Guerschon Yabusele starting?

[CELTICSofBOSTON]

Was on YouTube and this video about Guerschon Yabusele was suggested.

The person who made this video believes that Guerschon Yabusele will be our starting Center this year because he is better than Baynes offensively and can guard Centers better than Morris, allowing Al to guard 4s and not have to bang with big guys.

This is the first person I've seen suggest that Yabusele should be starting.  It is usually either team Morris or team Baynes.  I even heard Theis should start a couple of times. This guy was confident that Yabusele will be out starting center.

I disagree because I do not think Yabusele is ready to start.

Take a look at the video and let me know your thoughts on Guerschon Yabusele starting at center: https://youtu.be/Po0Xf7JakpE

[ThePaintedArea]

Was on YouTube and this video about Guerschon Yabusele was suggested.

The person who made this video believes that Guerschon Yabusele will be our starting Center this year because he is better than Baynes offensively and can guard Centers better than Morris, allowing Al to guard 4s and not have to bang with big guys.

This is the first person I've seen suggest that Yabusele should be starting.  It is usually either team Morris or team Baynes.  I even heard Theis should start a couple of times. This guy was confident that Yabusele will be out starting center.

I disagree because I do not think Yabusele is ready to start.

Take a look at the video and let me know your thoughts on Guerschon Yabusele starting at center: https://youtu.be/Po0Xf7JakpE

He makes a number of good points, including the critical need to save wear and tear on Al Horford.

With his handles and shooting, Yabu looks like he'd be a matchup nightmare for bigs guarding him; and he's got good weight and length.

The vid also makes a good point that players and coaches prefer consistent lineups; but this team has so much that's new and uncertain that we can expect all sorts of experiments.

I love the provocative out-of-the-box prediction, but I can't honestly say that I've got an opinion. My prediction has been Horford/Morris starting, but I'm pretty clear that that's got drawbacks (as does Horford/Baynes, for that matter).

We'll see how Yab and Theis manage team defense at this level pretty soon.

[JBcat]

I've been thinking about this as well, and in theory it's a good idea for the reasons you suggest.  It also gives more proven scoring to the second unit in Morris similar to what KO provided last year but only better.

However he needs to prove himself on D in order for this to happen.

[moiso]

I don't really see it.  I'd like to see if he guards anyone before I throw him in there as a starting center, which is an important position defensively.  I still like Horford or Baynes starting at the 5.  I think a lot of Yabusele's upside is in scoring.  I'd like to see him establish himself at what he's good at (scoring) before trying to make him into something he's not.

[jakeopp]

lol no, basically no chance this happens.

[timpiker]

I think Horford starts at center unless there’s a matchup issue then it’s Baynes

[PAOBoston]

I don't Yabusele ever plays against legit centers. Horford/Baynes are the legit bigs on the team. Yabuselse is a stretch four imo (albeit a unique one). But he hasn't remotely proven himself yet. Doubt he gets big minutes like that.

[dmopower]

 His coast to coast drives remind me more than a little of Charles Barkley.  I am NOT saying he is the next Charles,  Just saying there is a resemblence in that area. Dont think he starts at center but look forward to seeing how he fares against nba players in real games.

[tarheelsxxiii]

No kidding.  Been sayin this for months.