Payton Pritchard has been vocal about his desire to play elsewhere, but he also remains focused on winning when he’s on the floor. John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal thinks Pritchard has a point, and it’s very understandable that he would love it in Boston but also want a bigger role somewhere else. Plus, Kane Pitman of @LockedOnBucks joins the show to preview Celtics/Bucks Tuesday night, even though the C’s will be exceptionally shorthanded.
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I don’t understand how Hauser ever passed Payton in the rotation coming into year. Pritchard was clutch entire playoffs
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I have no problem with what Pritchard has said. I was hoping he would get traded just so he could get more playing time. I think he will turn some heads if he gets minutes. Hope he gets his opportunity.
Joe is making a mistake by not using him more.
Pritchard is a good player and I think we should trade grant and sign pp to a long term deal he's done nothing but provide for the team..
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Pritchard will eventually move on from Boston, but I'm happy we have him for this championship run. I think they should move him this summer and give him an opportunity to play and make his money. Who is losing minutes so Pritchard can be a regular rotation guy? Boston is just too stacked at guard when everyone is healthy. Pritchard could easily be a spark plug guy off the bench for a good team, he's got maybe the purest looking jump shot in the league. He plays hard on both ends. Quick release on his shot and can handle the ball. Every time he gets minutes he makes big plays.
Jae Crowder is a chump and I’m SO glad we didn’t sign him.
Oh my. Pritchard is the only player in history, to win 4 High School Championships, Go to the final
4 his first year of college. And be in the top 20 every day of his 4 years in College. THE ONLY ONE.
Pritchard is the best player that has ever walked on to the court. Dibbled till his hands, bled, played
since age 5. And since age 7 practiced over 8 hours every day. Evolution. The Bomb.
Pritch does well with the minutes he gets. Hard to get more minutes when this team is so DEEP. So many great players, can get a tad lost in the lineup. So I understand his frustration over not getting more minutes to play.
A grinder who wants to play every day? How DARE he? I LOVE PP. Brad S is super smart. If PP wants out he will definitely try to help him, but NOT for nothing.
We all love Pritchard and I understand his frustration. I think when he gets traded during the summer, that would benefit both sides. We could get some size back at the forward position or a backup center. If not, a first round pick. Hopefully he could get more minutes on a team next year.
Win it all this year, then they can work on a trade to send him to a preferred destination where he can have a bigger role.
I don't blame Pritchard for wanting that, he knows he's more than just a situational 3rd string player. I also like that he's not demanding things, he didn't ask for a trade, he just hoped for one and he is not complaining at Brad and Joe for a bigger role, he knows Smart, Brown, White and Brogdon are ahead of him.
I’d rather have traded Pritch and avoided any possible dysfunction. Guards grow on trees, keeping him isn’t worth it.
Trade brogdon, get tpe and maybe a 1st, extend Pritchard, resign grant and stay under the tax
And they ain't punting lol have you watched the games lately?
A player who I see as similar to Payton Pritchard and gets much more time is Jose Alvarado.
If there is one thing that Alvarado does a lot than PP does not it's full court pressure, he really had Chris Paul under the pump in the playoffs.
Maybe it's our system that doesn't allow PP to put that kind of pressure on point guards but I'm confident that PP could really lift his steal stats if he did.
Maybe it wouldn't be beneficial for us to have him full court press but I could definitely see him doing that for another team next season.
I just found out that Joe Mazzulla is half Italian. Sicilian infact.
He may turn into a other Terry Rozier
Should Derrick White get more minutes?
He just said out loud what I think a lot of players keep to themselves. Probably a ton of players who are bench players want to be traded on good teams. Just Payton was vocal about it, but to his credit he was was respectful and phrased it well
Some things should be said behind the scenes and not to the media. Really don't want the media running with this story.
@John thank you for this. I wanted to see and hear YOUR take more then anyone else but Bob Ryan, as YOU specifically have seen this again an again and again from the championship teams of Bird and Co as well as the 1 (should/could of been 2 or 3) of Pierce and Garnett. There are always good basketball players backing up slightly better ones backing up great ones on GREAT teams and GREAT organizations. (At 50 I can remember KJ backing up Mark Price) Yes winning matters to MOST players the most if they experience it…. but when you can play and you KNOW you can play you have as you said to get minutes to produce stats they will pay you for. He is a wonderful insurance policy to have for our 6 to 9 year championship window but as you said I wont begrudge him when he leaves or is traded as I understood how he feels as the next contract may be his last (for any big money wise). @John I am sure in seeing great teams throughout the decades you could name a starting 5 of players who never got time on those teams who went on to have good careers.
Love your work John. Just wondering..why weren't you a "professional basketball player" during your intro last year?
Should've traded the ungrateful punk to a gutter team smh grass is always greener on the other side like Eddie House said how shitty it was to be on a team that didn't give 2 shits to even be there let alone wanting to win. Should've sent him to the gutters so he could see how shitty life is when your playing for a organization that doesn't care bout you, doesn't care bout winning and doesn't have a fan base smh dumb shit will absolutely regret leaving but hey let the young dumb kid do he thinks is best lmfao
Pp deserves to be traded to a good rebuilding team. Let him get his bag and PT. He's a scrapper just like IT. He's young so he's not after a chip yet. He wants the money and the PT.
I'd trade him in the offseason for a vet wing who already has gotten his money and wants to get a chip already. We have JD anyway as our project PG.
Imo they should've traded him for a wing over the deadline.
Is Giannis playing tonight? I don’t understand why John says tonight’s match was going to be a great one! 🤷🏽♂️
No Bucks guy the Celtics aren't happy to see Kyrie and KD go to the West. We actually like beating the shiit out of the Nets with Kyrie and KD
not really. he spoke out being traded but wasn't he could easily say "I am disappointed, but I am here and will do whatever I can to help us win a championship" compare him to the best players on team is stretching it. When did Boston draft him. He only made 10.5 mil, He will be in same position as draft. He is worth what team deems. Sit @ home eating bom-boms