2 Rebounds. Not bad. What I liked the most in those 3 Minutes was that he only cared for the rebounds. If DJ White could pull off a Leon Powe type of playing for a 5-7 min time, something the C's could complement with their current playing style, C's would be very dangerous...

In response to cabutan's comment:

Bass needs to sit and White needs to start.

In response to Fierce34's comment:

Not a bad proposal. Lets hope White shows something in practice to change Rivers mind.

Premature ... let's see Doc gradually increase his minutes as he plays well and can contribute consistantly ... He must earn it, not be handed it over a proven player.

In response to Mployee8's comment:

Consistantly?

HAHAHA

Of course you don't give the starting spot to White if doesn't outplay Bass in practice, duh! 

What's this a Spelling Bee or Fierce34 predicts DJ White takes starters job?

In response to Mployee8's comment:

You don't need a prediction to know that Bass is NOT a starter.

My preference is to put Bass on the bench and let White start. I don't know if Doc is going to do that.

In response to Mployee8's comment:

fierce- more tired than an old shoe but just keeps going

In response to aciemvp's comment:

Still thinking of Fierce at this hour?

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The criticism of Brandon Bass strikes me as over the top. He's not a great player. We get it. He doesn't have to be a great player. He shoots reasonably well for a big and that's about it. That's okay for a rotation guy. The way some of you talk it's as though Brandon Bass is the second coming of Brett Szabo. Bass is a solid contributor with strong fundamentals (the two-handed rebounding Fierce chides). He deserves to play.

You don't start a Charlotte Bobcat castoff newly arrived from the Chinese League over a proven NBA regular unless something happens in practice (or in the limited NBA minutes the new guy receives) to merit the promotion. White needs to learn the Celtic system. He needs to earn his minutes. He needs to develop chemistry with his new teammates. That takes time and patience. Rivers is in a better position than any of us to make judgments based on the complete makeup of a player's attitude, readiness, and performance. We don't know 75% of what happens.

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In response to TommyRules' comment:

 

Wow!

This coming from someone who pretended his daughter was cutting herself!

HAHAHA

In response to davidap's comment:

Bass is not a bad player, he's just not a starter. If he's up against the 2nd stringers then he's good enough. But starting him and letting him play against the 1st team of the opposing team is not good for Bass and the Celts.

White needs to get more time.  We know nothing about him.  I liked what I saw.

Bass needs to sit and White needs to start.

 

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LO...well lets see IF he even gets a second 10 day contract before we annount him the starting PF, please.

 

 

The only reason to start a guy like DJ over bass would be if

1. the opposing bigs were really big and we wanted to knock them around early or let someone else take the initial pounding (jason collins did this at times)

2.  The 2nd unit was struggling to score and we needed bass in that slot.

Bass needs Rondo in a big way. Rondo's drives got him a lot of wide open shots last year. This year he is being guarded and is not fairing too well. 

In response to concord27's comment:

+1 

Once he learns the "system" he should at least get the kind of minutes that Collins was getting.

In response to jtkl's comment:

The problem is that even when Bass gets those wide open looks, he often hesitates instead of immediately going up, usually resulting in an out of rhythm shot or a poorly conceived drive to the hoop.  Last year he almost always took the shot and made a high percentage of those elbow and baseline jumpers.

In response to jtkl's comment:

That makes two of you who need Rondo pretty badly then! The rest of the team, or us DON'T!

In response to RallyC's comment:

Have a good cry he is coming back, next year and will run this team for the forseeable future. 

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In response to jtkl's comment:

 

Bass needs Rondo in a big way. Rondo's drives got him a lot of wide open shots last year. This year he is being guarded and is not fairing too well. 

 

That makes two of you who need Rondo pretty badly then! The rest of the team, or us DON'T!

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The team needs him and will welcome him back with open arms. The fans will as well. A few very vocal and frankly delusional types will wail and gnash their teeth about why Doc and Danny don't listen to their incompetent opinions When he returns..

So enjoy yourself for now. He'll be back better than ever next year and many years after and the team will be better for it... Cheers.  

 

 

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