Nick Young

[Wizards2Lottery]

exactly. imagine in two years when teams are having there best perimeter players guard Arenas and Butler.

If he can become a solid defender (which I think he will looking at his progress), he has the chance to be one of the top SG's in the game.

[BigA]

I've noticed Nick's been rebounding pretty well lately. Nice to get some rebounding from that position. That's something Stevenson doesn't do as well as the guys who preceded him as SG (Hughes and Jeffries).

[Kanyewest]

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Well, to be fair, he won't get to go against the Milwaukee Bucks' perimeter defense every game.

I would still give Young a lot of credit for his performance. His 22 points were more than what Daniels, Stevenson, and Mason had combined. Since the all star break, he has a 59.7 TS%. He's also improved his rebounding in the same span of time. In the month of March, he has been shooting above 50% from the 3 point line. Young is making a case for himself to become a regular in the rotation when Arenas and Butler return to the lineup.

[Ruzious]

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Young is making a case for himself to become a regular in the rotation when Arenas and Butler return to the lineup.

Which should be in 2-3 weeks from now... on.

[miller31time]

I would still give Young a lot of credit for his performance. His 22 points were more than what Daniels, Stevenson, and Mason had combined. Since the all star break, he has a 59.7 TS%. He's also improved his rebounding in the same span of time. In the month of March, he has been shooting above 50% from the 3 point line. Young is making a case for himself to become a regular in the rotation when Arenas and Butler return to the lineup.

Absolutely. But you can't forget that the paths he took to the rim were made a lot easier because of the team he was playing. If he's going up against the Pistons, he doesn't get them to drop.

Still, great performence.

[Kanyewest]

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Absolutely. But you can't forget that the paths he took to the rim were made a lot easier because of the team he was playing. If he's going up against the Pistons, he doesn't get them to drop.

Still, great performence.

Agree. It would be noteworthy if Young had this showing against the Spurs, with Bruce Bowen guarding him. Still, Young's performance from game to game will be more critical to his development. If he can be counted on to produce consistently and keep working on his defense, where he has potential as well, he will see regular minutes.

[Ruzious]

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Agree. It would be noteworthy if Young had this showing against the Spurs, with Bruce Bowen guarding him. Still, Young's performance from game to game will be more critical to his development. If he can be counted on to produce consistently and keep working on his defense, where he has potential as well, he will see regular minutes.

Or Ginobili - who I think is a better defender than Bowen.

[CrankyTodd]

In case anyone missed the comment in my post about future offensive production, I am very high on him, and think the kid has a ton of offensive potential. In fact, given legit starter minutes at the 2-spot on this team (imagining something like Brenda, Blatche, Caron, N1, and Gil) in a couple of years, I'd be really surprised if he didn't put up 20 a game.

[Rafael122]

^I agree, and some want him traded? The kid's got talent, period. You don't trade talent like that, regardless if you want to get rid of a bad contract.

[likwitdesi]

I think Young Nick may have passed Roger Mason on the depth chart. The past two games Young has gotten more minutes.

[tkunit]

I think Young Nick may have passed Roger Mason on the depth chart. The past two games Young has gotten more minutes.

I hope not

[dobrojim]

Why not?

The Assoc is a meritocracy. I really like RMjr but N1 has been
more meritorious of late and there is the added benefit of
his improvement with more playing time.

I'll add that RMjr might also improve the more he plays,
but not at the rate of N1's improvement.

[mhd]

AD is looking old out there. I'd really consider playing Mason over him when Arenas comes back.

[dobrojim]

and N1 over either of them, unless it's a late game situation with
a lead where you want heady clock mgmt.

[GhostsOfGil]

AD is looking old out there. I'd really consider playing Mason over him when Arenas comes back.

ya he is but AD still is a solid vet. in a scenario where we need scoring then mason is a better choice but the ball movement looks so good when ad is on the floor. and he averages 1.4 TOs which is ridiculously low for a starting point guard.

[nate33]

Young is oozing with talent and I'm thrilled that he is getting crunch time minutes. But that said, come playoff time, I think I'd prefer Mason in the lineup. Young still makes too many mistakes.

Young is much better at creating his own offense. As long as Arenas and Butler are out, Young fills an important niche. But with Arenas and Butler healthy (as I expect them to be come playoff time), we're better off with Mason.

It's kind of a moot point anyhow. EJ will tighten the rotation in the playoffs. I expect a 3-guard rotation of Arenas, Daniels and Stevenson. Neither Mason nor Young will play much.

[dobrojim]

Young is oozing with talent and I'm thrilled that he is getting crunch time minutes. But that said, come playoff time, I think I'd prefer Mason in the lineup. Young still makes too many mistakes.

Young is much better at creating his own offense. As long as Arenas and Butler are out, Young fills an important niche. But with Arenas and Butler healthy (as I expect them to be come playoff time), we're better off with Mason.

It's kind of a moot point anyhow. EJ will tighten the rotation in the playoffs. I expect a 3-guard rotation of Arenas, Daniels and Stevenson. Neither Mason nor Young will play much.

I expect you're right but I bet we'd agree that that will be very
situationally/matchup dependent. It'll all come down to what coach
thinks we need at that moment. It's great to have choices!

[MDStar]

In 6 games this month. Nick has averaged 13 points and almost 4 rebounds in 22 minutes per game. Scoring in double figures 5 out of the 6 times. If he can become consistant and average that over the rest of the season. There no telling how big that would be for this team.

[MDStar]

David Thorpe has this write up on espn about who the rookies should study to get better. Here's Nick Youngs.

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insider/ ... udy-NYoung

Nick Young Washington Wizards

Dwyane Wade
Miami Heat

Young might be almost as talented as Wade (the healthy version), combining slashing with a deep- and mid-range scoring game. But he's often floating around the perimeter or settling for jumpers when, like Wade, he could beat most defenders off the dribble and get to the rack for the bucket or foul. His problem is very typical for young players, but some never ditch the habit.


Photo credits: (l-r) Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images, Victor Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images

[dobrojim]

speaking of which

what's the 411 on when he'll play again?

I was surprised he didn't play v DET. It's just a thigh bruise....
that doesn't sound bad.