Zombie Must draft Kelly Olynyk!!! (2 Viewers)

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Just caught a little interview and there's just something that makes me want to root for this kid. He's fun to watch and seems like a good player. I doubt he will be a star, but I also doubt he will flame out.
 
maxiep said:
Why do people care about this kid?
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Because were NBA fans. He's one of (if not the best) the best rookies. You got the concept of this board a little confused. Its NBA hoops first, politics second.
 
MickZagger said:
Because were NBA fans. He's one of (if not the best) the best rookies. You got the concept of this board a little confused. Its NBA hoops first, politics second.
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Correction. It's trolling first, NBA hoops second.

You're cute, Zags. You know, you sell being obtuse so well, I'm almost inclined to believe it.
 
Trolling?

I was trolled by almost the entire board when I started this thread.
 
Tempted to give Zags his props on this one. Its slowly looking like I'll be wrong - but not wrong enough that we should've traded Aldridge for him. I did, however, alter my "he is worthless" prediction eventually, at some point in this thread.
 
Leonard averaged 10/8/1.5 bpg in the Vegas summer league last year, and didn't get 6 fpg like Olynyk did as the primary scoring option for Boston this summer.
 
PapaG said:
Leonard averaged 10/8/1.5 bpg in the Vegas summer league last year, and didn't get 6 fpg like Olynyk did as the primary scoring option for Boston this summer.
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Lol at the fouls
 
Oh, I still think he is pathetic defensively and will probably have significant issues with some of the other starting PFs in this league. But I may have been overly critical.
 
OregonHuskerMan said:
Oh, I still think he is pathetic defensively and will probably have significant issues with some of the other starting PFs in this league. But I may have been overly critical.
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Held Jones 3-12 shooting, Plumlee didn't do great against him and he outplayed Andrew Nicholson twice.
 
MickZagger said:
Held Jones 3-12 shooting, Plumlee didn't do great against him and he outplayed Andrew Nicholson twice.
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Jones also shot 14 FT's and Olynyk had 7 fouls. Not a coincidence.

And none of those compare to:

David West
Carlos Boozer
KG
Amare/Carmelo
Lebron/Bosh
 
This summer Kelly Olynyk proved that he has everything in his toolbox on offense and was named to the all-tournament first team. The power forward out of Gonzaga averaged 18 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists per game, with a 57.8 shooting percentage from the floor. With a perimeter jumper, an advanced low-post game, elite instincts, great passing ability, and a high motor, Kelly Olynyk has given Boston Celtics fans a reason to have great expectations for him this upcoming season.
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-Kevin O'Conner
 
Are the C's planning on starting him at the 4?
 
maxiep said:
Typical liberal mindset...always someone else's fault. Go cry to your union.
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If only 40% of Congress could prevent the Celtic head coach from appointing Olynyk to a starting job...
 
MickZagger said:
Good little article on Oly the Clinic:

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2...tics-rookie/CWvjmvzOqgtY3xLBZDZiII/story.html
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Ha... so he picked Dirk's #41... cool shit.

Are the C's planning on starting him at the 4?
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You mean the 5? It looks Olynyk might be the only player they have capable of starting at the 5 spot. Sullinger, Humphries, and Bass have all logged time at the 5, but I really wouldn't feel comfortable with any of them as my starting 5, would you?

I can see any of those three guys sliding into reserve 5 roles, like last year when Bass and Sullinger interchanged as 4's and 5's in different offensive sets, but starting?

I wonder how good this Vitor Faverani guy from Valencia BC can be, because Fab Melo's looking useless, and and outside of Faverani, Olynyk's really the only guy with starting 5 size.
 
You know, I was just thinking about that a little deeper, and well, I can easily see Boston starting Humphries, Sullinger, or Bass at the 5, but if you're talking about minute allocation at the 5 spot, I think Kelly Olynyk should get the bulk.

Humphries, Sullinger, and Bass are all prototypical, back-to-the-basket 4's, which could really compliment Olynyk's ability to stretch the paint. The only wild-card when it comes to Olynyk's minutes is the acquisition of Faverani. I don't know anything about his game, but looking at his statistics on Eurobasket, it looks like he likes to shoot. His 3pt FG% is low, but he takes a good deal of them for his size, and his FT% from ACB play is on par with the best big men in the game, which makes me believe that he's probably an efficient mid-range shooter. I wouldn't be surprised in the least if the Celtics were trying to develop a high-low post game with Olynyk and Faverani playing alongside their undersized PF trio.
 
NOVoodoo said:
You know, I was just thinking about that a little deeper, and well, I can easily see Boston starting Humphries, Sullinger, or Bass at the 5, but if you're talking about minute allocation at the 5 spot, I think Kelly Olynyk should get the bulk.

Humphries, Sullinger, and Bass are all prototypical, back-to-the-basket 4's, which could really compliment Olynyk's ability to stretch the paint. The only wild-card when it comes to Olynyk's minutes is the acquisition of Faverani. I don't know anything about his game, but looking at his statistics on Eurobasket, it looks like he likes to shoot. His 3pt FG% is low, but he takes a good deal of them for his size, and his FT% from ACB play is on par with the best big men in the game, which makes me believe that he's probably an efficient mid-range shooter. I wouldn't be surprised in the least if the Celtics were trying to develop a high-low post game with Olynyk and Faverani playing alongside their undersized PF trio.
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I agree that Olynyk is the natural choice for the 5 spot. I have a feeling Sullinger will see a lot of minutes there. I don't think it really matters though as they're in tank mode anyway. I don't know much about the Faverani guy.
 
This is how Oly dresses for gatherings.

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Pimp juice.
 
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