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Post by hedleylamarr on Jun 24, 2022 17:17:07 GMT -5
Amen. But, I tried using the words "great season" once, and Petey ripped me a new one......LOL I apologize if you felt I came down on you. That was never my intention and if you felt like I ripped you a new, one, I apologize. Absolutely, 100% no problem, my friend.
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Post by dfries13 on Jun 24, 2022 17:19:33 GMT -5
ha ha and ha and just ''who'' here is a stranger. We're internet friends........mostly. Why am i worried about KY? he's no stranger just tunes into the wrong channel
Prak is the one tuned into the wrong channel ... He's hung his hat at Sam's ... They get traffic there but we get more participation from members in most cases. Sometimes they have only 2-3 guys posting on threads.
i would strangle Prak in a half/ second. KY must be ill i'm worried ya know there arn't alot of youngins here
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Post by hedleylamarr on Jun 24, 2022 17:23:41 GMT -5
What is your approach? To blow up the team? So you know, I won't answer your first question when you've already insinuated my response in the form of your second question. Nice of you to put a question mark at the end of the second sentence. However, I look at that and know you meant to put a period. Lol. Tweak, not blow up.....lol
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Post by hedleylamarr on Jun 24, 2022 17:42:18 GMT -5
Are you trying to sell me on the fact Grant Williams has NOT improved since his rookie year? No, one could NOT argue about White..........Theis maybe, but we were two wins away from the title, and we would not have been that close with Richardson, Schroder and Kanter............ yeah last 5 games of the playoffs Grant could guard no player for GS and averaged 4.2 points and shot 27% from the three. Grant and PP were useless.....yeah i already know you agree on PP I'm ok with White .. but.few here are Well, nothing you said is incorrect, except it didn't answer the question. From his rookie year, I'd say Grant has improved a lot. PP has reached his ceiling. I love White, and can't wait to see him next year. He'll only be better, IMO.
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Post by Admin on Jun 24, 2022 19:57:56 GMT -5
We just signed Trevion Williams to a Summer League deal. At 6' 10", perhaps he might have more upside than pick #53.......I think it's a nice signing. But we need more vets now to compete. Plenty of time, I react as things happen......lol
It's good to see another Big from the draft just in case since we may need another backup ... He wasn't one of my top 3 picks for a Big but he has the size, passing ability and stretch 5 potential to replace Theis if it comes to that.
Trevion Williams (C)
6'10" 260 lbs Purdue
8 POS RK
56 OVR RK
Pre-Draft Analysis
March 15, 2022: (2022 NBA mock draft: Drafting players competing in the NCAA tournament) -- Williams is one of the best passing bigs in the country and a true hub that you can run the offense through from both the post and the perimeter, at least in college. He's a risk-taker like you'll see from an NBA big such as Alperen Sengun, throwing behind the back passes out of the post, trying to thread the needle on backdoor feeds and working to break down his man with a variety of different dribble moves, showcasing the type of shift you don't usually see from a player with his body type. Williams doesn't quite look the part at first glance, standing no taller than 6-foot-10 in shoes with a 260-pound frame, average length and a below-the-rim style that forces him to rely on skill, strength and effort on both ends.
Williams' motor has fluctuated wildly this season, as he simply goes through the motions at times, especially on the defensive end, where he doesn't quite project as a rim protector or a switch defender despite being a stellar positional rebounder (14.8 per 40 minutes) with sharp instincts. Given Zach Edey's struggles staying on the floor late in games, Williams has a great opportunity to continue showcasing his passing, instincts and answering questions about his motor during what could be a lengthy Boilermakers run if Ivey is at his best.-- Mike Schmitz
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Post by elvissurfs on Jun 24, 2022 20:01:02 GMT -5
Now that's a realistic mouthful ... guys here all excited about a project and we can't even get a mid-1st RDP (Nesmith) minutes for an entire season! Damn fricking right!...I would say Coach is a moron, but that would irk Hedley...Coach is a self centered prick, and protected his job over the advancement of the team...wore his starters down, did not play the bench...chump...
