What did you guys think about Jordan Walsh’s defense last night? Here are some defensive highlights of Celtics rookie showing his potential against Brooklyn with quick feet, relentless approach and hustle:
Celtics rookie Jordan Walsh got 18 minutes last night against the Nets.
He went scoreless (0-3 FG), but did show nice defensive potential. Walsh is long, quick on his feet and active. Love his relentless approach and hustle: pic.twitter.com/YohrRywN89
— Tomek Kordylewski (@Timi_093) February 15, 2024
by Timi093
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Looks like another Celtic that the refs are going to screw with their whistle..
Nothing but promise in all the parts of the game that actually matter for him right now.
Size of his role in the future will directly correlate with how his offensive game develops. If he ends up being limited on the offensive side his ceiling is probably someone like Andre Roberson back during his heyday with the Thunder. Can give you lockdown defense for his minutes, but won’t be a closer cause he can get exploited on one end of the floor.
If he can develop his shot a bit, be a reliable free-throw shooter, and make timely 3s we could see him blossom in the Shane Battier archetype 3 and D big wing. That would be absolute best case scenario imo, and shouldn’t expect more than being a very good role player.
Very long, good effort, moves his feet. Not afraid of contact. Loads of potential. Already pretty disruptive.
He made some mistakes that I’d attribute to inexperience. Right now he hustles almost to a fault. If he gets a step behind a play, he’ll try to recover and get his body back in front, and he picked up a few cheap fouls that way – just doing a little too much. I appreciate the effort but sometimes you need to know when you’re beaten or when you’ve already done enough on a play. Don’t compound a mistake with another mistake, and understand when it’s time to trust your help.
Nothing that can’t be fixed with more reps and familiarity with his teammates though. I really like him as a defensive prospect. Offense is perhaps a different story, but he’s super young and far from a finished product on that end too.
Timi comes through for us on everything
Looks like a dude at the local YMCA, what am I missing?
I liked the way he was aware of where the ball and other players were. Brissett threw a pass to Tatum who wasn’t looking and Walsh was able to save it on the sideline. And then on the missed Svi dunk that led to a long rebound Walsh was able to save it and throw it in the general area of Brissett rather than just blindly chucking it
He’s about to turn 20 so he’s young. There’s some skills and he has a great body, but tons of room for development.
Talk to me in 2026.
Jesus Christ, Mr. Fantastic or Stretch Armstrong out there. Dude has long ass arms.