I believe Ball will come out of the gate firing up the league with his style of play. There will be posts on this thread after the first month of the season saying Ainge blew the draft by not selecting Ball and taking Fultz. Folks like a Beat LA will be leading the charge. Like they were with the Jaylen Brown pick.
But then Fultz will start to earn more minutes, as he learns the offensive and defensive rotations. There will be glimmers of his greatness. He will slowly emerge as a stellar scorer and play maker. May not happen until season 2 or 3. The kid was 18 until a couple of weeks ago for goodness sake.
But starting around year 3, when the Ball buzz has worn off, it will be clear why Fultz was the number 1 pick. He will be averaging over 20 ppg, getting 7-8 assists, and grabbing 5-6 rebounds a game.
And the Danny Doubters will have to find another player to criticize Ainge on. Probably the 2018 Nets pick.
That's how it works here on Celticsblog.
😁😂
I don't know, I know there are a couple in the minority that like Jackson or Tatum, but is there anybody here who is pushing for Ball over Fultz?
You aren't wrong about CB (or message boards, in general), but I think if Ainge selects Fultz, very few people will actually be angry about it. Even if it doesn't work out, it is still the right thing to do.
And I think most who were upset about Jaylen weren't upset about the player, but about not getting Butler. Finding out later what the deal really entailed drove most of us back away from the cliff. Still, last year any 1 of 6 guys could have been taken with the #3 pick; luckily we aren't in that position this year (consensus #1).
