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Re: This is how I see draft night going down
« Reply #30 on: June 17, 2009, 08:13:31 AM »

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This is how I see draft night going:

"With the 58th selection in the 2009 NBA draft, the Boston Celtics select [some guy I've never heard of]".
I still think the C's will buy a late first or early 2nd rounder.

I hope not.  We had too many projects on the roster last year, and I'm hoping that that mistake isn't repeated.
I agree Danny relied on too many 'maybe' players last year but there's nothing wrong with a few players being developed.  Pruitt's time with the team is probably over unless he totally overwhelms the competition this summer to earn the backup PG spot.  Having
Walker and Giddens and another draft pick as your 13-15 players is not an issue since they don't suit up anyway unless there's injuries (or suspensions).  3 players being developed in the team's system (and not being depended upon for contributions --> that's the key part) should not be a problem for this team.  If the developing players make the next step and are ready to contribute, even better.

It would be fine if we had three non-contributing players on the roster.  However, what if the Celtics bring Powe back?  That's four non-contributing players.  What if they sign a third string center?  That's five.  Plus, we already have marginal players in the rotation who shouldn't be seeing game time (i.e., Tony Allen).

It doesn't take much to repeat last year's mistakes.  Since it's unlikely that Doc would play a late-round rookie, I'd prefer to stay away from the draft.

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Re: This is how I see draft night going down
« Reply #31 on: June 17, 2009, 08:30:23 AM »

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This is how I see draft night going:

"With the 58th selection in the 2009 NBA draft, the Boston Celtics select [some guy I've never heard of]".
I still think the C's will buy a late first or early 2nd rounder.

I hope not.  We had too many projects on the roster last year, and I'm hoping that that mistake isn't repeated.
I agree Danny relied on too many 'maybe' players last year but there's nothing wrong with a few players being developed.  Pruitt's time with the team is probably over unless he totally overwhelms the competition this summer to earn the backup PG spot.  Having
Walker and Giddens and another draft pick as your 13-15 players is not an issue since they don't suit up anyway unless there's injuries (or suspensions).  3 players being developed in the team's system (and not being depended upon for contributions --> that's the key part) should not be a problem for this team.  If the developing players make the next step and are ready to contribute, even better.

Three isn't a bad number.

The problem is when the project number gets larger. Last year, it almost encompassed our entire bench.
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Re: This is how I see draft night going down
« Reply #32 on: June 17, 2009, 08:33:08 AM »

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regarding the original poster's idea - I've seen a lot of people trying to push the two rumors together and come up with an overall plan - that works in theory, but I'm just not sure either rumor is all that likely

I'm pretty sure Ainge has talked to dozens of teams about dozens of possibilities and if we actually knew each one of them, it would make our heads spin and we wouldn't be able to decipher which was his plan A vs. plan B and which rumors depended on other rumors, etc.

but hey, it is fun to guess, so it can't hurt to make some predictions
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