In this clip, JJ Redick talks to Nekias Duncan and Steven Jones of The Dunker Spot about how Kristaps Porzingis can help Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and The Boston Celtics take that next step. We also cut to a clip of Joe Mazzulla talking about how KP opens up the offense.
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Not sure if one can seriously discuss starting Al Horford. Love the guy, but he is not any where near as good as he was a few years ago. Valuable member of the team, but not a starter
Their stock lineup should have Horford off the bench. This way they can have a shooting Big man in both line ups to constantly stretch the floor. Plus with Pritchard, Svi, Hauser, Brisset, and Lamar S, theyll have plenty of shooting and athleticism off the bench.
Even with the team they have now if you look at their depth it doesn’t look as good as who they are competing against atop the Eastern Conference but they have until Feb. to fine tune this roster but one injury to anyone in that starting lineup and they can kiss their season goodbye 💯
If Kristaps Porzingis stay healthy & consistent 2024 playoffs Boston big chance get #18 banner
Hook these dudes up with a studio man please
Im happy for KP, he finally look like when he came to the league.
The Unicorn is coming back, Boston has to be excited for that.
Man The East and The West are going to be fun to watch in the playoffs.
Not sure about the Celtics. They couldn't really beat the 76ers in pre-season and their bench had to do it for them. They need at least one more reliable guy coming off the bench
KP8 looked great so glad he is a Celt DRue also
No Kendrick Perkins best season was in 09- 2010
let´s not get excited …KP had plenty of players shut him down in the past . Let´s see if he can adapt and deal with the pressure first
I´m also curious about the starting 5 but it seems like AL might be the one who would understand if he came from the bench ,it might be important to give DW more power early on
JJ f*ck w you and Bron but both of yall need to shut the f*ck up. about this Deion thing. This has nothing to do with you you’re not on the team. & Bron is annoying sometimes like why he even inserted himself into every situation…
Porzingis was the #1 choice in the draft coming into NBA and people for get that because of his injuries. This guy now is healthy and he has always played on lower talented teams. Porzingas's talent will really shine now.
I think they sit Al to start the game unless the matchup really requires him. Especially given how much they need to preserve Al's body at his age
Thank you Redick for saying that. Latvians really needed to hear that from somebody in NBA. ❤
Hi JJ🎉
I thought that was Jason Whitlock in the bottom right corner. 💀
100%! KP feels like the bigger more game changing acquisition. A lot of what jrue does we’ve had in smart and have in white. More doesn’t hurt tho
I agree with what Mazulla said, I don’t love an offense that’s solely reliant on ball handlers. I believe you need a guy that provides that variety and exploit mismatches at a high level
I was confused bc variance has two definitions. Pretty sure joe meant the statistical definition n seems like jj is using the English definition. I assumed jj was taking cues from joe that’s where I got it twisted I think
I think Horford should be coming off the bench, not only to maintain him through the season better, but also cause I’d rather utilize Payton Pritchard more off the bench than Luke Kornet
Every time brad introduces a guy he traded for he says ‘we think he will make the js better’ – big emphasis he didny say it at the jrue presser but jrue did so you know that’s still brads conversation. but KP might do more for them than anybody else.
I had a vote I’d start. White at pg then jrue brown Tatum zinger
Does anyone really think Joe Mazulla is up to the job here? Two seasons at Fairmont State? Two seasons as an assistant in Boston? Massive choke job vs Miami last season with some weird coaching choices? Not much of a resume.
Porzingus is the X factor … im excited to see the late game stuff while he’s in