{"id":77576,"date":"2026-01-04T02:49:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T05:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/celtics-notes-brown-bench-walsh-roster-opening\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T02:49:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T05:49:24","slug":"celtics-notes-brown-bench-walsh-roster-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/celtics-notes-brown-bench-walsh-roster-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics Notes: Brown, Bench, Walsh, Roster Opening"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jaylen Brown<\/a><\/strong> reacted in disbelief to the NBA\u2019s announcement that Knicks<\/strong> guard Jalen Brunson<\/a><\/strong> was selected<\/a> as Eastern Conference Player of the Month for December, Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe<\/a> relays in a subscriber-only piece. The Celtics<\/strong> star responded<\/a> to the Twitter post with \u201cSmh,\u201d which is online shorthand for \u201cshaking my head.\u201d<\/p>\n

Himmelsbach points out that Brown had better numbers during the month than Brunson, and the teams finished with similar records as Boston went 9-3 and New York was 10-4. However, the Knicks captured the NBA Cup, which may have tilted the race in Brunson\u2019s favor.<\/p>\n

Brown also lamented that so much of the discourse surrounding the game, especially in the media, is focused on offense. He argues that his overall value should be considered in awards balloting.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn any given night I can pick up guys full court,\u201d <\/span><\/em>he said.<\/span> \u201cI guard a (power forward), I can guard a (small forward), I can guard a (shooting guard). And I\u2019ve guarded (point guards), so being able to be versatile on offense but also versatile on defense. There\u2019s not a lot of guys who are the top of our league who can do that, who is capable of even doing that. And night to night, it\u2019s difficult.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cAny given night I can take over a game, defensively, and take over a game, offensively. We don\u2019t measure the game like that. It\u2019s however many points you score, how many threes you hit. I guess that\u2019s how good you are. I think a real impact on the game of basketball is if you can dominate on both offense and defense and, any given night, I think I can do both.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

There\u2019s more on the Celtics:<\/p>\n