<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">He's gone from starter to reserve to afterthought. During his first season in Boston, Sebastian Telfair has shown chutzpah, such as guaranteeing a playoff berth before the start of training camp. While that guarantee rings hollow now, so, too, does all the hoopla and hope that came with Telfair's relocation from the West Coast. He still doesn't understand why he's been demoted. And he firmly believes people are down on him in part because so many were high on him not that long ago. "It's harder now because my expectations are very high, unfairly high at times," he said. "I came in with a lot of hype. I had a big sneaker deal. There was the movie and all that. That makes it that much, much harder. "Anybody else, they just come in, and whatever they do is great. For me, I've got to go out there and live up to those expectations. It's hard. But I think I can. The time will come." Telfair said he is discouraged. He is disappointed. He is confused. He doesn't think he did anything to deserve going from starter to sub to seldom-used sub. To his credit, he has handled the situation very well, not pointing fingers or complaining. Pop-up A season lost Doc Rivers said simply, "We gave Rajon [Rondo] a chance, and Rajon took the minutes. It's a competition. Players at times tend to think it's the coach getting down on them, instead of understanding that there's a guy in front of him who's outplaying him. "Basketball is pretty simple when you think of it in those terms. But young guys never do. They always think it's something else." Told of Rivers's remarks, Telfair said with Belichickian brevity, "If that's what it is, that's what it is. I got taken out of the starting lineup. Then I got taken out of the rotation. That's pretty difficult to deal with, being on the bench, knowing you can play. "You've got to be discouraged about it. But there's nothing you can do but continue working, keep your head in there and hope you get another shot, try to be ready when your name is called, and understand why you're not playing and learn from those things." Does he understand? "No," he said. "I don't." What makes it harder is that Boston paid a steep price to get him. Yes, there were financial concerns for the Celtics in the deal that were outlined by Danny Ainge, namely, extricating themselves from Raef LaFrentz's contract. But the Celtics also gave up a lottery pick to get Telfair, even though the same thing happened to him in Portland that's happened in Boston. He began the season as a starter and ended up a third-stringer.</div> http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/ce...s_on_the_bench/
I really think you guys need to give more thought to Bassy. He's going to be a brilliant player. The only reason I'm glad that Portland shipped him out is because of talent well we have with Jack/Rodriguez. He's going to be a spectacular player, and let's just hope this year with the C's humbles him, and makes him work even harder. If I was Doc, I'd just because that this lack of PT and experience doesn't hinder his development.
I think he is going to be a bust. This is what, his 3rd year now? He still hasnt done anything worthwhile. I can see him averaging like 12, 2, 5 at most.
<div class="quote_poster">NTC187 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I think he is going to be a bust. This is what, his 3rd year now? He still hasnt done anything worthwhile. I can see him averaging like 12, 2, 5 at most.</div> same here. i used to have high hopes for him, but now its not looking good. hes had more than enough chances and he has failed to step up to the plate. i became somewhat of a fan of telfairs after the release of through the fire, but now everythings spiraling down hill. fast.
I think you guys are forgetting that he came straight out of high school. I think he was really dumb in forgoing college, but that was his decision. Right now he's in his third season, and is only 21. He still has a lot of time, and it's really jumping the gun to call him a bust.
Telfair really shouldv'e gone to college somewhere. Despite this, I think he will blossom into a good veteran NBA player, but not the superstar everyone expected. One of the things holding him back, IMO is his size. He plays his size, and doesn't seem to play bigger than his size indicates, like AI does.
