Is Gabe The Answer At Backup PG?

He was solid defensively on Wednesday I thought, and when he was in Portland backed off the Eddie House Press. I’d like to see more of him at the point.

who knows what he can do? the only way to find out is to play him. since danny is window shopping and not buying, what do we have to lose? frankly, i am tired of doc and his gomes effect. we’re not talking 25 mins. a game. and while we’re at it, how many mins. have big baby and garnet played together since the detroit game?

Well we drafted him ahead of BBD with an understanding that we were thin at the PG spot so yea I think he could be our back-up pg…just not this year. We need a vet for the playoffs this year and maybe next year as well depending on how Rondo develops. I see him as more of a Delonte West PG than a “pure” PG and don’t let that 1 for 6 fool you this kid has a sweet stroke.

if doc needs nothing more from a backup PG than someone just bringing the ball up the court, hit open jumpers now and then, and play good defense, he’s the backup PG. that much he showed against the blazers.

his shooting numbers were a little skewed. weren’t they mostly forced long or 3-pt shots that he shouldn’t have been taking anyway? if teams leave him open like they have been with rondo, i feel confident he can knock down those 15-20ft jumpers consistently.

can he run the offense decently? likely not at this stage, not from a rookie who played 2-guard mostly in high school and college.

NO….

Nice kid, willing to learn and grow, but he is 3-4 years away before we know if he has the maturity and poise to play point guard. From games I’ve seen him play, he has much to learn and work on at this stage.

Glen Davis is light years ahead of Gabe at this juncture and his dribbling skills still need to improve…..never mind his thought process……. I can’t see him making the right decisions on the court if Pierce and Garnett are both looking for the ball…. If the kid is deciding who to pass it too then he has turned the ball over….. and the opposition has scored 2 points…

He is very raw and I’m not looking at him to score……Your point guard needs to make accurate decisions and lead the team on the floor…. you just can’t expect a kid who is in Awe of the big three making decisions…….

We’re not going to make a deep playoff run under Doc Rivers. Danny has addressed the 4s and 5s with Clifford Ray. He has addressed the defense with Thibodeau. The offense hasn’t been addressed. Rivers’ lack of competence with point guards is glaringly evident and will continue to be.

Pruitt didn’t look that bad to me. He reminded me a little of Delonte. His shot will fall. 1-6 doesn’t bother me at all in his first extended time.

But if there’s any chance that this team gets beyond the first round of the playoffs, they’ll have to do it offensively in spite of their coach. So Danny will have to find a vet PG for 15-25MPG to back up Rondo.

Gabe’s stats right now are too small a sample size to judge him accurately. Don’t use one game as a justification for a panic trade for Bibby.

Bibby is a much more expensive, but only a slight upgrade over Payton. Another competent offensive player who plays no defense at all.

Pruitt should have been getting minutes all year long especially with the many blowouts that the Celts had in their first 30 games. Stupid coaching on Doc’s part to wait until Rondo gets hurt before giving Pruitt minutes. Had Doc been playing Pruitt in the blowouts we would have a better idea of what Pruitt can do now and Pruitt’s development would be on a quicker pace. So much for Doc being a great coach because of his ability to develop youth. Only injuries get “youth” off Doc’s bench.

There are no point guards out there that can help…..that are available…..

And if there was… you’d have to give up Ray Allen to acquire someone…. we are salary cap hindered at the moment for atleast another 3 years

mpcu40, our coach will make it impossible to go all the way. We’re starting to see that already as our offense isn’t adjusting to our opponent’s adjustments.

I’d worry about Cassell. In a best case scenario he’d be great. But I think the reality is that Cassell, like Payton, still thinks he’s a great player. If Rondo is healthy, there is no way Cassell backs up essentially a rookie and does it as a happy player.

I’d like to think Cassell would be starting rather than backing up Rondo. Rondo is a nice player but he should not be on the floor more than half the game. With him and Perkins, the Celtics will essentially be playing 3 on 5, especially in the playoffs when teams hone their defenses and focus on stopping one team, not a different opponent every night.