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Who will surprise
« on: August 10, 2017, 06:32:59 AM »

Offline rollie mass

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Could it be marcus smart with his slimming to play more point guard with addition of morris on defence
Will it be marcus morris getting his shot or playing with second team
will it be the horford- hayward duo with its better passing than avery and haywards ball handling that combine to be even better than the parts
or will it be Brad Stevens as a master mixologist, churning out an array of different concoctions
Forgot Baynes much prefer him to crippled amir
Jaylen as a starter and add his defense
Rozier and a further year and summer season workouts

This group has tatum semi,yabusele,zizic ,thies ,nader
Could semi step ahead of yabusele because of defence
could theis surprise with his defensive hustle
Could Nader nail his threes
or will it be all around Tatum
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Re: Who will surprise
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2017, 07:25:25 AM »

Offline footey

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Good post,Rollie. A lot of possibilities.

Rozier didn't play summer league, though.
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Re: Who will surprise
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2017, 08:05:35 AM »

Offline TheSundanceKid

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My pick is Theis to surprise in training camp and start alongside Horford. He provides spacing and shot blocking which will both be important to start games. I see him as a breed between Amir and Jerebko which basically means an upgrade at that PF/C spot
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« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2017, 08:17:25 AM »

Offline Sophomore

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Quote from: TheSundanceKid on August 10, 2017, 08:05:35 AM
My pick is Theis to surprise in training camp and start alongside Horford. He provides spacing and shot blocking which will both be important to start games. I see him as a breed between Amir and Jerebko which basically means an upgrade at that PF/C spot

I was excited about him too, at first, and maybe he'll have a role. But the more I learn about him the more limitations pop up. Not quick enough to be a plus defender on the perimeter even in Europe. Stout underneath but undersized. Theis didn't start in Germany - averaged under 20 minutes/game. Very hard to believe he earns as much in the NBA
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Re: Who will surprise
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2017, 08:49:31 AM »

Offline gouki88

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I think Hayward will surprise people and be a force in Boston. As a couple have noted, Utah played at an incredibly slow pace, which obviously hindered Hayward's output. Under BS and next to guys like IT and Al, I think he will have a super year.

Of the others, I could see Yab surprising us if he gets minutes. I just get a feeling that he could be sneaky good.
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Offline slamtheking

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I'd be happy if we have anyone that ends up surprising us this year.  if we have multiple candidates that could cause this topic to actually be a post-season debate, all the better.
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« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2017, 09:41:07 AM »

Offline number_n9ne

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Quote from: rollie mass on August 10, 2017, 06:32:59 AM
or will it be Brad Stevens as a master mixologist, churning out an array of different concoctions

This cracked me up, they call bartenders "mixologists" at the trendy bar in town. Fully enjoy picturing it hahaha.
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« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2017, 10:02:11 AM »

Offline Androslav

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Danny will surprise us with a killer trade. :)
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« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2017, 10:50:31 AM »

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Tatum, this guy will be able to score immediately.
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Re: Who will surprise
« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2017, 12:19:38 PM »

Offline colincb

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Danny

Brown
Ojeleye
Rozier
Smart
Tatum

Tatum already has the footwork necessary to consistently create a good NBA shot and Ojeleye has a 3 and D game tailored for the NBA. Pretty rare that you could have 2 rookies who could contribute.

The rest are already at or near their ceiling or too raw. Negatively, IT could surprise with his injury.
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« Reply #10 on: August 10, 2017, 01:36:09 PM »

Offline JBcat

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Quote from: gouki88 on August 10, 2017, 08:49:31 AM
I think Hayward will surprise people and be a force in Boston. As a couple have noted, Utah played at an incredibly slow pace, which obviously hindered Hayward's output. Under BS and next to guys like IT and Al, I think he will have a super year.

Of the others, I could see Yab surprising us if he gets minutes. I just get a feeling that he could be sneaky good.

We are a pretty deep team, but PF is probably our least deep position.  Morris may start there, but not sure he is a true 4 and doesn't seem to have strong rebounding numbers.  We may see a combo of Baynes and Horford at times but not sure how much. Theiss is an unknown pretty much other than YouTube clips. Lol Crowder can only play there in stretches. I see Semi more as a 3 than 4.  Yabu is much bigger than him.

Yabu could be only 1 injury away from getting lots of playing time.  That's if he proves himself in practice.  I like his talent.

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« Reply #11 on: August 10, 2017, 01:41:19 PM »

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Danny said rozier will surprise people this season
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« Reply #12 on: August 10, 2017, 02:46:33 PM »

Offline chilidawg

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Rozier and Brown will have breakout years.
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« Reply #13 on: August 10, 2017, 07:08:03 PM »

Offline timpiker

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Not sure of a surprise but I hope like hell that Jaylen will have a helluva year
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« Reply #14 on: August 10, 2017, 07:13:38 PM »

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over or under 12 ppg from Jaylen Brown this year?
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