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Jaylen Brown: "Never too high, never too low" on accolades or criticism

  Never expect an outburst of euphoria or despair from Jaylen Brown . I have the utmost respect for a guy that never gets too high on the good stuff - nor too low on the bad .  He was just named Eastern Conference Player of the Week and fans won't be seeing any celebratory cheers from Brown. "Just doing my job" is the type of response we can expect. Jaylen Brown has been named East Player of the Week for the 3rd time in his career pic.twitter.com/kNrZBY5kHc — Taylor Snow (@taylorcsnow) March 27, 2023 The same can be said about his low-key response to the cheers from Boston fans for his perofrmance on Sunday night . TD Garden houses some tough fans, and I would guess that Jaylen was inwardly moved by the standing ovation - despite the lack of emotion. Jaylen Brown had an unexpressive reaction to the standing ovation he received from Celtics fans Sunday night: https://t.co/k5utwKRMTX — NESN (@NESN) March 27, 2023  Brown's name constantly surfaces when major potential ...

Derrick White: Bench guy, starter or finisher?

 Tough to imagine the Boston Celtics without Derrick White on the roster this season. We see it on social media - raves about the play of  Derrick White. He came from the Spurs in a trade as a supposed bench player, but there are indications that he could thrive with an increased role. The 6'4" combo guard is top-5 on the team this season in six categories - minutes, points, assists, 3-point pecentage, steals and blocks . He is second to only Rob Williams in blocks per game at 0.9 BPG. And by the way, he was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week on February 13, 2023 when he took over for Marcus Smart when The Wolverine was out with an injury. During that week, he averaged 24.5 points, 4.8 boards and 7.5 assists. Hardly the stuff of a guy destined for a lot of pine splinters. Derrick White on inconsistent role closing games: I’m playing basketball, I’m blessed. I’m just trying to have the right perspective on things. Even if I’m off the court, just be a good teammate...