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Post by Admin on Jun 21, 2019 18:24:23 GMT -5
Danny still kissing ass in case Kyrie gets dumped by the Nets.
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Post by Admin on Jun 21, 2019 18:44:30 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Jun 21, 2019 19:00:38 GMT -5
Celtics Sign Tacko Fall to Contract as Undrafted Free Agent After 2019 Draft Megan Armstrong ![](https://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/003/808/815/hi-res-3ca6aa798344926394cc0fb3e182d535_crop_north.jpg?h=533&w=800&q=70&crop_x=center&crop_y=top) Chris Szagola/Associated Press
The Boston Celtics have signed undrafted University of Central Florida center Tacko Fall to an Exhibit 10 contract, per ESPN's Jonathan Givony.
Fall now has a shot at becoming one of the tallest players to ever grace an NBA court.
He set measurement records at the 2019 NBA combine, including his 7'7" height in shoes. Fall used his close proximity to the bucket to shoot 74 percent from the field over his four seasons at UCF.
"Ten or 12 years ago, he'd have been a first-round pick," an anonymous veteran scout told Yahoo Sports' Pete Thamel during the combine. "He runs better in a straight line than Roy Hibbert, and he's going to get a look in our league because of Boban [Marjanovic]."
Former Atlanta Hawks general manager Wes Wilcox added, per Thamel: "You don't see 7'5" guys with that coordination move the way that he does. I'm intrigued."
The Senegal native impressed nationally during UCF's 2018-19 NCAA tournament run, which matched him up against Duke's Zion Williamson in the second round. The Knights lost to Duke 77-76, but Fall made a difference with 15 points, six rebounds and three blocks.
The most glaring weakness in Fall's game throughout his four collegiate seasons was free-throw shooting, which bottomed out at 36.2 percent last season. In preparation for the draft, according to Thamel, Fall honed in on his free-throw shooting with NBA trainer Drew Hanlen. Otherwise, opponents can easily neutralize the mismatch his height presents in the paint by constantly sending him to the line.
Looking toward his place in the Celtics' future, Philadelphia 76ers center Boban Marjanovic is a natural comparison to make based on size alone, but Fall is a much more mobile athlete. Based on the rare combination of unprecedented size and nimble athleticism, Fall doesn't directly compare to anybody.
That said, Boston seems to believe Fall's skill set could successfully translate to the NBA.
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Post by Admin on Jun 21, 2019 19:18:15 GMT -5
grant looks like a bigger ryan gomes
I was thinking another Brandon Bass ...
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Post by croc on Jun 21, 2019 19:26:51 GMT -5
Listed at 6'9", Robert Williams is currently our tallest player............ not no more. Celts just signed 7’6 Tacko Fall! Imagine if we had taken Bol?’ Bol Fall, go boom?
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Post by hedleylamarr on Jun 21, 2019 19:40:41 GMT -5
ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan explained Irving’s disdain for the city on the “Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective” podcast. “Kyrie Irving didn’t like Boston,” MacMullan said. “I’ve been told this by many people. He didn’t like living in Boston. He just didn’t. By the end, he had issues with Brad [Stevens]. By the end, he had issues with Danny [Ainge]. By the end, he had issues with pretty much all of us.” – via NBC Sports
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Post by Admin on Jun 21, 2019 20:35:04 GMT -5
How Romeo Langford, Grant Williams fit into Boston Celtics evolving roster
By Matt Vautour | mvautour@masslive.com , Tom Westerholm | twesterh@masslive.com and John Karalis | JKaralis@masslive.com
MassLive’s John Karalis and Tom Westerholm break down the Celtics’ 20119 draft night and the following topics:
⋅ Why Romeo Langford might be a better shooter in the NBA than his college numbers suggested at Indiana
⋅ How Langford fits in with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
⋅ The Celtics appeared to target players who get to the free throw line.
⋅ Grant Williams’ basketball I.Q. and low floor
⋅ Is this a typical Danny Ainge draft?
⋅ How can Carsen Edwards contribute?
⋅ What does Aron Baynes trade mean to Celtics’ salary cap flexibility?
