I’m getting so excited about Lester Hudson. He really looks like a player in a way Pruitt never did. Big Baby has taken another step forward for all of those that blogged so knowingly about him being as good as he’ll ever be. And Williams seems to be a well cut clumsy guy. An end of bench, no impact guy. Hope I’m wrong. Rondo getting motor running. Giddens not very many minutes but also showing something.

Good report, t. I am absolutely loving your view of Hudson. Hope he is that “one in a million” and can contribute to this team…(his action tonight was not against lower tier college players, btw, skeptics) I do hope he is finding his way, and is not merely a “one and done”. And I hope Doc’s high regard for him will have him seeing playing time. After all, he is a mature, 25 year old rookie with a mature 25 year old body.

I was one of the skeptics regarding BBD (and his weight) and I am delighted that he is proving me wrong regarding his size and his effectiveness. Filling in for KG last year has given him tangible self confidence.

Perk is Perk, and is probably my favorite Celtic at the moment, and that is saying a lot in this group! We have watched his body mature, and we are watching his play mature.

Doc has the luxury of sitting players this year to let their “bumps and bruises” fully heal; this should help get us through the full season in relatively good health. Love our depth, love our team!

I thought he looked ok. He actually showed a good post move (although he missed the shot). Sweetney played well also, although neither one played as well as BBD.

solid game from pretty much everyone except Ray. Would really like to see Ray have a few good shooting games before the season starts. Daniels didn’t show much in either of the last 2 games offensively—>he’s versatile but the C’s really could use some scoring from their primary backup wing.

BBD and Williams are starting to show something finally. Rondo has had a couple of decent games in a row but still hasn’t shown any real improvement in his jumper.

I think the roster is set once Sweetney is cut. Hope he catches on somewhere.

Nesterovic actually looked like he belonged in the NBA, which I haven’t been able to say for the last two or three years. I thought he was done and the Raptors made a mistake in signing him, but he looked pretty good last night, in my opinion.

The Cs are starting to come together; their individual and team games all look good. Can’t wait for the games to count!

the raptors are good, but have too many new guys who need to get adjusted. the c’s have depth and i think doc will use the various players. they really need the energy kg brings which is contagious. perk is getting some good offensive mojo.

I believe it was Shaq that said Bosh was the ‘Ru Paul’ of NBA big men. Has that assessment changed? He remains one of the most overrated and overpaid guys out there that will never be truly great unless he has someone else to ‘play off’. So that means he isnt truly great doesnt it? There will always be an excuse for Bosh I think, deserved or not. He will still score a lot occasionally, so I guess that is something.

The addition of Turkoglu will vault the Raptors into the playoff picture. Just not enough to make them a true contender. The team still has no heart when things get tough.

You can see that Colangelo’s plan to put together a Suns East is finally coming together. LOTS of shooters on that team now. Rondo can’t give a guy like Calderon too much room. They’ll score a ton, probably. But can they defend?

KG, Perk, Rondo & Pierce all looked solid. Nice to see KG get up for an oop and Paul hit those outside shots. Ray looks like he’s laying back, waiting for his shots. I’m sure they will come.

All the bench guys looked decent. Not sure what all the Hudson fuss is about. He reminds me of Banks. Fast and strong, but also short & not much court vision. He’s fine for an end of the bench guy if he can defend.

I’m shocked that Sweetney can play even 10 minutes of basketball. He looks like he’s spent the last 2 years working as a food taster at the Dunkin Donuts factory. Marshall said he’d have to lose 35-40pds to be effective. I think it’s more like 50. Still he has soft hands and some nice post moves.

He’s a nice player, but a complementary player— a second tier star. He can’t put a team on his back like LeBron, KG, Kobe or even Dirk can.

Maybe some Raptor fanboys think he’s a superstar, but nobody else does.

BBD handled him pretty easily in the second half.

Lester Hudson already has better court vision than Banks ever had. I was at the game last night, and I thought Hudson was impressive. Nice strong pull up jumper – sweet stroke. He drives and finishes well. He made some very good passes. I think he already has the respect of his teammates, and he plays decent defense as far as I can tell. I literally sat right behind Marcus Banks, and he look like a living, breathing expiring contract that could not even be bothered to pay attention to the game at hand. I am not about to deem Hudson as the next great point guard, but cut the guy some slack. All things considered, he has played quite well the last couple of games.

I’m pretty sure that once you are talking extensively about Lester Hudson, you have moved past fandom and into the “geek who knows the name of every character in the Star Wars cantina scene” phase.

There are literally 30 guys in the league who diehard (read: stupid) fans are gushing over, strictly because they are playing 25 minutes a night against guys are who are just as bad. If Lester Hudson is playing meaningful minutes at the end of the season, the Celtics will be out in the first round.