I think Amir has been great. I think he's one of the main catalysts for Sullinger's great play.
Amir just does a lot of dirty work on the defensive end and Sullinger doesn't have to worry about whoever his team mate is guarding because Amir is always there on rotations.
Lee has been okay off the bench, but yeah I'd rather give Mickey a shot- which will happen next season unless we draft a good PF with one of our first round picks.
I wanted Lee benched, but maybe he is good for chemistry for this early part of the season. The team is moving towards a system where there isn't a traditional point guard. It is about pace. Lee and Olynyk are the two bigs who can ball handle almost as good as pg's.
Zeller is clearly a much better player than Lee, but the team is not ready for Tyler. Zeller can't ball handle. He is a Brandon Bass or Perkins. They are always going to be the fish out of water on a squad that has good dribbling and passing.
Avery Bradley has been the big eye-opener so far. He figured out how to dribble, pass, and drive to the hoop. Okay, he always drove to the hoop, but now he is actually finishing the drives. Otherwise, he always needed the easy, sure layup off of one of his signature cuts to the hoop.
I think Jordan Mickey is NBA-ready for a rookie. I think he should be in the rotation by the end of the year, once everyone is on the same page for style.
People make fun of Olynyk, but he understands exactly what Stevens is trying to mold the team into.
Amir is great. Unfortunately, he has too many miles on his tires. Sully has been opening up my eyes to his true potential. I definitely feel he needs to lose the weight. He will be able to lean on his youth for only so many years.
I'm glad Rozier got in some minutes last night. If Turner is injured, he will have to play significant minutes or we will have no chance.
I think the best bet with rookies is to play them one at a time, slowly integrate them in with seasoned veterans. We got that done with Hunter so far. Maybe Hunter will become the third pg or Bradley or basically a pg by committee like we had when Rondo got hurt a couple years ago.
I think even Rondo was working hard to play exactly like Brad's vision, but unfortunately outside factors such as his recovering from injuries and worrying about his next contract probably doomed the Rondo era.
I think it's amazing how much better Bradley, Turner, Sully, and Olynyk have gotten each year. That could be better news than Brooklyn's w-l record.
I think Mickey will be a great player. He has a Leon Powe kind of aura. Like Smart. Some guys just know how to win. Some guys know how to play within their games for the betterment of all.
I'm hoping we go 3-2 or better on the road trip. The Sacramento game should be fun. I see Rondo is one of the league leaders for minutes played and is still piling up assists like he always has. If he can get back to being a beast on defense, then good for Rondo.
Perhaps the best development for the C's is Bradley. He is playing great at both ends. If Bradley can play like this for a whole season, he is definitely an all-star caliber player.