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Thaddeus Young News & Rumors

Young has quintessential Thad Game in Sixers' win
May 20
CSN Philly
 
"If there was ever a quintessential Thaddeus Young game, it came during the second half of Friday night's wild comeback victory over the Celtics in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at the Wells Fargo Center. After all, it was during the late stages of the game when the Celtics' once stout 18-point lead had all but been erased. Credit Young and his kinetic energy with an assist in Game 4. Better yet, give Young a handful of assists from deft passes and from some helpful team defense to keep the Sixers on track for the upset. With one minute remaining in the game and the Sixers' holding a two-point lead after Andre Iguodala's step-back 17-footer broke a tie, slippery quick"
Sixers Youth Prevails
May 15
Courier-Post
 
"The game was going down to the end. This was where the Boston Celtics were supposed to take over, use their experience and their veteran leadership to put away the young and inexperienced 76ers. Boston had done this in Game 1 Saturday, overcoming a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Sixers by a point. And the Celtics were poised to do it again in Game 2 Monday. Yet there was rookie Lavoy Allen banking in a long jumper as the shot clock was about to expire with four minutes left to break a tie. There was Jrue Holiday hitting a 3-pointer with 1:57 left, which came right after the Celtics' Avery Bradley hit one to give Boston the lead."
Young, Brand hurting after Game 1 loss against Celtics
May 14
Courier-Post
 
"Game 1 was a painful one for Sixers forwards Thaddeus Young and Elton Brand in more ways than one. They were both listed on the injury report for tonight's Game 2, although both are expected to play. Young's shin was kneed by Boston's Ryan Hollins early in the second quarter, which caused his ankle to roll. Brand suffered from neck spasms, and didn't play over the final 20 minutes of the game, although both he and Sixers coach Doug Collins said the injury wasn't the reason. Lavoy Allen stepped in for Brand early in the third quarter and finished with 12 points and six rebounds. In addition, the Celtics went to a smaller lineup, which isn't a strength of Brand's."
Holiday, Young hoping to rebound
May 10
Courier-Post
 
"It was about as bad as it could get for 76ers point guard Jrue Holiday and forward Thaddeus Young in Game 5. Holiday had his second straight awful start Tuesday in the Sixers' 77-69 loss in Game 5 to the Chicago Bulls. He started out shooting 1-for-9 into the third quarter before finishing 5-for-17 with 16 points. In Game 4, Holiday started out 1-for-14 before finishing 7-for-23 for 20 points."
Long-linked, Young and Hawes thrive as reserves
April 13
CSN Philly
 
"Like an old-timey NBA veteran, Thad Young, still just 23 and five years into his career, can spin a yarn or two. Ask him about the first time he dunked in a game, he'll explain how the lane parted and he exploded toward the basket all doe-legged and knees knocking before throwing in down. He also can recall pickup games he played during his AAU days or during the practices leading up to the McDonald's High School All-American game. But when Young tells some of those stories, sometimes he'll end them with, "Ask Spencer. He was there.""
Young adds toughness, experience to Sixers
March 16
CSN Philly
 
"The Sixers knew it was unlikely they would make a splash, but they were looking to solidify their bench before the NBA trade deadline arrived at 3 p.m. on Thursday. When Evan Turner moved into the starting lineup five games ago, the perimeter reserve unit took a significant hit. The team believes it fixed that by acquiring a 6-foot-6 wing player in Sam Young from the Memphis Grizzlies. "He's got toughness and started in the playoffs last year for a very, very good team," Doug Collins said. "And really he became the odd man out with Tony Allen started playing. They got Rudy Gay back and they like [Quincy] Pondexter. So we thought it was a great chance for us to get a guy who has tough"
Young leads Sixers defensive turnaround
January 11
Courier-Post
 
"Doug Collins said the biggest change in his team came when Thaddeus Young devoted himself to defense. The 76ers came into the game Tuesday against the Sacramento Kings leading the NBA in scoring defense, allowing 86.5 points per game; opponent field goal percentage at 39.1 percent; and opponent 3-point field goal percentage at 26.9 percent. Young has spearheaded all of it. He comes in off the bench and terrorizes opponents defensively. Young took four charges Monday in the Sixers' 96-86 win over Indiana, and according to Collins, also had five defelections."
Thaddeus Young flashes defensive grit in Sixers' win over Pacers
January 10
CSN Philly
 
"Clearly the Sixers thought highly of Thaddeus Young, who this off-season, became a restricted free agent. But as soon as the lockout ended and prior to other suitors getting a chance to steal the left-hander away from the franchise that drafted him in 2007, the Sixers made Young an offer that No. 21 deemed fair, respectful and rewarding. Young returned to the Sixers for his fifth NBA season, knowing full well that he likely would be asked to come off the bench for yet another campaign. To his credit, he has become the poster child for the Sixers' mantra "Know your role. Stay in your role. Star in your role.""
Young back in Philly – where he wanted to be
December 12
CSN Philly
 
"It's certainly too early to be thinking about the end of Thaddeus Young's newly signed five-year, $42 million contract, but here it goes anyway … When Young finishes his current deal, he will have completed his ninth year in the NBA. As a point of reference, his coach, Doug Collins, lasted just eight years in the NBA with the Sixers, while Charles Barkley spent eight years in Philadelphia before moving on to Phoenix. Meanwhile, Billy Cunningham only spent nine seasons playing for the Sixers, too. Young will be around longer than all of them."
Sixers reach five-year deal with Young
December 9
CSN Philly
 