⋅ What other moves might the Celtics make?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2019 20:39:54 GMT -5
ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan explained Irving’s disdain for the city on the “Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective” podcast. “Kyrie Irving didn’t like Boston,” MacMullan said. “I’ve been told this by many people. He didn’t like living in Boston. He just didn’t. By the end, he had issues with Brad [Stevens]. By the end, he had issues with Danny [Ainge]. By the end, he had issues with pretty much all of us.” – via NBC Sports And of course you still ASSURE US AS YOU HAVE MANY TIMES. Ainge will offer him the max? ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png) ? Your probably right Ainge and you arn't so bright.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2019 20:44:42 GMT -5
living in central FL and having seen Tacko play in high school and at UCF, I am more excited about this than any of our blah draft picks !
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2019 20:44:59 GMT -5
How Romeo Langford, Grant Williams fit into Boston Celtics evolving roster
By Matt Vautour | mvautour@masslive.com , Tom Westerholm | twesterh@masslive.com and John Karalis | JKaralis@masslive.com
MassLive’s John Karalis and Tom Westerholm break down the Celtics’ 20119 draft night and the following topics:
⋅ Why Romeo Langford might be a better shooter in the NBA than his college numbers suggested at Indiana
⋅ How Langford fits in with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
⋅ The Celtics appeared to target players who get to the free throw line.
⋅ Grant Williams’ basketball I.Q. and low floor
⋅ Is this a typical Danny Ainge draft?
⋅ How can Carsen Edwards contribute?
⋅ What does Aron Baynes trade mean to Celtics’ salary cap flexibility?
⋅ What other moves might the Celtics make?
You want to buy a Pig in a Poke??.I guarantee you it's a top contender for holding all the Bull Shit.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2019 20:50:12 GMT -5
living in central FL and having seen Tacko play in high school and at UCF, I am more excited about this than any of our blah draft picks ! Me too if i don't hae to feed him. Fleet footed he is when he can muster enough energy to actually Run. 11 inch vertical ? I have body parts longer than that, I keep them hidden of course. Your right the picks are a grade C at best.
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Post by Admin on Jun 21, 2019 21:03:29 GMT -5
Everything you need to know about the Celtics draft picksBy Brian Robb (Mike Stobe/Getty Images)By Ryan Mahanna Special to BostonSportsJournal.comMahanna has been an assistant women's basketball coach at Morrisville State since the 2015-16 season. Previously he was at St. John Fisher, where he spent three seasons (2008-2011) as the full-time assistant in the men’s basketball program.Romeo Langford Indiana UniversitySG/SF 14th Pick
One year ago, Romeo Langford was the No. 1 ranked shooting guard (RSCI #6 overall prospect) in a star-studded 2018 recruiting class and now he’s a Boston Celtic. As Celtics fans have learned in the past few weeks, life comes at you fast. After an uneven freshman year at Indiana, Langford, is joining a roster that is far from settled. It’s hard to say at this point how he will fit in with the current mix of talent (and how much that may change in the coming weeks) but betting on pedigree in the late lottery is worth it regardless. At 6-foot-6 and 215 pounds with a near 7-foot wingspan, Langford does one thing the Celtics have sorely need; he gets to the line. It’s rare for someone his age to be so comfortable playing downhill and attacking defenders under control. Basketball in the Big Ten is a slog and despite playing with only one working thumb, he had a positive assist/turnover ratio (with a heavy usage rate) and got to the free throw line at a rate that would have been the best on the Celtics last year (per 100 possessions). He’s an advanced pick-and-roll ball-handler for a 19-year-old, pushes the ball in transition and rebounds well for his position. I can see him being let loose in a second unit role in a way that Boston tried to do with Terry Rozier, except he’d be potentially better equipped for it. The shooting doesn’t worry me, the feel for shot making is there and the mechanics aren’t broken. He loads his jumper by almost rolling the ball off his forehead. I’m not a shot doctor, I only play one on the internet, but I’m guessing they will get to work on that right away. Like Avery Bradley in 2010, Danny is willing to bet on the pedigree of a one-and-done guard who didn’t have a lights-out freshman year. It worked out for the Celtics then, we’ll see which direction this one swings.
