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Re: Is Young a SF or SG?
« Reply #30 on: January 07, 2015, 09:21:29 AM »

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He may grow a little more in the next year or so.  And fill out too.
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Re: Is Young a SF or SG?
« Reply #31 on: January 07, 2015, 09:35:38 AM »

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I would say SG, but that maybe just because he currently looks a lot more like Reggie Miller than Lebron James. I am not sure 'filling out' is going to particularly help him - I think he just needs to get comfortable playing in the NBA first.

As for Ainge saying he's a SF - what was he supposed to say? We already had AB and Rondo and had just drafted Smart. If the 'plan' was to actually keep all of these players, then why would we draft another guard? I think he was just covering for himself.
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Re: Is Young a SF or SG?
« Reply #32 on: January 07, 2015, 11:29:03 AM »

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I think Young is the kind of guy who you try to hide on defense by having him guard whichever wing is weaker.  If you had Bradley, Smart, and Young in the game, Smart would probably guard whoever is the better offensive player.  You probably hope to stick Young on a 3-and-D guy who likes to stand in the corner and wait to be open, but Young seems like the kind of player who will make mistakes such as leaving his man or allowing an easy cut to the basket.
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Re: Is Young a SF or SG?
« Reply #33 on: January 07, 2015, 12:42:14 PM »

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He's a 3, but can be played at a 2 guard in some situations.  I liked the lineup of:

Smart
Young
Crowder
Green
Pick a Center

It's only a situational lineup, but an intriguing one for mismatches at times.
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Re: Is Young a SF or SG?
« Reply #34 on: January 07, 2015, 12:59:12 PM »

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I think right now he is a 2 as he is so perimeter oriented.   Wing might be a better team for him.  He  does not have much in terms of rebounding or attack the rim or have displayed what I would call forward skills.  He might grow into either but right now he is a pure wing player.  He could grow into a PP sized 3, but so far I don't see the toughness in him to do that.
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Re: Is Young a SF or SG?
« Reply #35 on: January 09, 2015, 07:44:21 PM »

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He's a 3.
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Re: Is Young a SF or SG?
« Reply #36 on: January 09, 2015, 08:02:18 PM »

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Quote from: jambr380 on January 07, 2015, 09:35:38 AM
As for Ainge saying he's a SF - what was he supposed to say?

He just resigned Bradley, of course he wouldn't say Young is a 2. But he is.
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It's nice seeing him get exposed as overrated after having argued with fellow fans for years that he was overrated.. but I don't hate him. I'm looking forward to seeing him [...] bounce around to a couple more teams... eventually come back to Boston[...] and helps us as a role player until he runs himself out of the league.
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Re: Is Young a SF or SG?
« Reply #37 on: January 09, 2015, 08:05:53 PM »

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Young agrees with me, by the way (at 1'23''):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcwPWKwOR08&list=UUMfT9dr6xC_RIWoA9hI0meQ#t=84

He is our SG of the future. We should not pick a SF: Johnson, Winslow, Oubre, Hezonja, Looney. A lot of options.
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It's nice seeing him get exposed as overrated after having argued with fellow fans for years that he was overrated.. but I don't hate him. I'm looking forward to seeing him [...] bounce around to a couple more teams... eventually come back to Boston[...] and helps us as a role player until he runs himself out of the league.
LarBrd33 on Rondo
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