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Post by elvissurfs on Jun 24, 2022 20:06:09 GMT -5
How can it be a "lie" if it hasn't happened yet? This spin by Brad Stevens is not true and nobody is buying it based on this past season: “ We’re in a position roster-wise where we can focus on the development of a young player, too,” Stevens said. “I think that’s important. We traded the last couple of first-round picks. We like the guys that are playing overseas, both Yam (Madar) and Juhann (Begarin) are guys that are consistently getting better and we think highly of." Roster-wise, the Celtics ARE NOT in a position where we can focus on the development of a young player. The Celtics desperately need players who can come in and contribute consistently. We don't need "developmental project" guys to sit on the bench and GET NO PLAYING TIME. We need guys like TJ Warren, Norman Powell, Nerlens Noel and Pat Connaughton to help take some of the heavy load off our starters who got run into the ground.Guys like Yam and Juhann ARE THOSE DEVELOPMENTAL GUYS. We don't need one more who can't do the things either of those guys can. I think we'll see in the summer league that Davison shows very little NBA skills. But he can jump high although he cannot shoot and turns the ball over way too much. Just what the Celtics need as a developmental project. Petey speaking the truth!...
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Post by elvissurfs on Jun 24, 2022 20:10:07 GMT -5
Develope who? Grant and PP are not getting better. Leaves Nesmith who IME didn't play. Theis another ..One can only wonder why Stevens brought him back. Looks to me like Timmy and coach are not exactly on the same page. One can argue obtaining White and Theis did little down the stretch... Very well said...and if I am Brad I am all kinds of on Coach's arse or getting rid of him...
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Post by elvissurfs on Jun 24, 2022 20:10:39 GMT -5
Keith Smith: Ime Udoka: “Our biggest improvement will be growth from within.” – via Twitter KeithSmithNBA Ime Udoka, Boston Celtics Maybe Brad finally spoke up to the prick...
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Post by elvissurfs on Jun 24, 2022 20:17:41 GMT -5
Ah, I'm not compaing Davison to anyone. He may never play for us. It's just wrong to say Ime hasn't developed players. He said many times he wanted Nesmith to be in the rotation, but the kid kept getting hurt. PP has reached his ceiling. Back up PG. You conveniently left out Grant Williams and Rob Williams, who each got so much better this year. Ime did not "develop" GWill or Rob Williams. As for GWill, Ime HAD to play him by default and he was as inconsistent as any 3rd year player could be. He made a lot of errors but, with consistent minutes, you expect improved performance. Rob Williams was always this defensive force. All he needed was to stay somewhat healthy and he stayed healthy enough to reap the rewards of that. But Rob didn't DEVELOP into this impactful defensive player. We knew what we had in him. Per Brad's comment about developing players TOO while playing to win, Nesmith could have played and developed TOO while we were playing to win games. Nesmith played in 52 regular season games and tallied 16 "Did Not Play - Coaches Decision". He was "Did Not Play - Inactive" due to injury for 14 games. If Ime wanted Nesmith in the rotation, he would not have sat him for 16 DNP-CDs. Ime would have played him and let him make errors and learn and develop with minutes. Outside of a few games, highlighted by his MIL miracle, GWill's best moments were on the defensive end. And given the fewer minutes given to Nesmith, he too had his best moments on the defensive end. Given more minutes, Nesmith "might have" found his shot. But he would have become even more of a defensive contributor. Fully agree...you don't develop sitting on the bench...like I have said before, I am glad Hedley ain't my coach...Ime ran our starters into the ground, and did not ever ever develop anything other than spinters into the bench's arses...Not playing Theis at all in the finals?!?!....wtf?... And btw, good luck trading him, Ime killed Theis's career...