(Note: Some have noted Romeo didn’t seem thrilled to be picked by Boston. I wouldn’t read too much into that, he’s not that type of rah-rah guy that had been interviewed throughout the night. His intensity can come and go on the court too, so be warned.) Grant Williams Tennessee PF 22nd PickWhen picking the 20s and into the 2nd round, I believe you should value three things 1) High-Major Experience 2) Production and 3) Skill. Players selected in this range are often looking at lives as NBA bench players (or worse) and you need a guy who is mature, works hard and has the confidence to produce in small windows. It’s the formula that pushed Semi Ojeyele into my arms two years ago and it’s the same narrative Williams will need to follow if he wants to find a spot in the Celtics crowded wing rotation. At 6-foot-7, 240 pounds with a 6-foot-11 wingspan, Williams is the two-time SEC player of the year (which is outrageous when you think about the talent in the SEC) and a proven winner. A generation ago he would have been an undersized power-forward and a tweener, which is the worst thing you could be then. Now in 2019, he’s pro-typical small-ball four who is stout enough to rebound and defend in the paint and has a budding perimeter game. Right now he’s most comfortable working out of the mid-post, which Brad Stevens has shown he values as a playmaking space, but it’s hard to see him getting featured reps there in the NBA. Williams is a high-IQ, coaches dream-type, but defending dynamic perimeter players without fouling or getting separation off the dribble against NBA athletes will be a work-in-progress. He’ll need to make open 3s, finish straight line drives and prove that he will be able to defend smaller players in space. Essentially, he will need to be better than Semi Ojeyele if he wants to crack the rotation I can’t see them sharing the court at the same time. This is of course if Semi is still around come next September. If not, Grant Williams will be happy to fill his spot on the (weight room) bench.
Carsen Edwards Purdue PG/SG 33rd pick (via Sixers)Carsen Edwards in the perfect player for my late-pick formula. He’s a highly decorated veteran of a high-major college basketball program who improved every year and is very good at something, and that something is getting buckets. Stevens loves to give his lead ball handlers the greenest of lights when it comes to attacking in ball-screen and dribble hand-off actions and Edwards will be full throttle from the first tip in Las Vegas. He broke all sorts of three-point shooting records this past season, making almost four per game, all heavily guarded. He’s essentially a 6-foot (wink wink) shooting guard, but the Celtics have had success with this type of player under Stevens and I wouldn’t be surprised if Edwards was playing more than Romeo Langford and Grant Williams early in the season. The Celtics will need 2nd unit ball handling and shot making, and I’m confident that he’ll be able to provide that in the small windows he’s provided. If you think back to the pop that Shane Larkin gave Boston off the bench in 2017-18, Edwards can provide that same sort of energy but with more shooting. It’s hard not to love him if you watched him at all in March, he had an all-time tournament run.
Tremont Waters LSU PG 51st pickAs a small, disruptive two-way point guard, Tremont Waters is essentially just straight-up Shane Larkin. He’s very small, but an explosive athlete. He can score from each level, run pick and roll and completely take out an opponent's lead ball handler. As a first-team all-SEC performer and SEC defensive player of the year, it’s clear that he can play at the highest level in college. However, he will be likely be running the show up in Portland. One thing is for sure, he will make summer league at least 25 percent more fun!
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Post by hedleylamarr on Jun 21, 2019 21:03:34 GMT -5
living in central FL and having seen Tacko play in high school and at UCF, I am more excited about this than any of our blah draft picks ! Glad to see you're finally happy... ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2019 21:09:22 GMT -5
living in central FL and having seen Tacko play in high school and at UCF, I am more excited about this than any of our blah draft picks ! Glad to see you're finally happy... ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) your right, I try to stay positive, but I got overly down with our picks last night. For the life of me I still don’t understand any of them, even after reading all the additional articles admin posts. I envy folks like you who can constantly stay positive!
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Post by puddin on Jun 21, 2019 21:16:30 GMT -5
Danny still kissing ass in case Kyrie gets dumped by the Nets. How humiliating... KI sh!ts all over DannyBoy and DA smiles and sez nice things about Kyrie.
Danny... the weasel.
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Post by elvissurfs on Jun 21, 2019 22:14:16 GMT -5
living in central FL and having seen Tacko play in high school and at UCF, I am more excited about this than any of our blah draft picks !
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Post by elvissurfs on Jun 21, 2019 22:15:18 GMT -5
go C's!!!!!
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Post by Admin on Jun 21, 2019 22:20:30 GMT -5
living in central FL and having seen Tacko play in high school and at UCF, I am more excited about this than any of our blah draft picks ! Glad to see you're finally happy... ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
MOAR ...
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Post by Cabutan on Jun 21, 2019 22:39:48 GMT -5
One of those things like roziers draft, the more i look at their games the more i like them. Even that Max Strus seems like a decent player. But our main picks are guys with character. Three of them can play right away i believe. Romeo not so much. Looks raw IMO.
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Post by Cabutan on Jun 21, 2019 22:42:52 GMT -5
Danny still kissing ass in case Kyrie gets dumped by the Nets. How humiliating... KI sh!ts all over DannyBoy and DA smiles and sez nice things about Kyrie.
