Robinson then averaged The game produced one of the season's signature moments when Robinson leaped onto the back of a celebrating Glen Davis , and after the game dubbed the energetic bench duo "Shrek and Donkey. Robinson should benefit from spending an offseason in the Boston system. He was thrown into the fire at the trade deadline after being dealt from the Knicks with Marcus Landry in exchange for Eddie House , J.
Giddens and Bill Walker , and Rivers actually let Robinson teach a few of New York's offensive sets to his new teammates in order to feel more comfortable on the court. But Robinson struggled at times to decide between his natural role as a scorer and his new role as a facilitator. Rivers stressed that he didn't want Robinson's role as backup point guard to stifle his aggressiveness, but it did. Robinson thrived in trash time situations where he didn't overthink his position, highlighted by when he scored 13 points in seven dizzying minutes against the Washington Wizards on April 9.
It will be interesting to see if the Celtics continue to use Robinson in a backup point guard role, or if they'll attempt to let him play more off the ball. The team selected Avery Bradley with the 19th overall pick in this year's draft and, while they'd surely prefer to bring him along slowly, the year-old guard might get an opportunity to log time as Rondo's backup.
If that happens, Robinson might be able to boost his scoring output from the 6. And one of Boston's biggest needs last season was a bench scorer.
With a more defined role, Robinson could flourish over a full season in green. Which might leave the Celtics glad that Plan A didn't work out. Follow him on Twitter. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Forsberg: Robinson a known commodity. Boston Celtics. Seattle Seahawks. New Orleans Saints. Darren Hartwell. In this article:. Live Today Tomorrow vs - -. Story continues. Recommended Stories.
Kansas City Star. Yahoo Sports. Patriots Wire. LA Times. Rookie Wire. Men's Health. NBC Sports Chicago. UGA Wire. NBC Sports Philadelphia. But this reminds us of when Willie McGinest expressed interest in returning to the Patriots before the start of the season. Just because a player expresses interest in a team, doesn't mean the interest is reciprocal. The Celtics certainly could use a backup point guard and Robinson is an intriguing option, but we still believe the team has a better option under its thumb in director of basketball development Tyronn Lue , should they be able to coax the year-old out of retirement later this season for a chance to win an NBA title.
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