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What scoring option will Jaylen Brown be on this team next year?

Clear #1
1 (1.5%)
#1A
2 (3%)
#1B
8 (12.1%)
#1C
7 (10.6%)
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7 (10.6%)
#2A
7 (10.6%)
#2B
10 (15.2%)
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24 (36.4%)

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Offline nickagneta

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So Jaylen Brown appears to be having a coming out party scoring 199 points in his last 9 games for 22.1 PPG. He has hit more than 30 points in 3 of those games. 4 of those games have been in the playoffs where he has scored 95 points in 4 games or 23.7 PPG.

So starting next year, where will Jaylen be on our scoring options list given he, Kyrie, and Hayward will probably be our top 3 scoring options?

How many PPG do you expect from him next year, given everyone healthy?

Also, should we include Tatum in this list or is he still clearly a top 4 or 5 scoring option?

Any way you look at it, next year looks AWESOME!

Re: Can Jaylen Brown be a #1 scoring option as early as next year?(Poll)
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2018, 04:15:35 PM »

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On this team he’s #3.

On most lottery teams he’d be #1, averaging 22+ per night.


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« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2018, 04:20:01 PM »

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Having so many players who could be first options on offense is a great problem to have, but it is going to require a very delicate balance of sharing the basketball.  Golden State is obviously the model for how to accomplish this.

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On this team he’s #3.

On most lottery teams he’d be #1, averaging 22+ per night.
That would be this year, IMO. Next year, I think he could be a #1 on a lottery team averaging 25+ per night.

I think he could be an equal #2 scoring option next year with Hayward.

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Forget next year. He should at least be a primary scoring option in this series given that he's being guarded by Brogdon. Sigh. #PostingAndToasting ;D

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I think on this team, he could be a 2B scoring option.

The difference is, he's looking a lot more confident while shooting, and even when he's having a cold night, he's not shy to keep trying and eventually getting his shot to fall. A lot more improved compared to last year.
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I assume he will be #3 in shot attempts but Kyrie and Hayward will easily be the primary scorers and decision makers on offense.  This assumption is based upon Hayward at 100%.  On a championship contender Jaylen Brown is best served to be a 3rd option who gets most of his points within the flow of the game. 

As for being a #1 option I don't think Jaylen is ready to carry the scoring load for an entire season on a playoff team.  True #1 options can score efficiently on high usage AND volume.  Jaylen is a couple years away from reaching that point.  He could definitely score the 2nd most points on a very good team though.

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Options order:
1. Kyrie
2. Hayward
3. Brown
4. Tatum
5. Horford

3-5 might depend on who has the hot hand on a game to game basis
« Last Edit: April 22, 2018, 05:12:26 PM by CelticsElite »

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On this team he’s #3.

On most lottery teams he’d be #1, averaging 22+ per night.
I think he can be averaging 22+ on a low-seed playoff team right now.
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« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2018, 05:11:59 PM »

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Options order:
1. Kyrie
2. Hayward
3. Brown
4. Tatum
5. Horford

3-5 might depend on who has the hot hand on a game to game basis

I agree for the most part except Horford should be the clear #5 in shot attempts next year.  I don't see this alternating very often.  His role as a distributor will be even more fun to watch with a healthy roster.  Ideally Horford drops to 26-28 mpg during the course of the 82 game season.

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« Reply #10 on: April 22, 2018, 05:19:45 PM »

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I see Kyrie and Hayward as top 2 but not sure Jaylen will hold off Tatum as the next go to guy. They will be about even as far ppg go. It's not a bad problem to have but it'd be better if they rolled 2 basketballs out there.

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Trying to fit him into a slot like 1A, 1B etc. is just ridiculous, and shows no real understanding of the game.  What is he now?  I go with a 1.2847 alpha dog.

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I just can’t wait to see what kind of ATO’s Brad will draw up with an Irving-Brown-Hayward-Tatum-Horford lineup.
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« Reply #13 on: April 22, 2018, 06:50:51 PM »

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Trying to fit him into a slot like 1A, 1B etc. is just ridiculous, and shows no real understanding of the game.  What is he now?  I go with a 1.2847 alpha dog.
First off, your lack of being respectful of others opinions is against the rules. KNOCK IT OFF! If you didn't understand the designations, perhaps next time ask politely for an explanation.

Second, the delegations of 1a or 2b are used to denote that a player could be a #2 scoring option but there could be more than one #2 option on the team. Clearly Durant and Curry are both #1 scoring options but because they are on the same team they would be designated scoring options #1a and #1b.

The point of the designations I provided was to see if people thought Brown a #1 scoring option with one or two other #1 options on the team, a #2 option with another #2 scoring option on the team, or #3 scoring option because clearly Irving and Hayward are both better scoring options overall than Brown.

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Trying to fit him into a slot like 1A, 1B etc. is just ridiculous, and shows no real understanding of the game.  What is he now?  I go with a 1.2847 alpha dog.

I completely understand where you are coming from but there's no reason to be disrespectful.  I decided to interpret the question in terms of where Jaylen is at as an overall offensive player.  Obviously Brad's system is predicated upon excellent ball movement and making the right play depending on what the defense is giving you.  Most of understand that we don't take turns on offense like the OKC Thunder.