Danny... the weasel.
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you know. He cant get into a war with kyrie. I think by him being "nice" to kyrie, he shows some classiness something kyrie cant show. I think ainge looks pissed and so does the owner. There is some bitterness you can tell. My feeling is that Kyrie has kept in touch and boldly said he is going somewhere. They know he is gone. And i surely hope so
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Post by puddin on Jun 21, 2019 23:04:21 GMT -5
How humiliating... KI sh!ts all over DannyBoy and DA smiles and sez nice things about Kyrie.
Danny... the weasel.
Pud
you know. He cant get into a war with kyrie. I think by him being "nice" to kyrie, he shows some classiness something kyrie cant show. I think ainge looks pissed and so does the owner. There is some bitterness you can tell. My feeling is that Kyrie has kept in touch and boldly said he is going somewhere. They know he is gone. And i surely hope so So why offer flat earth a contract?
Is that because weasels have class?
Pud
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Post by Cabutan on Jun 21, 2019 23:08:43 GMT -5
you know. He cant get into a war with kyrie. I think by him being "nice" to kyrie, he shows some classiness something kyrie cant show. I think ainge looks pissed and so does the owner. There is some bitterness you can tell. My feeling is that Kyrie has kept in touch and boldly said he is going somewhere. They know he is gone. And i surely hope so So why offer flat earth a contract?
Is that because weasels have class?
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did he? I would totally hate that. To give the benefit of the doubt, to perhaps trade him and not come up empty handed?? Dunno
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Post by Admin on Jun 21, 2019 23:23:28 GMT -5
Initial thoughts on C's draft pks Romeo Langford, Grant Williams & Carsen Edwards Taking a quick look at how the newest Celtics might be deployed. By maxcarlin
![](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/4Oy1qEQ235xsajCFOpuSWxrPtvY=/0x0:3791x2742/920x613/filters:focal(1511x392:2117x998):format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/64059053/1157251726.jpg.0.jpg) Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty ImagesI got really down on the Celtics over the last few days in the lead up to the 2019 NBA Draft. All indications were the team’s two best players are out the door, years of meticulous team-building left in shambles. And the future guaranteed nothing but difficult questions: what will the Celtics do with Terry Rozier’s restricted free agency? How will the team handle Jaylen Brown’s impending extension eligibility? Will Gordon Hayward ever be more than an albatross on the cap table? For a night, the Celtics’ long-term questions mercifully faded into the background. In my primer piece with overarching thoughts on the 2019 NBA Draft, I referred to the class as very flat. It was very much an eye-of-the-beholder draft, which created an opportunity. The smart teams--the teams more capable of distinguishing between the diamonds and the rough--had a shot at getting talent on par with anyone not named Zion virtually anywhere in the Draft:
The Celtics are a smart team.
With the 14th, 22nd, and 33rd picks, the Celtics drafted the 12th, 4th, and 32nd players on my big board (and acquired a future first). As I mentioned in the primer, this class is low on realistic superstar outcomes. I don’t think the Celtics are set now with all the star talent they need in place, but Thursday night was a huge step. In Romeo Langford, Grant Williams, and Carsen Edwards, the Celtics have added a special haul to the core of Jayson Tatum, Marcus Smart, and Jaylen Brown. Let’s take a look at how the newest Celtics can apply their skills in the NBA.
Romeo Langford
Langford was the 12th-ranked prospect on my board. You can read here why I’ve remained in on Langford in a vacuum despite his star falling throughout the year. With the Celtics, I expect Langford to be used similarly to how the team enables Jayson Tatum’s on-ball scoring.
One of the key ways the Celtics get Tatum the ball is in these chest series:
In these sets, Tatum gets the ball in his hands on the perimeter, usually with some space to either launch a jumper or initiate a drive to the rim. Major issues for Tatum on these plays designed to get him the ball with a slight advantage can be his tendency to stop the ball off-the-catch and preference to move side-to-side as a dribbler rather than downhill:
Langford should have no such issues:
With exquisite off-the-catch footwork, Langford can explode downhill, which allows him to get to the rim to unleash his elite finishing (87th percentile finishing at the rim in the half court). Langford won’t be Tatum as an isolation scorer, and I’m not positive how well his pick-and-roll scoring prowess (90th percentile) will translate because of that either:
But Langford should thrive in the sets in which Tatum works as a playmaker and scorer off-the-catch.
