I'm just not sold on the Celts - and I don't know why. Have a real soft spot for Brown who I've followed since his high school days. Tatsy's a star. Love the Williams boys. Smart and Brogden too. Deep and talented. It's a mystery.
Can you imagine a five made up of Daniels, Exum, Thybulle, Kay/Cooks/White and Simmons? The opposition wouldn't get past half court.
Same. Al Horford as your starting centre is a weakness, as much as he is a smart player.
I reckon your last line answered your 2nd line. He doesn't want to get fouled so he avoids contact, and attacking the paint.
The lack of a bona fide star centre has been the Celtics weak point in recent years. Horford still has value but is a fair way past his best at 36yo. If we had, as an example, Jokic or Embiid, we would have another banner and be odds on this season. We have all the other pieces. Even the next rung down from those two mentioned would be an enormous boost. I'm hoping Rob Williams is that guy. He's not that big for a centre but has a huge leap and is a great rebounder and shot blocker. It remains to be seen what level he gets to. Plus he is very injury prone.
Yes he is certainly not short Chumpford but Jokic and Embiid are 213cm. He'd be one of the smaller centres in the NBA. But I think his leap, rebounding and shot blocking give him an advantage. He just needs to get a good run with injury. He's missed a lot of games in his career to date.
Watching Jokic the other day, he moves like a tractor. Kendrick Perkins was taking the *smile* out of him for not even being able to jump 2 inches. I’d take Williams at 206 and that speed and leap he has. Embiid is probably a different story.
Kendrick Perkins ha ha he's a classic. Yes Jokic is certainly not as mobile as Williams. It shows how much of an advantage you get in basketball by just being huge. He's one the past 2 MVP awards but the Nuggets have never got out of the west. Will be interesting to see if they can do it this season.
I find him fascinating to watch. His combination of size, strength and IQ makes him the most interesting player in the League. He is such an antidote to all the high flying athletes that make a living dunking the ball but who all start to look the same after a while.
He got to the rim in his first two years in the League just fine and wasn't a good foul shooter then either. Went through crowds camped in the key like it didn't matter. Then he was told to keep out because that was Embid's territory and his options for scoring diminished and his problems with confidence started.
Williams will be awesome. Only 25. Will win 3 MVP’s as the Celtics win the next 9 championships in a row.
He was shooting 5 FTs/game through his career with the 76ers and making 60%. This year he is shooting 1.5/game and making 40%. Either his back is affecting his shot and therefore his confidence, or his confidence is just still non-existent after the Atlanta series.