"The Sixers have reached an agreement with restricted free agent Thaddeus Young for a five-year, $42 million deal. The Sixers have said that re-signing Young was their main focus this off-season. Now, Spencer Hawes remains the only other restricted free agent from last year's team."
Sixers worried about keeping coveted Young
December 1
CSN Philly
 
"These are interesting times for the folks who run the basketball operations for NBA teams. To begin, the general managers and team presidents like Rod Thorn of the Sixers are allowed to talk to the agents of the players, but not with the players themselves. Oh sure, Thorn and head coach Doug Collins are allowed to say hello to the players that turn out at the team's practice site at the Philadelphia College for Osteopathic Medicine for informal workouts beginning on Thursday, but that's it. No coaching, instruction or anything else basketball related. Just chit-chat, Thorn and Collins said during a media session at PCOM on Wednesday afternoon. So if Thaddeus Young were to show up to"
Memphian Thaddeus Young, a free agent, has a lot to lose in NBA talks
October 18
Memphis Commercial Appeal
 
"Thaddeus Young isn't simply looking for an end to the NBA lockout. The Mitchell High School product will have his eyes on the fine print of a new collective bargaining agreement -- particularly details involving the midlevel exception. Young, a 6-8 forward, is coming off his fourth season with the Philadelphia 76ers and will swim in a pool of restricted free agents whenever a labor deal is reached. Like Grizzlies center Marc Gasol, the 23-year-old Young is in a strange place given that no one knows what the new rules will be regarding free-agent signings. Those parameters, as well as inking a long-term deal, are on Young's mind as the lockout heads into its 110th day with federal mediator"
Heat see Sixers' Young as a threat
April 28
Philly.com
 
"No player better epitomizes the 76ers than reserve forward Thaddeus Young. He's fast, scrappy, and hardworking. And through the first two games of this series - both Miami victories - Young was a crucial piece of the team's offense. He scored 20 points in Game 1 and 18 in Game 2. "It stunned us," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said of Young's speed before Wednesday's Game 5 at AmericanAirlines Arena. "And since then we've made an adjustment on him, but he's going to keep on coming so we have to bring it." In Games 3 and 4, Young scored only six points combined on 2-for-12 shooting from the floor. Is Young OK with this diminished offensive role? "It's OK, but I have to find some type of way to"
Young shows a nose for action
April 27
Philly.com
 
"Thaddeus Young's odd nose butt of James Jones early in the second quarter of Game 4 appeared to instill a degree of aggressiveness in the 76ers that they lacked in the previous 13 quarters of their series against the Heat. Here's how it unfolded: Jones received a pass and head-faked a jump shot, so Young flew past him. A whistle blew, however, because Jones' foot was on the sideline. With the play stopped, Jones attempted to shoot anyway - a routine thing in such an instance - but rookie Evan Turner hacked Jones, hard, which aborted the shot attempt. Jones was justifiably miffed and shoved Turner. Young sped back to Jones and grazed him on the cheek with his schnoz. The Heat soon went on a"
Young a bright spot on road trip
January 23
Philly.com
 
"Anybody looking for a silver lining after the 76ers' recent road losses to Orlando and Charlotte can point toward Thaddeus Young. In the two losses by a total of four points, the 22-year-old, fourth-year Sixer scored a total of 38 points and shot 17 for 24 from the field, while averaging 5.5 rebounds in an average of 32 minutes a game off the bench. Young entered Saturday's game at the Wells Fargo Center against the Utah Jazz averaging 11.8 points and shooting a team-best 54.1 percent from the field. Still, Young wasn't gloating over his performance. "It was very difficult losing those games," Young said during Saturday morning's shootaround at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic"
Young helps Sixers snap loss streak
December 17
Courier-Post
 
"When it was over, the fans who remained until the end stood and gave the 76ers a standing ovation. And a couple really deserved it: Thaddeus Young registered 26 points and 14 rebounds, Allen Iverson put 20 points on the scoreboard. The song "Celebration" was blaring over the loudspeaker and the Sixers were filled with smiles in their locker room. The Sixers' losing streak had ended after 12 games with a 117-101 win over the defenseless Golden State Warriors on Monday. It was their first victory since Nov. 18. Afterward, Sixers coach Eddie Jordan said he felt like the old Alka-Seltzer ads. "Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is," he said. "That's how I felt." Other players talked"
Young struggling with new coach
November 21
Memphis Commercial Appeal
 
"The Philadelphia 76ers are still trying to absorb the nuances of first-year coach Eddie Jordan's Princeton-esque offense, and perhaps no player is struggling more than third-year forward Thaddeus Young, the former Mitchell High standout. Young had just five points on 2-of-5 shooting in the 76ers' 102-97 loss to the Grizzlies, though he played 28 minutes. He looked lost for stretches, invisible during others. He acknowledged before the game that it has been a process. "It's been hard, I'm not going to lie," said Young, whose season average dipped to 12.8 points per game on 42.3 percent shooting. "We'll have certain plays where we're supposed to make a cut and set a screen here, or set a"
Speights, Young lead Sixers over winless Nets
November 12
Philadelphia Daily News
 
"When you stop and think about it, sports and the military have much in common. The similarities struck 76ers coach Eddie Jordan yesterday - Veterans Day - as he sat in the visiting coach's office at the IZOD Center and watched an ESPN feature that posed the question: Who was the best Army coach? Was it basketball's Mike Krzyzewski or Bob Knight, or football assistant Bill Parcells? The correct answer for those whose sense of history predates, well, ESPN, probably is the late, great Earl "Red" Blaik, who helped develop Heisman Trophy winners Doc Blanchard, Glenn Davis and Pete Dawkins for the Old Gray Line. But Jordan nonetheless was intrigued by the idea of how precision and tactics in the"