tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094557117845268149.post2829636172626178429..comments2014-12-12T09:35:49.858-05:00Comments on The Beantown Breakdown : Celtics Draft & Kevin LoveAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874647627741812741noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094557117845268149.post-27335811467021683072014-06-23T14:31:59.711-04:002014-06-23T14:31:59.711-04:00Poster #2, you're right... that team fits toge...Poster #2, you're right... that team fits together... but that's not a championship team. Rondo is not a #1 player on a championship team (and I like Rondo). Green is at his ceiling (even though it should be higher). This would be a nice starting 5 to *maybe* be a 4-6 seed every year -- with or without Monroe. That's not what Ainge is going for. Josh (Anonymous Poster #1)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094557117845268149.post-48188698247228955972014-06-23T12:08:00.893-04:002014-06-23T12:08:00.893-04:00If you have to draft based on value ratios then th...If you have to draft based on value ratios then the Celtics won't find what they need at 6,17. As it stands right now, your starting five is Rondo, Bradley, Green, Sullinger, and really a hole at center. If you can move down at 6 and get the 8 or 9, I don't see why you don't draft Stauskas to play the 2. Heck I'd take him at 6 if I had to, because the Celtics need a 2 to either play with Bradley or replace him altogether. Drafting Stauskas, who might be the best shooter in the draft at a position of need is big. Stauskas is tall for a SG. 6'6 with surprising, but not great athleticism. Now, you need a center and you either have to trade for Asiks, or you offer a max deal to Greg Monroe and hope he takes it and Detroit doesn't match. If you trade with Houston for Asiks, you can find out what they want at 17 and/or a future draft pick next year, maybe some expiring salaries. Now you have a team that fits together. <br /><br />PG Rondo<br />SG Bradley/Stauskas----this combo is perfect. Offense and defense and might keep Bradley healthy.<br />SF Green---Having Stauskas on the floor will create spacing opportunities for Green.<br />PF Sullinger/Olynyk---this is another inside/outside combination. Stauskas will definitely help Sullinger with his outside shooting threat.<br />C Asiks---This guy will defend the rim for you and rebound. I believe his inside offensive potential would free up Sullinger and Green <br /> to shoot higher percentage midrange shots. Good pick and roll potential working with Rondo.<br /><br />Getting Monroe would require Ainge to make an offer big enough to entice Monroe and at the same time discourage Detroit from matching. If Detroit is able to sign Monroe they could do a trade then. It looks like that won't happen and the team offering Monroe the most will get his services if Detroit decides it's too rich for their blood.<br /><br />I am not in favor of overhauling this team. This team just needs players who FIT together. The talent is mostly there already. Getting a big defensive center and outstanding shooter in the draft is exactly what this team needs. If you were to trade Bass and get a backup PG who could really shoot that would be another asset to look for. I think the key to next year is to get the outside shooting and create some space for Green especially. This is not the draft to get athleticism so much as its a draft to get shooting and create spacing with the players this team already has.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094557117845268149.post-20202736865502718302014-06-23T08:50:54.168-04:002014-06-23T08:50:54.168-04:00Nice post. Embiid is my top choice. If the C'...Nice post. Embiid is my top choice. If the C's take him, then the medical staff says he'll be okay... I trust them enough to make that call. And if they do, then trade Rondo. Love is my #2 option, but they'd need another piece (Asik would be a fourth guy, not a third). Love is great, but not enough to get a ring. Rondo is a great PG, but flawed as a Max-guy. That means Green goes, too. And maybe Bass once Embiid gets back. Sure, we'll be trotting out the 2011 McDonalds High School All Stars, but that's not a bad thing: Napier (17), Bradley, Gordon (6), Sullinger, Embiid (3, from PHL via CLE). Bench of Olynyk, Pressey, G Wallace, some over-priced veteran shooter(s), a Brooklyn Nets voodoo doll, and a 76ers horseshoe.<br /><br />The team will be fun to watch, have a clear direction, and terrible (especially while we wait for Embiid). But we'll make noise after the All-Star break. And have LOTS of assets to strike when Ainge feels the time is right. Not to mention the LOADS of cap space for the prime free agent of 2015. Who wouldn't want to join that group?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com