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Bradley couldn’t help but rave about the defensive prowess of the former Hawks center while speaking at a Celtics and Arbella home makeover event in Belmont earlier this week.
“I think he’ll help us out a lot,” Bradley explained. “Having a guy behind me—not to say the guys in the past weren’t good, because they were pretty dang good, especially Jared [Sullinger]. He really helped a lot as far as talking.
“But Al, having that leadership and having that experience, he’s been to the playoffs multiple years in a row. So he knows what it takes to be a great defender, and I know he talks well. I can tell for how disciplined their team is. I’m just happy to have him behind me, talking and helping me defend some of the best players in the NBA.”
Bradley believes the presence of Horford will enable the Celtics to jump up to one of the top defenses in the NBA.
“I feel like the sky’s the limit for us,” he said. “I’m hoping that we can be one or two in the NBA on the defensive end. If we all lock in and that’s our mindset going into every single game, I feel like it will not only help us win games but all our goals will come true being a top defense in the NBA.”
CBS Boston – Robb: Bradley Says Horford Will Help Celtics’ Defense Reach New Heights
There have been several recent items here on Red’s Army about what players, coaches, fans and media think Al Horford will bring to Boston, and how he can help the Celtics reach the next level. So here’s one more.
Avery is on the record as aiming to be Defensive Player of the Year, so it’s wise of him to hype Horford’s defensive skills. A strong defensive center allows perimeter defenders to pressure the ball, knowing help will come from behind. Last year, Al averaged 1.5 blocks per game while posting a 98.2 defensive rating.
On Page 2: Everyone’s training hard
— Jaylen Brown (@FCHWPO) September 4, 2016
//platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsHe might have the benefit of being 19 years old and a super athlete, but Jaylen Brown is not sliding by. He’s putting in the work, as this tweet from yesterday illustrated. Feel free to read something into the fact that one Jimmy Butler is hanging onto the stretch line. How did these guys get to be bros, anyway?
Then there’s Jae Crowder, who shared this video of himself training in a swimming pool. It seems to be some sort of marketing tweet, for what I have no idea, but the bottom line is Jae is doing work, too.
#THEPROCESS #DOUBTDRIVESME #UNCAGED pic.twitter.com/9VfYXyUgjD
— JAE CROWDER (@CJC9BOSS) September 4, 2016
//platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsAnd, finally: There’s an app for that
The Golden State Warriors’ team app may have been capable of listening to the conversations of fans any time it was open, according to a lawsuit filed in San Francisco’s federal court this week.
The Warriors’ app, which features live scores and fan conversations, requests access to the user’s microphone, but the lawsuit alleges that fans are given no forewarning how far that access extends. […]
“Even more disconcerting,” the lawyers wrote, “the app turns on the microphone (listening and recording) any time the app is running. No matter if a consumer is actively using the app or if it is merely running in the background: the app is listening.”
That means if a fan is using the app and then navigates away by pressing the phone’s home button, without “hard closing” the app, the app continues to listen.
The Comeback noted, correctly, that this is more likely to be a design flaw than any intended (and very illegal) gathering of intel. Still, it’s a potential design flaw that could end up costing the team in court.
MassLive – Golden State Warriors lawsuit: Team accused of spying on fans through team app
Perhaps this is how the Warriors got to a level “light years ahead” of the rest of the NBA. Except for blowing a 3-1 lead in the Finals and all.
The Rest of the Links:
Globe – Sunday Basketball Notes: For David Fizdale, it was a long road to his first NBA head coaching gig
Sports Illustrated – Reassessing the details surrounding Derrick Rose’s civil sexual assault lawsuit
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