Does Bradley = Monta Ellis?

[ssspence]

It's an interesting comparison. Bradley is clearly the superior defender....

[BballTim]

  Looks like the better shooter as well.

[Chris]

Bradley is a better defender, and Ellis is more explosive off the dribble.  I do think Bradley fits into the mould of super quick and athletic guards who don't do much in college, but excel in the NBA. 

[ssspence]

Probably not the athlete / first step. But Danny's interest in Monta is shown here -- wants a slasher who can play with Rondo and not be a defensive liability.

[wiley]

espn radio compared him to Russel Westbrook.

[jdpapa3]

Reminds me more of Hinrich with more speed and slightly worse shooting.

[byennie]

I think it's a fair comparison. Bradley was the #1 recruit last year and fits the mold. He also makes rookie money now =).

If he's a better defending, less scoring Monta Ellis type, that's pretty good for #19 in a weak draft.

[Evantime34]

Comparisons to Russell Westbrook and Monta Ellis, that's not a bad thing.

[PosImpos]

Doubt he'll ever score 25 ppg, so there's that.  He also probably won't be second in the league in steals as long as he's playing alongside Rondo (who will get most of them).

[Yakmanev]

Doubt he'll ever score 25 ppg, so there's that.  He also probably won't be second in the league in steals as long as he's playing alongside Rondo (who will get most of them).

As long as he is efficient in his time on the court though and gets his share in the time alloted it's still great. I think

[PosImpos]

Doubt he'll ever score 25 ppg, so there's that.  He also probably won't be second in the league in steals as long as he's playing alongside Rondo (who will get most of them).

As long as he is efficient in his time on the court though and gets his share in the time alloted it's still great. I think

Yeah, I think the best we can hope for is that he turns into a consistent backup point guard and occasional off-guard for us with a decent offensive game and very solid perimeter defense.  In other words, if he turns into a role player and consistent contributor off the bench we'll have gotten plenty of value with the 19th pick.

Expecting him to become Russell Westbrook or Monta Ellis, especially when he won't get much playing time or many touches, is pretty silly.

[LarBrd33]

No... think of him more like Lestor Hudson... a guy who will never play and eventually end up in the dleague or something.

[Jon]

No... think of him more like Lestor Hudson... a guy who will never play and eventually end up in the dleague or something.

There are no guarantees for sure and he could be a bust, but let's remember that Lester Hudson was the 58th pick in the draft and Bradley was projected by some to be in the lottery.  Let's also remember that Bradley was considered by most to be the top high school player last year, ahead of even John Wall. 

I don't see any reason why he can't at least play 10 mpg behind Rondo this season. 

[guava_wrench]

No... think of him more like Lestor Hudson... a guy who will never play and eventually end up in the dleague or something.

Hudson was a lot older. Not much upside for development.

[Yakmanev]

Doubt he'll ever score 25 ppg, so there's that.  He also probably won't be second in the league in steals as long as he's playing alongside Rondo (who will get most of them).

As long as he is efficient in his time on the court though and gets his share in the time alloted it's still great. I think

Yeah, I think the best we can hope for is that he turns into a consistent backup point guard and occasional off-guard for us with a decent offensive game and very solid perimeter defense.  In other words, if he turns into a role player and consistent contributor off the bench we'll have gotten plenty of value with the 19th pick.

Expecting him to become Russell Westbrook or Monta Ellis, especially when he won't get much playing time or many touches, is pretty silly.

Yeah, I think so too.

As for Lester Hudson, I really hope he can find a way to hang around the league. I don't expect him to be anything near an All-Star or anything but even if it's just a journeyman backup PG for bad teams or something. He's a fairly local guy and understand him to be a really good person. Don't know him and never met him or anything like that but I'm glad my team brought him into the league and hope he can stick around a while.