What's with all the Pressey grumble???

[DesertDweller]

Seems I'm seeing an awful lot of anti Phil Pressey stuff on the forum!!! I like the kid and I think he really regenerates the line-up when he's put in there.  he gives us some real punch at the right time and if we get rid of him I think it's crazy!!!

[Fafnir]

Because people, including you in your post, talk about him like he's something more than the 2nd string PG on a bad team or a 3rd string PG on a decent team.

He brings okay passing, speed, and hustle, but he's defensively weak for all his ball hawking and couldn't shoot a lick last year. Defensive liabilities who can't score don't do much for your team.

He absolutely needs to hit 37% or so on his threes to stay on the court, finishing a layup or two would also be big.

[BudweiserCeltic]

I haven't heard much if anything from Pressey at all... so I'm surprised you found "an awful lot" dealing with Pressey.

[Fafnir]

I haven't heard much if anything from Pressey at all... so I'm surprised you found "an awful lot" dealing with Pressey.

When people talk about him as a must keep on the roster I'm sure they get push back pretty much everytime. Leads to the inaccurate perception that he gets a lot of gruff.

[manl_lui]

I see him as a poor man's JJ Barea

[aingeforthree]

It was probably more (the grumbling) from his summer league play, which means nothing.

I've seen a young player that keeps learning and working.  He's got a chance to be a decent player in the league, and from where he's come from, that isn't to bad.  He's a hard worker and is learning from the best PG in the NBA.

If he keeps working, he'll have a job somewhere for years to come.  I think Ainge loves the kid so I think that job will be here.  Mostly as a backup, but who knows.  Keep the development going with the kid.  Long ways to go.

[BudweiserCeltic]

I haven't heard much if anything from Pressey at all... so I'm surprised you found "an awful lot" dealing with Pressey.

When people talk about him as a must keep on the roster I'm sure they get push back pretty much everytime. Leads to the inaccurate perception that he gets a lot of gruff.

Well yeah, that's because he's fairly irrelevant at the moment.

[Fafnir]

I see him as a poor man's JJ Barea

No way, JJ Barea has always been a small shooting/scoring guard. Pressey doesn't look to score first. They're both really tiny and fast but that's it.

[mgent]

Yup.  He's more like a poor man's 38 year old Andre Miller.

[OhioGreen]

Right now PP is pretty much like the rest of our roster--terrible---but young(for the most part), and still learning--if they were anything more we'd have won more than a couple dozen games last year.  Not picked by most "experts" to do any better this year!
Hopefully our young players, including PP, have used the offseason to hone their skills and will make us pleasantly surprised with their play this year!

[BudweiserCeltic]

Right now PP is pretty much like the rest of our roster--terrible---but young(for the most part), and still learning--if they were anything more we'd have won more than a couple dozen games last year.  Not picked by most "experts" to do any better this year!
Hopefully our young players, including PP, have used the offseason to hone their skills and will make us pleasantly surprised with their play this year!

I object to your use of "PP".

[manl_lui]

Right now PP is pretty much like the rest of our roster--terrible---but young(for the most part), and still learning--if they were anything more we'd have won more than a couple dozen games last year.  Not picked by most "experts" to do any better this year!
Hopefully our young players, including PP, have used the offseason to hone their skills and will make us pleasantly surprised with their play this year!

I object to your use of "PP".

I ready that as Paul Pierce is much like the rest of our roster - terrible

[kozlodoev]

Right now PP is pretty much like the rest of our roster

No, he's not. Unless you're implying  that the rest of the roster consists of players who are all too small for their positions, and can't shoot.

[pearljammer10]

I like the kid too and its unfortunate that he'll never be more than a 3rd string back up. That's just the way it is for him.

[bostonsportsforlife]

His ceiling is probably a cheap end of the bench guy that is pretty one dimensional. Still not bad for an undrafted pickup last year.