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Post by hedleylamarr on Jun 24, 2022 20:19:20 GMT -5
Now that's a realistic mouthful ... guys here all excited about a project and we can't even get a mid-1st RDP (Nesmith) minutes for an entire season! Damn fricking right!...I would say Coach is a moron, but that would irk Hedley...Coach is a self centered prick, and protected his job over the advancement of the team...wore his starters down, did not play the bench...chump... Wow - you're relentless. Are you saying if he played Nesmith and PP more and we lost in the first round he'd be fired? He's NOT protecting his job, his job is safe. I'll give you credit for being a broken record, though
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Post by hedleylamarr on Jun 24, 2022 20:20:13 GMT -5
Ime did not "develop" GWill or Rob Williams. As for GWill, Ime HAD to play him by default and he was as inconsistent as any 3rd year player could be. He made a lot of errors but, with consistent minutes, you expect improved performance. Rob Williams was always this defensive force. All he needed was to stay somewhat healthy and he stayed healthy enough to reap the rewards of that. But Rob didn't DEVELOP into this impactful defensive player. We knew what we had in him. Per Brad's comment about developing players TOO while playing to win, Nesmith could have played and developed TOO while we were playing to win games. Nesmith played in 52 regular season games and tallied 16 "Did Not Play - Coaches Decision". He was "Did Not Play - Inactive" due to injury for 14 games. If Ime wanted Nesmith in the rotation, he would not have sat him for 16 DNP-CDs. Ime would have played him and let him make errors and learn and develop with minutes. Outside of a few games, highlighted by his MIL miracle, GWill's best moments were on the defensive end. And given the fewer minutes given to Nesmith, he too had his best moments on the defensive end. Given more minutes, Nesmith "might have" found his shot. But he would have become even more of a defensive contributor. Fully agree...you don't develop sitting on the bench...like I have said before, I am glad Hedley ain't my coach... Wow - I thought we were past this. I guess you're not mature enough
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Post by hedleylamarr on Jun 24, 2022 20:25:59 GMT -5
Ime did not "develop" GWill or Rob Williams. As for GWill, Ime HAD to play him by default and he was as inconsistent as any 3rd year player could be. He made a lot of errors but, with consistent minutes, you expect improved performance. Rob Williams was always this defensive force. All he needed was to stay somewhat healthy and he stayed healthy enough to reap the rewards of that. But Rob didn't DEVELOP into this impactful defensive player. We knew what we had in him. Per Brad's comment about developing players TOO while playing to win, Nesmith could have played and developed TOO while we were playing to win games. Nesmith played in 52 regular season games and tallied 16 "Did Not Play - Coaches Decision". He was "Did Not Play - Inactive" due to injury for 14 games. If Ime wanted Nesmith in the rotation, he would not have sat him for 16 DNP-CDs. Ime would have played him and let him make errors and learn and develop with minutes. Outside of a few games, highlighted by his MIL miracle, GWill's best moments were on the defensive end. And given the fewer minutes given to Nesmith, he too had his best moments on the defensive end. Given more minutes, Nesmith "might have" found his shot. But he would have become even more of a defensive contributor. Fully agree...you don't develop sitting on the bench...like I have said before, I am glad Hedley ain't my coach...Ime ran our starters into the ground, and did not ever ever develop anything other than spinters into the bench's arses...Not playing Theis at all in the finals?!?!....wtf?... You develop by playing. You do NOT develop by being injured. He played in 52 of 82 games, and was hurt for 16. Did you watch any games this season? He played well, then got hurt, then played well, then got hurt. He ran out of chances at his last injury. Not the coaches fault, and not his.......just bad luck. I hope he can stay healthy next year
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Post by elvissurfs on Jun 24, 2022 20:29:34 GMT -5
Fully agree...you don't develop sitting on the bench...like I have said before, I am glad Hedley ain't my coach... Wow - I thought we were past this. I guess you're not mature enough Yeah, you are too stubborn to admit you might possibly be wrong...imagine that...read other folks post's here and on other boards...and media opinions...whatever...
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Post by elvissurfs on Jun 24, 2022 20:32:35 GMT -5
Fully agree...you don't develop sitting on the bench...like I have said before, I am glad Hedley ain't my coach...Ime ran our starters into the ground, and did not ever ever develop anything other than spinters into the bench's arses...Not playing Theis at all in the finals?!?!....wtf?... You develop by playing. You do NOT develop by being injured. He played in 52 of 82 games, and was hurt for 16. Did you watch any games this season? He played well, then got hurt, then played well, then got hurt. He ran out of chances at his last injury. Not the coaches fault, and not his.......just bad luck. I hope he can stay healthy next year Did you not happen to see Petey's post about dickhead not playing Nesmith in 18 games that he was available for?...Did you not catch Ime suddenly saying that we can develop from within?...did you not catch Brad saying we need to develop the players we have?...geez, you must be blind or deaf...wth?...
