Can`t wait to see Giddens and Walker in action. Too bad we didn`t have a SL team. I just might enjoy preseason games more than the regular season ones. :) I am confident that JR and Bill will have successful NBA careers and that they are not the new Kedricks or Geralds…

i think patrick o’bryant is the sleeper here. he was selected high in the draft, but has not amounted to anything. keep your eyes on the big guy.

the odds are that at least one of the newbies will peek through and shine. i just think there will be a trade some day and bbd and maybe a rook or a pruitt wiil go.

Young Blood, rejuvenates us all, maybe that’s why we were so excited about the young kids. But growth and maturity wasn’t there and the time table for them to grow up was too long for us to endear.

I must admit I was infatuated with Gerald Green and thought very highly of his potential. I guess I just missed the boat with his work ethic. It’s sad to have such talent and have it go to waste. I think the biggest mistake the NBA has done is to create the Slam Dunk Contest. Players need to work on their skills (fundamentals) and not this circus that the NBA has created.

Many players don’t realize this till they are much older and then it’s too late. I think Doc did a terrific job with many of the young kids before Allen and Garnett. But with many things in life, something new always excites us at first, until we get to know what we have or dealing with.

Bill Walker is the guy I’m very intrigued with and looking forward to seeing in camp. Maybe he is a diamond in a rough. He talent and skill level is there, but will he be able to sustain from getting injured.

Looking back thinking what this team would have looked like with a Durant or Oden. They would have been fun and exciting, but not championship caliber. I’d rater take the later. That’s what’s driven us in this town.

We are Championship Driven! Miss you Red

Watching guys develop, searching for signs of progress, pulling for them… that’s what makes sports worthwhile. Otherwise, you might as well just spend your time reading up on the stock market.

The pre-season games will be fun to watch this year. If Walker
stays healthy he could be a steal. Powe and Davis will be fun to watch as they battle for playing time.

You aren’t alone. I thought Gerald Green had all star potential and maybe his new team (??) will get what we hope to find in O’Bryant – the keeping talent that didn’t surface.
 
I think Giddens will be the real deal and I think Miles is done but that is based solely on something in a fan’s head and not on any knowledge whatsoever.

You are also right that this is one of the more fun things about rooting for a team. Watching Leon scratch his way off Doc’s bench and run wild in that Laker game was great. OUR Leon!

Some of the bloggers who watched Walker seem pretty excited that he will be a steal. I like Giddens and just assume that Giddens and Walker both making an impact would be too much good luck but let’s only hope. Big Baby helped develop Leon and vice versa so maybe the same can happen here.

The guy I really like is Bill Walker. I only saw him play a few games at Kansas State, but he reminded me of PP. Not his shooting but his ability to get to the hoop and finish. He so strong and players just seem to bounce off him. He certainly didn’t have range on his jumper, maybe 15-17 ft, but his ability to drive and score were impressive.

Bill Walker will be logging 8-12 minutes a game by Christmas.

“The guy I really like is Bill Walker. I only saw him play a few games at Kansas State, but he reminded me of PP. Not his shooting but his ability to get to the hoop and finish. He so strong and players just seem to bounce off him. He certainly didn’t have range on his jumper, maybe 15-17 ft, but his ability to drive and score were impressive.”

Bill Wlaker can’t hit a puill up jumper like paul Pierce but he is way more explosive than Paul. Now its up to Bill Walker if he’s going to take advantage of all his talents

 Mon said:
  Next Rondo : Big Baby

Next Kedrick : Leon “No-Show” Powe

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Idk about the celtics, but the J.R. Giddens photo certainly has a lot of potential. Its only 2 months old and has already been used in nearly a half dozen articles. Given a few more months, this picture could really be javascript:void(0);used a few more times. :P

I like the tone of this comment about the potential for break-out contributions from what should be seen as a group of young players to get excited about. Let’s not forget that Perk and Rondo are still young and developing and should only add to their consistency and contributions this coming season and for some seasons to come.

The upside for many of the young players that Ainge has collected is high. Tony Allen is the one who should most be ready to pay dividends for the patience the Celtics have shown. I think in the long run and maybe the short run, we will be glad that we were able to keep Tony Allen even at the expense of losing Posey (an amazingly versatile player that you had to love and appreciate). There’s no reason to call his pre-injury performance in the 2006-2007 season.

Don’t be too surprised to see him get there pretty quickly in 2008-2009, with added and more consistent minutes. And he will likely and hopefully use his more experienced perspective from his additional time in the league, learning from the veteran leaders and the championship experience he should be even more able to contribute even more giving what the team needs based on the match-ups faced in each game.

Powe and Davis and Pruitt can all fill some of the gap left by Posey, along with Tony Allen as match-ups require. The rookies have promising potential, but whether they significantly contribute this season is always hard to judge. Their athleticism is exciting and they could both find roles.

Miles and O’Bryant are risks, but Miles if healthy could be a true diamond, if the veteran, championship leaders become models and motivation for him to make something of his career. Having your place in a winning team-focused environment, where you are not asked to do too much can do great things for some talented underachieving players. All we can do is watch and hope that his knee holds up and the Celtics bring out his best.

O’Bryant working with Clifford Ray is a very decent bet to give the Celtics more of a true back-up center. How quickly he blossoms is uncertain, but he’s been in the league long enough so that he could be able to absorb stuff quickly, and as Perk and others benefit from the presence of Garnett, Pierce and Ray, he should as well.

I like the possibilities and if some of these players develop as they could, it can lengthen the window of opportunity for the big three to lead the team to more championships and could provide more pieces in the team’ long term success. As for this year, there’s a lot of possibilities for the needed bench contributions they will need from the team’s youth and acquisitions to complement the veteran contributions of House and Scalabrine (when called on he usually does a lot of under-appreciated stuff and we can hope that his shot returns).

I’m an optimist and excited about the season and I think the ingredients will be there to have a good chance to win again. A fair shake in player health and the development of players who can give the team important bench contributions in the playoffs seems like the key to a successful defense of their crown in 2008-2009.

My apologies for the extended comment.