I'd take Aaron Gordon over any of our young guys right now.
It's been very discouraging seeing a lot of these other 2014 guys blossoming (Gordon -- even in limited minutes, Lavine, Randle, Clarkson, etc) while Smart has mostly struggled and now is injured.
I've defended Smart a lot, but I'm beginning to worry about that pick.
Yup. This is a classic CelticsBlog thread right here.
"I'd rather have Jonas Jerebko than Aaron Gordon"... It's right up there with "Kendrick Perkins is a better fit for this team than Hakeem in his prime"... I officially nominate this for most Celticsbloggy thread of 2015... Great timing, too... like Oscar season, nobody remembers the threads from January. Good to close out the year strong with this gem as we head into awards season.
Jerebko is 28 years old and averaging 3.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.3 blocks and 0.3 steals with 34%/20%/87% shooting in 14mpg... he had 7 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists tonight in 18 minutes and this thread gets created...
Gordon just turned 20 years old and is averaging 7.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.2 blocks and 0.6 steals with 44%/23%/67% shooting in 19.8mpg... He put up 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal tonight in 22 minutes.
I still have Aaron Gordon ranked above Smart in trade value. I have Smart above Randle for now, but Randle seems to be closing that gap. He was dared to shoot jumpers last night and seemed to handle his business:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD5-NSA9QAg