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Post by hedleylamarr on Jun 24, 2022 20:34:57 GMT -5
Wow - I thought we were past this. I guess you're not mature enough Yeah, you are too stubborn to admit you might possibly be wrong...imagine that...read other folks post's here and on other boards...and media opinions...whatever... I MIGHT POSSIBLY BE WRONG.................now leave me alone! NO need to get personal, and I don't appreciate it
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Post by hedleylamarr on Jun 24, 2022 20:36:56 GMT -5
You develop by playing. You do NOT develop by being injured. He played in 52 of 82 games, and was hurt for 16. Did you watch any games this season? He played well, then got hurt, then played well, then got hurt. He ran out of chances at his last injury. Not the coaches fault, and not his.......just bad luck. I hope he can stay healthy next year Did you not happen to see Petey's post about dickhead not playing Nesmith in 18 games that he was available for?...Did you not catch Ime suddenly saying that we can develop from within?...did you not catch Brad saying we need to develop the players we have?...geez, you must be blind or deaf...wth?... More insults. Please don't respond to me anymore, you're turning into a jerk. Truthfully, if you think Nesmith giving us 5-10 PPG would have given us two more wins, then good for you. Personally, I don't. He was not that good this year.....talk about stubborn, Jesus!
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Post by elvissurfs on Jun 24, 2022 20:40:32 GMT -5
Im with Hed, crowd is unreasonably tough in here. We cant develop players? We just went to the Finals with a very young team. Yeah, and fell short because we were wore out...had zero gas at the end...but as Hedley says, I don't watch the games...yeah, probably missed five all year...
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Post by elvissurfs on Jun 24, 2022 20:42:36 GMT -5
Yeah, you are too stubborn to admit you might possibly be wrong...imagine that...read other folks post's here and on other boards...and media opinions...whatever... I MIGHT POSSIBLY BE WRONG.................now leave me alone! NO need to get personal, and I don't appreciate it Lol...everything is 'personal' to you...
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Post by hedleylamarr on Jun 24, 2022 20:43:19 GMT -5
I think the media opinions, other folks posts and on other boards, whatever, that the Warriors were the better team
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Post by hedleylamarr on Jun 24, 2022 20:44:11 GMT -5
I MIGHT POSSIBLY BE WRONG.................now leave me alone! NO need to get personal, and I don't appreciate it Lol...everything is 'personal' to you... You can disagree baskeball wise all you want, but when you start in on someone's livelihood, that's a dick move
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Post by elvissurfs on Jun 24, 2022 20:47:51 GMT -5
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Post by elvissurfs on Jun 24, 2022 20:52:37 GMT -5
Lol...everything is 'personal' to you... You can disagree baskeball wise all you want, but when you start in on someone's livelihood, that's a dick move Well maybe one day you might let someone off the bench because of our discussions here...as I always told my older son, who was captain of his high school basketball team, the difference between the starter and the guy on the bench is often nothing more that the coach's incorrect opinion...so I told him to be nice to the guys on the bench... Just like in little league, the all-stars are usually the coaches' kids... What if Francona had buckled to fan pressure to stop playing Pedroia after his rough start in his first season?...
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Post by hedleylamarr on Jun 24, 2022 21:00:37 GMT -5
You can disagree baskeball wise all you want, but when you start in on someone's livelihood, that's a dick move Well maybe one day you might let someone off the bench because of our discussions here...as I always told my older son, who was captain of his high school team, the difference between the starter and the guy on the bench is often nothing more that the coach's incorrect opinion... Just like in little league, the all-stars are usually the coaches' kids... What if Francona had buckled to fan pressure to stop playing Pedroia after his rough start in his first season?... I already told you, I play 10-12 every game regardless of the score. I have 12 girls on my team. In the second half we go for the win, but everyone plays, and this year everyone started at least two games. You have either short term memory loss or reading comprehension problems. PLEASE don't comment on things you know nothing about
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Post by cole on Jun 24, 2022 21:01:46 GMT -5
Well maybe one day you might let someone off the bench because of our discussions here...as I always told my older son, who was captain of his high school team, the difference between the starter and the guy on the bench is often nothing more that the coach's incorrect opinion... Just like in little league, the all-stars are usually the coaches' kids... What if Francona had buckled to fan pressure to stop playing Pedroia after his rough start in his first season?... I already told you, I play 10-12 every game regardless of the score. I have 12 girls on my team. In the second half we go for the win, but everyone plays, and this year everyone started at least two games. You have either short term memory loss or reading comprehension problems. PLEASE don't comment on things you know nothing about Good point. Coaching at your level and the Cs level...different objectives
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