Reading that celticsblog article. I like AB and think he is a pretty good player too and underrated as kind of a jackknife scorer, shooter and defender but just looking at his stats since Jeff Green left. He's taking on more of that role of being a primary option. The thing is where Bradley needs to improve is in other parts of his game but he's shooting the 3 more and making more 3's. But his fg % is down and his numbers really haven't increased across the board. He's just shooting it more. His 3 pt shot has probably improved but other aspects of his game which wasn't his strength to begin with haven't really improved. He comes off screens. Sometimes is found underneath maybe once a game. He's basically just shooting it more at a lower percentage. Looking at his stats the last 30 days, 14 days, 7 days respectively his numbers have been up and down but have basically remained about the same. 12-13 points, a couple rebounds, an assist and maybe a steal. His field goal percentage has dropped. Maybe it will pay off long term but other aspects of his game still aren't improving.
Ray Allen was an elite 3 point shooter. He shot the 3 at an elite level and also scored in other ways and was just an elite player. Bradley not so much. Then you have other players like KOrver who are elite shooters but don't do much else. Bradley is really neither. He's a good shooter, and decent defender and scorer. He isn't ray allen levels as far as his shooting. Ray Allen would lay b ricks and keep shooting but BRadley is even more that now and he's not the shooter Ray Allen was.
I don't really see anyone on our roster right now who is elite. Smart is shooting it well and has the ability to be that once other parts of his game come. Sully is borderline allstar material. KO h as some upside but has a long way to go in a lot of areas. I don't see elite on our roster. Makes me think our team minus Smart could look very different in the future too.