Young should be starting

[Who]

The Lebron's are going to be kicking themselves for moving Wiggins.  Although I was skeptical at the time when people were comparing him to a TMac type of player but if you look at the stats from when TMac was 19 and Wiggins, Wiggins are better across the board and he plays better defense. 

The Cavs should have kept him and Lebron could have molded him to be his number two guy, who could eventually take on the opponents best wing scorer and let Lebron rest defense...

McGrady was actually an underrated defender in Toronto.

McGrady didn't play above average defense in Toronto until his 3rd year / final year in Toronto.

First two years - McGrady was a defensive liability.

[PickNRoll]

I see Crowder as a 3 and Young as a 2.  I think ultimately it will be Young and Crowder both starting.  Sooner the better.

[Evantime34]

I see Crowder as a 3 and Young as a 2.  I think ultimately it will be Young and Crowder both starting.  Sooner the better.

I agree that Crowder is a 3 and Young is a 2. Although I think in a few years once Young bulks up he will be a 3.

I do not agree that both should be starting.

I think Young should get Thornton's minutes. 20 minutes a game is plenty to help him develop as a rookie.

[Future Celtics Owner]

Young would be much better off starting at shooting guard, which is the position he should be playing his entire career. Unfortunately we have Avery signed long term. I do believe it would be in the best interest of the Celtics to trade Avery Bradley. Trade him for someone that comes off the books so we have more money in 16' FA. Just get rid of him, and if we can get back something like an asset or pick so be it.

Also IMO I think James Young is gonna light it up and make Avery's stock on this team worse. 

[Future Celtics Owner]

I see Crowder as a 3 and Young as a 2.  I think ultimately it will be Young and Crowder both starting.  Sooner the better.

I agree that Crowder is a 3 and Young is a 2. Although I think in a few years once Young bulks up he will be a 3.

I do not agree that both should be starting.

I think Young should get Thornton's minutes. 20 minutes a game is plenty to help him develop as a rookie.

He should stay at the 2 through his career. He has an advantage there and has little problem getting his shot off over other 2's. Bulk is ok but I think he is more of a lean player. But even so he will still add 15 lbs of muscle in the next 2 years.

[Chris22]

It benefits us more to play Crowder until the trade deadline.  Showcasing Crowder might help us flip him for a pick.   He's a free agent and I doubt he's part of the long-term plans.   Young is here for 4 years minimum... we can take our sweet time with him.

Crowder is a keeper.

He is the type of player we need on our team.

[GzUP617]

I see Crowder as a 3 and Young as a 2.  I think ultimately it will be Young and Crowder both starting.  Sooner the better.

I agree that Crowder is a 3 and Young is a 2. Although I think in a few years once Young bulks up he will be a 3.

I do not agree that both should be starting.

I think Young should get Thornton's minutes. 20 minutes a game is plenty to help him develop as a rookie.

He should stay at the 2 through his career. He has an advantage there and has little problem getting his shot off over other 2's. Bulk is ok but I think he is more of a lean player. But even so he will still add 15 lbs of muscle in the next 2 years.

 I agree 100% here,  this upcoming draft we should really be looking to draft a SF.

[Chris22]

Young would be much better off starting at shooting guard, which is the position he should be playing his entire career. Unfortunately we have Avery signed long term. I do believe it would be in the best interest of the Celtics to trade Avery Bradley. Trade him for someone that comes off the books so we have more money in 16' FA. Just get rid of him, and if we can get back something like an asset or pick so be it.

Also IMO I think James Young is gonna light it up and make Avery's stock on this team worse.

Danny Ainge insists that Young is a SF.

[GzUP617]

Young would be much better off starting at shooting guard, which is the position he should be playing his entire career. Unfortunately we have Avery signed long term. I do believe it would be in the best interest of the Celtics to trade Avery Bradley. Trade him for someone that comes off the books so we have more money in 16' FA. Just get rid of him, and if we can get back something like an asset or pick so be it.

Also IMO I think James Young is gonna light it up and make Avery's stock on this team worse.

Danny Ainge insists that Young is a SF.

  Ainge will put Young at SG when a suitable SF is on the team. 

 I think Ainge want's to limit the idea of Young being Bradly's replacement as a starter in the future.

Really Young has the length to play the 2 and 3, but built like a guard,  he'll be mismatched almost every game at the SF.

[PickNRoll]

Young would be much better off starting at shooting guard, which is the position he should be playing his entire career. Unfortunately we have Avery signed long term. I do believe it would be in the best interest of the Celtics to trade Avery Bradley. Trade him for someone that comes off the books so we have more money in 16' FA. Just get rid of him, and if we can get back something like an asset or pick so be it.

Also IMO I think James Young is gonna light it up and make Avery's stock on this team worse.

Danny Ainge insists that Young is a SF.

Really?  He's 6'6" and lean.  I don't see him guarding Paul Pierce on the block. Or Rudy Gay, Melo, etc.  Even Wiggins, Tobias Harris, Jeff Green, etc. would be a nightmare.

[PickNRoll]

Young would be much better off starting at shooting guard, which is the position he should be playing his entire career. Unfortunately we have Avery signed long term. I do believe it would be in the best interest of the Celtics to trade Avery Bradley. Trade him for someone that comes off the books so we have more money in 16' FA. Just get rid of him, and if we can get back something like an asset or pick so be it.

Also IMO I think James Young is gonna light it up and make Avery's stock on this team worse.

Danny Ainge insists that Young is a SF.

  Ainge will put Young at SG when a suitable SF is on the team. 

 I think Ainge want's to limit the idea of Young being Bradly's replacement as a starter in the future.

Really Young has the length to play the 2 and 3, but built like a guard,  he'll be mismatched almost every game at the SF.

This is a great point.  If you only talk about Young as a SF you retain leverage when trading Bradley.  Why didn't I think of that!

[Tr1boy]

Young is 6'6' but has a 7 ft wingspan.   He can be a SF like Batum is a sf for the blazers. Not really a strong guy, but lengthy and bring out his man on offense

[LarBrd33]

It benefits us more to play Crowder until the trade deadline.  Showcasing Crowder might help us flip him for a pick.   He's a free agent and I doubt he's part of the long-term plans.   Young is here for 4 years minimum... we can take our sweet time with him.

Crowder is a keeper.

He is the type of player we need on our team.

I'm not sure Crowder is a keeper.   He has a solid future as a role player, but I think Boston would rather utilize the cap space to sign impact stars.   Since he's a free agent, there's a chance we'll have to pay him money that will cut into our flexibility.  As unrealistic as many people here think it is, we still want to at least attempt to have enough cap space to sign two max players in the event a couple guys want to join up together in a big market with a huge fanbase.

Wouldn't at all be surprised to see us flip Crowder.  It's the same reason we're looking to trade Austin Rivers.  WHy bother cutting into our salary next year with below-average prospects?

[greg683x]

he should be getting consistent bench minutes.  he shouldnt be starting, like mentioned before, if he can prove hes a respectable defender, then thats what should earn him a starting job

[Tr1boy]

Wiggins utilizes his physical tools to get by on defense but he is just as lost as Young otherwise.

Young has improved on defense since the start of the season. Young has a higher iq than Wiggins