Grant Williams
Give me a second. I’m still processing it. Grant Williams is actually on the Celtics.
Williams was my fourth-ranked prospect in the Draft. Read my in-depth thoughts behind the ranking here, but the basic motivation behind my love for the Celtics’ new forward is a combination of genuine basketball genius, hyper elite strength, and elite touch.
As a pick-and-roll big, Williams should thrive in a role similar to Horford’s:
As an elite decision-maker, Horford picked teams apart on the short roll, executing the right pass every single time. Williams is similarly elite:
With his bone-crushing screens and overwhelming intelligence, Williams will destroy teams as a short roll passer. Like Horford, Williams has an elite mid-range game, so if a pass isn’t there, he can stop at the free throw line and launch an extremely high-percentage look.
For the last three years, Horford’s post game has been an invaluable safety valve for the Celtics’ offense:
Williams was an elite post scorer in college (97th percentile this year). He uses size, agility, and footwork to create space for his jumper and muscle his way to the rim:
But the real value of Horford’s post game stemmed from the Celtics’ ability to generate team offense from it, an area in which Williams excels:
As a brilliant passer and potent finisher, Williams should contribute some of the decision-making and go-to scoring in the front court the Celtics cherished from Horford.
Carsen Edwards
To get Williams into the advantage situations in which he’ll wreck, the Celtics need a pick-and-roll ball-handler whose on-ball scoring threat will force defensive compromises to contain him. Edwards could be that player:
In his junior season, Edwards played an insane role on a creation-starved Purdue team. He was encouraged to shoot. A lot. And a lot of super difficult attempts. Despite all that, despite taking a staggering 237 off-the-dribble jumpers in the half court, he finished in the 71st percentile in efficiency on those shots.
The threat of Edwards’ pull-up is real. It warps defenses. Whether Edwards has the passing acumen to capitalize on that is another question, but players like Williams and Tatum should ease that burden: come off a ball-screen, draw two defenders, get it to smart forwards, and let them eviscerate advantage situations:
Edwards is far from the passer or finisher at the rim recent star Celtics lead guards have been, but the decision-makers the Celtics have around him should help to insulate those flaws.
As I circle back on the film of the latest additions to the team and revisit some of those wretched 2018-19 Celtics games, I’ll have more thoughts on how to apply the new guys. From the jump, though, there are clear applications within the team’s existing offensive structure for each of the team’s top-3 selections.
None of these guys is a complete game-breaker. The Celtics didn’t draft a Kyrie Irving replacement or the best player on the team that raises Banner 18. But that doesn’t have to matter for a night. The Celtics drafted three incredibly good players (51st pick Tremont Waters is no slouch either). For now, let’s forget the questions and enjoy that.
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Post by puddin on Jun 21, 2019 23:29:13 GMT -5
So why offer flat earth a contract?
Is that because weasels have class?
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did he? I would totally hate that. To give the benefit of the doubt, to perhaps trade him and not come up empty handed?? Dunno Get ready to hate, amigo.
You know its coming!!!
Check out the one in the middle.
We have a weasel for a GM.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2019 23:29:23 GMT -5
you know. He cant get into a war with kyrie. I think by him being "nice" to kyrie, he shows some classiness something kyrie cant show. I think ainge looks pissed and so does the owner. There is some bitterness you can tell. My feeling is that Kyrie has kept in touch and boldly said he is going somewhere. They know he is gone. And i surely hope so So why offer flat earth a contract?
Is that because weasels have class?
Pud
You need to have some faith in Boston. They will extract their pound of flesh. Yes, Danny needs to be all nice and not throw Kyrie under the bus because future players may not like the idea that their brethren were massacred. But the Celts have the Boston media at their disposal. We are already hearing from Jackie Mac that Kyrie hated the city of Boston. How he is a flake. How Nets are having 2nd thoughts. How his relationship with other players was horrible.
There will be more.
And Kyrie is not alone. Make a note of the last night dig at Rozier, that he has not been seen working out in Boston. How the Celts are a great franchise and there are players the would kill to play here. All this after the point guard position was opened up and enough cap room was created. Also, a bunch of teams in need drafted point guards. Seems to me like a message to Rozier and his agent to go out and get a contract for him while there is a looming Celtics threat to just match it.
The Celts may not be as nasty as the Red Sox (remember Terry Francona, Marty Barret and others?), but Kyrie will not be forgiven. And Wyc or Danny will never be seen holding the gun.
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