the issue, I like how Jaylen in spite of that adversity showed what he added to this team and that pass in the 4th had me looking at him as an entirely different player. Kudos to Smart for showing some personality offensively... it's looking like a hard call as we continue the Turner Minutes saga.

[MJohnnyboy]

I just think its funny that the guy who pulled Boston ahead was the guy who Brooklyn gave us in the draft this year.

Well done Nets.

[LarBrd33]

Future star Anthony Bennet looked spectacular

Yep, he's showing signs of reaching his greater than Jaylen Brown potential.  I can't decide if I'm more impressed with the 2 points or the 0 assists... nah it's definitely the 1 rebound!

he was seen as about the same level of prospect as brown when he came out.  Brown already looks better than Bennett did that first year, though.

hahaha Brown looks better than he does now.  I'm not sure why you insist on acting like Bennet isn't a complete disaster.  He has "all the tools" though.... as in arms, legs, a brain?

He wasn't selected by Philly you know.  You don't have to defend him.

bennett did and does have "tools".  Scal talked about it on the broadcast.  It's why he might make the nets roster this year and might make some contributions.  I don't blame you for comparing brown to him given that they were seen as identical level prospects when entering the draft.  Both considered reaches taken higher than expected for perceived potential. We will all be fortunate if brown doesn't end up like Bennett though.  So far brown has shown more encouraging signs in preseason than Bennett did... so that's good.

[LarBrd33]

Future star Anthony Bennet looked spectacular

Yep, he's showing signs of reaching his greater than Jaylen Brown potential.  I can't decide if I'm more impressed with the 2 points or the 0 assists... nah it's definitely the 1 rebound!

he was seen as about the same level of prospect as brown when he came out.  Brown already looks better than Bennett did that first year, though.

hahaha Brown looks better than he does now.  I'm not sure why you insist on acting like Bennet isn't a complete disaster.  He has "all the tools" though.... as in arms, legs, a brain?

He wasn't selected by Philly you know.  You don't have to defend him.

bennett did and does have "tools".  Scal talked about it on the broadcast.  It's why he might make the nets roster this year and might make some contributions.  I don't blame you for comparing brown to him given that they were seen as identical level prospects when entering the draft.  Both considered reaches taken higher than expected for perceived potential. We will all be fortunate if brown doesn't end up like Bennett though.  So far brown has shown more encouraging signs in preseason than Bennett did... so that's good.

Actually, my bad.  I stand corrected.  I guess it's not entirely fair to Bennett to say that Brown has been dramatically better at the same point in their careers.   

In Bennett's first preseason he averaged 9.4 points 5.3 rebounds with 35% shooting in 21mpg and hit 9 three pointers (36% shooting). 

In Brown's first preseason he's averaging 8.5 points, 3.5 rebounds with 36% shooting in 23mpg and hit 2 three pointers (18% shooting).

I apologize to Anthony Bennett for insulting him like that.

It's a shame we can't compare them on the Summer league level since Bennett missed his first summer league.  He did participate the next year though and averaged 13.3 points, 7.8 rebounds with 42% shooting in 29mpg (25% from three).   Brown averaged 16 points, 6.2 rebounds with with 32% shooting in 29mpg (22% from three).

Anyways, here's hoping Jaylen has a significantly better regular season than Bennett did that rookie year. *GULP*

The good news:  This Celtic team is a FAR better environment than that Cavs team Bennett was drafted into.  Brown will have every opportunity to succeed as he practices against legitimate NBA professionals and learns from an outstanding coaching staff in a winning atmosphere.