Fab Melo says playing in the D-League is best for him right now


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"I think this is the best situation for me right now," Melo said. "I am getting playing time, I'm just playing basketball, and that's the thing I needed to be able to do. I can improve my game that way, so I'm not complaining."

"I've been working on what the Celtics want me to do -- develop my defensive game," said Melo. "And I've been working on my offensive game, that's something I've been doing every day. Me and J.P. (Clark), one of the assistant coaches, we work every day on post positions, we work on defensive rotations, we watch films to correct the things that I do wrong in the games. I'm just developing my basketball game. On offense, I'm working on my baby hook. That's one thing that has been pretty good for me right now. I've been working on getting post position, running up and down the court, and working on my post moves, things like that."

"Because of Syracuse I played zone. Now my pick-and-roll defense is a way better. I'm learning how to defend, I learned what I have to call out to my teammates, the coverage. I just learned how to do it and now I'm doing it naturally. I had to think before. Now it's just become an instinct, and that's what it's becoming better for me."

Despite the calls for Fab Melo to get called up to Boston, I think it's much better long term if he continues his development in the D-League. Yes I know Jason Collins is abysmal, but rushing Melo will simply stunt his growth. And as Doc said recently, ""I haven't talked to anyone that thinks he's ready to come up yet." Playing for. Maine is better than Melo sitting in Boston. Let's let him develop.