Is Yabu a bust?

[Big333223]

He’s the human victory cigar. And he does the arrow & dab.

So no.

His on court production has been very disappointing, but we've got this going for us. Which is nice.

[smokeablount]

He’s the human victory cigar. And he does the arrow & dab.

So no.

His on court production has been very disappointing, but we've got this going for us. Which is nice.

WELL THE WORLD NEEDS DITCH DIGGERS TOO

[Tr1boy]

With a bunch of injuries Yabu starts.

Would he be as effective as big baby was in the playoffs?

No.

Gino time = Yabu = bust

I agree

Though Big Baby has T Rex arms, he was a quick thinker and moved his food pretty quickly for a guy his size

Yabu seems a little slow at times and tries to erase by hustle plays/crashing the board

His jump shot is also slow and ugly

Looks like a tweener - but not in a good way

I kind of liked Siakam in that draft and was hoping Danny would have taken him. But because his jump shot didnt look promising was skipped (guess)

[Rosco917]

Hasnt played much again (from last season)

Is he a bust or just not enough mins to go around?

At the time he was drafted, the Celtics had young players being stashed all over the place. Yabu was drafted because he was already playing in Europe and was easily stashed. Not one of Danny's better moments.

[Moranis]

People forget our roster back then. Yabu was picked both for his potential/physical tools and his ability/willingness to be stashed for a year. I'm not saying I'm not disappointed that he hasn't gotten more run but a player picked outside of the lottery has long odds to make a second contract.

I remember a quote from Tommy way back when that end of bench players are often kept for the effort they put in during practice against "stars.". They may not have a great chance to play but they need to make the starters work every day in practice.

That just isn't all that true of a 16 pick. That isn't a late 1st round pick, that is a guy that should end up with a pretty long career.  I posted the list of all the recent 16 picks, only Royce White of the last 10 to finish out the first contract, didn't get a second contract and Royce White was always a risky pick with his mental issues.

[Triplenickle]

Danny has only made 3 good picks anyway, and 2 were picked 3rd.

Not exactly a strength Danny has.

[nickagneta]

Pretty much. Semi in the 2nd round has definitely turned into a much better pick than Yabusele at 16.

[Donoghus]

Danny has only made 3 good picks anyway, and 2 were picked 3rd.

Not exactly a strength Danny has.

And who exactly is the third then?

[Triplenickle]

Danny has only made 3 good picks anyway, and 2 were picked 3rd.

Not exactly a strength Danny has.

And who exactly is the third then?

Smart...who else could it be?

And the fact Danny thought Young and Hunter had anything at all still makes me scratch my head.

And that whole drafting ineptness is why Paul and Antoine never went anywhere. THEN...Danny made both of them the bad guy and traded one to bring him back and do it all over again, and tried to trade Paul.

I don' t quite see Danny in the same light as most people do around here.

[PhoSita]

I'm not saying I'm not disappointed that he hasn't gotten more run but a player picked outside of the lottery has long odds to make a second contract.

I don't think this is really true for guys taken in the 15-25 range, roughly.

[PhoSita]

Given an opportunity he could be at least as good as big baby (only better teammate and team player)

The thing is, if drafted 10 years later Big Baby would have never gotten playing time.

The league has no room for big men who can't shoot threes, protect the rim, or defend the perimeter.

[Donoghus]

Danny has only made 3 good picks anyway, and 2 were picked 3rd.

Not exactly a strength Danny has.

And who exactly is the third then?

Smart...who else could it be?

And the fact Danny thought Young and Hunter had anything at all still makes me scratch my head.

Well, Al Jefferson, Tony Allen, Avery Bradley, Leon Powe, Terry Rozier, Delonte West  all come to mind off the top of my head.

[Donoghus]

And that whole drafting ineptness is why Paul and Antoine never went anywhere

Antoine was traded (the first time) roughly 5 months after Danny took over as GM.    They didn't play together under Ainge except for part of the '04-05 season for one playoff run.

Walker/Pierce never "went anywhere" (except for a conference finals) for a variety of reasons but Ainge had very little to do with that.  That was much more on Pitino & Wallace.

[Triplenickle]

And that whole drafting ineptness is why Paul and Antoine never went anywhere

Antoine was traded (the first time) roughly 5 months after Danny took over as GM.    They didn't play together under Ainge except for part of the '04-05 season for one playoff run.

Walker/Pierce never "went anywhere" (except for a conference finals) for a variety of reasons but Ainge had very little to do with that.  That was much more on Pitino & Wallace.

Yeah I know, but Danny came in with the wrong impressions of what they needed, and couldn't see that Paul and Antoine had great chemistry and the best thing this team had since Reggie and Bird played a lil bit together.

And he still didn't draft anything worthwhile.

Like to me that's Danny's M.O...he always undervalues chemistry and quick to get rid of the best things he has and disturbs that chemistry.

That's why i'm always posting about "Don't Trade!!"

Danny got me shell shocked, man

Anyway win or not I cared about that team because they were great to watch together. Don't think I missed a game with those 2.

[apc]

If Brad Stevens was an elite coach he would know how to utilize Yabu.