The Rookies

Who cares?

big baby is just what we need, a slow down player.
we give lip service to playing uptempo but end up
playing half court ball more than half the time,
at least now we have one more player who will beat his
man in set ball were more diversified now

Nice overview of our second round choices. As in all cases both players have some concerns as well as great potential upside.

With Pruit, we’ll need to find out if he’s another Delonte West….half SG and half PG but not a starter at either position. He’ll need to show more PG skills than he showed in college. He could be a “poor man’s clone” of Ray Allen at SG. Thus we may still need another “true” PG as Rondo’s backup or as Rondo’s tutor.

The major concern with Davis is WEIGHT CONTROL. For his size he has an amazing skill set and great mobility. It would be interesting to see just how effective he could be if he kept his weight around 260lbs.

i’ve been pitching davis for weeks. the guy is unbelievably athletic and talented. grabbing him helped. made up for what was otherwise an underwhelming night.

I’m really surprised we passed on McRoberts. I didn’t like him in the lottery, but when you get to the thirties, don’t you have to take a flier? His downside is no lower than Davis’ and his upside is way higher.

It will be interesting to see whether McRoberts has a higher UPSIDE than Glen Davis. If Glen can keep his weight down, he has STAR “potential”. As for McRoberts, I expect his best upside will be as an NBA starter and complementary player (not star potential)..

  A big arse can do wonders down low. Remember Barkley?

In a typical draft, both of these guys are first round talents. Solid picks by the Celtics.

On the subject of big arses, what about Mark Aguirre? I wonder if that was the basis for the Celtics’ selection.

Glen Davis was a fantastic pick. Decent midrange shooter, great low post work etc etc. If I’m not mistaken, he’s actually shed a lot of weight since his freshman year, to the tune of 25 pounds or so.

Perk has a new workout buddy! Just imagine if Davis transforms his body like Perk did.

I thougth that I read somewhere that Davis got up to 360 and is now 290.

Perk…Clifford Ray…go get Davis and get him in the gym!

The Celtics suck. Who cares what these guys become, we’re not going to be legit for another 20 years. >:(

I’m so disappointed.

I’m a Big Davis fan…he’s the ideal pick – especially at #35 – to shore up the post rotation. He’s big and strong enough to contribute right away. And, as an added bonus, he’s yet another very likeable personality, which seems increasingly to be a major factor for the Cs. I don’t know how many games we’ll win, but with Ray Allen, Perk, Big Al, Gerald, Scal and now Davis – we’ll definitely have the most good-natured, likeable team in the NBA.

all the stuff people are saying about glen davis is probably just old infrmation… look at this guy.. look at this picture. does he look like oliver miller?

http://www.draftexpress.com/viewprofile.php?p=420

sounds like a decent prospect to me for a 2nd rounder..

If Perk could get Davis to go on his training regimen, he could literally be an all-star, he is that talented. Now, this is exceedingly unlikely, but – he still will be a solid rotation player. And to get a front-court rotation player in the second round, that’s always a good pick.

 “I’m really surprised we passed on McRoberts.”
Or Fazekas, Or Gasol.

Brickowski said:
  Who cares?

Celtics fans? :P

Can somebody look up how Horford and Davis matched up playing regularly against each other during the last 3 SEC seasons? Their head to head competition might be revealing.

Davis will fit in perfectly with a slow down team, which is what the Celtics are becoming. Of the projected starting five, only Rondo could be seen as a true run-the-court player. Pierce has never wanted to run and there’s no reason to think he’ll start anytime soon. Allen is another half court guy. Perkins is lucky if he makes it past half court before the ball is shot and the C’s go on defense. Jefferson is a post player.

What Ainge probably meant was the second unit would run with Tony Allen, Green, Telfair, Gomes and Powe. They’ll have to. Otherwise they’ll get pounded in a half-court game.

Last time I checked most of the time spent on offense is spent in the halfcourt situation. So it might be a good idea to have some guys who can execute that. Just because Allen, Pierce, and Al are good in a halfcourt set doesn’t mean that they can’t get out and fastbreak when the opportunity arises.
This team needs to learn defense if they want to run, however.

Don’t hold your breath waiting for this team to play defense.

check out some of these bricks from big baby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqVB0OMb65M&mode=related&search=

:(