Jaylen Brown won't take part in dunk contest

[BE-Celtic]

http://www.csnne.com/boston-celtics/celtics-rookie-jaylen-brown-wont-be-all-star-dunk-contest

I thought this could be a nice opportunity, but if he's convinced it's better for his development, then i trust him 100%. I think he's a smart guy.

[Tr1boy]

Good for him

[droopdog7]

Good for him

Agreed.

[Denis998]

Really glad that he declined to do it. Just look at Vince Carter, won a dunk contest, and spent his whole career having to prove that he was more than a dunker.

Zavine will forever be seen as just a dunker, no matter what he accomplishes after that.

[Moranis]

Seems odd.  Why wouldn't a rookie struggling to get playing time want the exposure.

[BE-Celtic]

Seems odd.  Why wouldn't a rookie struggling to get playing time want the exposure.

Well, if this is what he says, this would make him "struggle" even more. And I don't actually think he does

[Ilikesports17]

Seems odd.  Why wouldn't a rookie struggling to get playing time want the exposure.

I think he overthinks things and is trying too hard to make sure he does the right thing every time. I think he mentally made a bigger deal of this than it really is and In turn missed a nice opportunity.

Not a big deal either way.

[manl_lui]

"to focus all my energy on being ready to help my team."

love the kid, you'd be surprise how much 1 week of practice can do for anyone

[86MaxwellSmart]

My love for Jaylen Brown grows each passing day.

[Moranis]

"to focus all my energy on being ready to help my team."

love the kid, you'd be surprise how much 1 week of practice can do for anyone

but you miss out on a lot of potential learning opportunities when you aren't around guys at the all star game.  Imagine what you could overhear in that setting.  Imagine being able to pull a veteran aside from another team and ask some questions.  Maybe just participating brings a whole new attitude and confidence to his game.  I can't believe he turned it down.  Seems like the wrong move to me (unless he is injured or has a personal conflict).

[fairweatherfan]

"to focus all my energy on being ready to help my team."

love the kid, you'd be surprise how much 1 week of practice can do for anyone

but you miss out on a lot of potential learning opportunities when you aren't around guys at the all star game.  Imagine what you could overhear in that setting.  Imagine being able to pull a veteran aside from another team and ask some questions.  Maybe just participating brings a whole new attitude and confidence to his game.  I can't believe he turned it down.  Seems like the wrong move to me (unless he is injured or has a personal conflict).

Yeah I don't really care about the contest, I just think it'd be a good thing to have a bright young guy like Brown spend some time around the best professionals on the planet. But it's his choice and ultimately shouldn't matter too much.

[BE-Celtic]

My love for Jaylen Brown grows each passing day.

TP for agreement and positive message !

[hwangjini_1]

Seems odd.  Why wouldn't a rookie struggling to get playing time want the exposure.

are you suggesting that CBS would give more minutes to brown were he to take part in this show?

[gift]

Good decision.

[Big333223]

I like that he says he hopes to get asked again. It's not that he doesn't want to do it, it's just not the right time. He wants to take is slow and go when he's ready.

Good for him.