Young plays on : Sixers forward Thaddeus Young was able to play through ankle injury during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on Tuesday night. Young finished with four points and four rebounds in the 82-81 win, despite missing on all three of his field-goal attempts. (Updated 05/15/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/19/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Young was able to play on Tuesday night, but looked limited on the court. However, he will now get a few days to rest until the teams meet for Game 3, which should allow him to remain on the floor. The 76ers need him on the floor if they have any chance to pull off the upset, so we would be shocked if he did not play moving forward. Young can be considered a viable option in deeper mixed formats when healthy. (Updated 05/15/2012).
05/17/2012 00:18 Garnett delivers pain, brings playoff MVP-worthy game, attitude to Celts
When Kevin Garnett busted into the NBA he was a kid playing on Jordan's court. Ken Berger says today Garnett is hands-down the playoff MVP and maybe, just maybe, the Celtics might ride his fury to another title.
05/16/2012 21:40 Celtics destroy Sixers, retake series lead
Kevin Garnett scored 27 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, and used a dominant second quarter to help the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 107-91 on Wednesday night and take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Young had a very solid bounce-back season last year for Philadelphia as he finished third in the NBA Sixth Man of the Year balloting. Young only started once last year but averaged 12.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game over 26 minutes while playing all 82 contests. Unfortunately for Fantasy owners, it seems the bench role is one to which he’s best suited, and that certainly won’t maximize his Fantasy value. The 23-year-old should continue to be more of a role player for the Sixers with Elton Brand, Andre Iguodala, Jrue Holiday and even Evan Turner the preferred offensive weapons. At such a youthful age, Young certainly has the ability to improve his stars, but that remains to be seen. He’s going to continue to help Fantasy owners in scoring, rebounding, steals and field goal percentage and that should be good enough to target him with a late-round draft pick. Consider him just inside the top 50 Fantasy forwards on Draft Day. (Updated 8/23/11)
