Yabusele in CBA playoffs

[Roy H.]

Hamed  Haddadi averages 25.4 points, 16.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.0 blocks

Sortable CBA stats: http://basketball.realgm.com/international/league/40/Chinese-CBA/stats/2017/Averages/Qualified/All/trb/All/desc

Yabu is top-26 in both points and rebounds, so he's definitely holding his own. However, a lot of guys who couldn't cut it in the NBA are dominant over there.

[PAOBoston]

The Chinese league is trash but that isn't the point here. It is about a 19 year old Yabusele getting minutes and doing well in those minutes.

I'm actually not sure he'll be in Boston next year. Maybe a not her year of development overseas  (back in Europe maybe) in a tougher league might do him some good.

[TheSundanceKid]

Hamed  Haddadi averages 25.4 points, 16.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.0 blocks

Sortable CBA stats: http://basketball.realgm.com/international/league/40/Chinese-CBA/stats/2017/Averages/Qualified/All/trb/All/desc

Yabu is top-26 in both points and rebounds, so he's definitely holding his own. However, a lot of guys who couldn't cut it in the NBA are dominant over there.

For me (and I know they are just highlights) it's more about the moves that he makes. He seems very aggressive driving the ball off closeouts, his dribble seems fine for the most part and he seems to be developing an eye for getting his teammates involved. He'll need to test himself against real NBA competition before we can say these moves will translate but they are all skills that have translated for other players in the past.

Different to a shooter who takes too long to get their shot off and can't defend a lick (Fredette)

[mr. dee]

Hamed  Haddadi averages 25.4 points, 16.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.0 blocks

Sortable CBA stats: http://basketball.realgm.com/international/league/40/Chinese-CBA/stats/2017/Averages/Qualified/All/trb/All/desc

Yabu is top-26 in both points and rebounds, so he's definitely holding his own. However, a lot of guys who couldn't cut it in the NBA are dominant over there.

There are many stiff centers dominating the college competition as well. Put Haddadi on college basketball, I'm not sure if even top Center prospects can match his physicality.

CBA is much better experience for Yabu because he's competing much more physical game against grown men.

[Celtics4ever]

CBA is much better experience for Yabu because he's competing much more physical game against grown men.

Are you serious about this because I almost fell out of chair laughing, that league is garbage.

[jdz101]

Fredette scores 37.5ppg , MarSchon Brooks 37.4, Dejuan Blair 24ppg 14rpg

They look like All stars ! We should at least sign Blair to solve the rebounding problem !!

How can anyone take seriously the CBA stats ?

Its pretty easy to score 37 when you're attempting 17 threes in one game. Jimmer is just chucking from wherever he wants with very few consequences.

Fairly sure if you're just looking at the scoring and rebound rankings and not watching how Yabusele actually plays you're not doing him justice. Yes its a crap league, but he still shows some really good attributes which will translate to any league.

[LGC88]

The Chinese league is trash but that isn't the point here. It is about a 19 year old Yabusele getting minutes and doing well in those minutes.

I'm actually not sure he'll be in Boston next year. Maybe a not her year of development overseas  (back in Europe maybe) in a tougher league might do him some good.

Austin Ainge said he'll be in Maine after he finishes CBA. So I'm guessing it's this season.

[loco_91]

Pretty tough to tell where he is. He's like 100x stronger + more athletic than the CBA players, but in the NBA he won't be able to rely on that so much. Still I'm excited to see what he can do.

[PAOBoston]

The Chinese league is trash but that isn't the point here. It is about a 19 year old Yabusele getting minutes and doing well in those minutes.

I'm actually not sure he'll be in Boston next year. Maybe a not her year of development overseas  (back in Europe maybe) in a tougher league might do him some good.

Austin Ainge said he'll be in Maine after he finishes CBA. So I'm guessing it's this season.

Ok. That would make sense. I think Zizic is ahead of him on the developmental front. Some extra seasoning would help Yabusele before coming on to the first team. Should be some great summer league action this year that's for sure!!! Brown, Yabusele, Zizic, maybe some like Fultz maybe.

[Vermont Green]

I don't think anyone is trying to compare this Chinese league to the NBA but it is fair to compare it to College.  How well would Josh Jackson do for example in China?  Who knows but I think you need more maturity to succeed in China than at Kansas.  I think if Yabusele was at maybe Villanova, he would be doing very well.  He is a nice prospect at this point, just like a lot of players in college.

I don't get all the quick to discount comments ("yeah but Jimmer is scoring 37 pts").  What would Jimmer be doing if he was playing for a college team right now?  Fredette is 28 years old.  That is so much different than 19.  Jimmer would be the best player in the NCAA.  Not the best prospect, but the best player.

[oldtype]

If you take away the foreign players, the average CBA team probably loses to an AAU high school team. It's not real basketball and there's literally nothing Yabu could do there that is even remotely useful in projecting his NBA value. 

Hope to see him in Maine soon.

[tazzmaniac]

I don't think anyone is trying to compare this Chinese league to the NBA but it is fair to compare it to College.  How well would Josh Jackson do for example in China?  Who knows but I think you need more maturity to succeed in China than at Kansas.  I think if Yabusele was at maybe Villanova, he would be doing very well.  He is a nice prospect at this point, just like a lot of players in college.

I don't get all the quick to discount comments ("yeah but Jimmer is scoring 37 pts").  What would Jimmer be doing if he was playing for a college team right now?  Fredette is 28 years old.  That is so much different than 19.  Jimmer would be the best player in the NCAA.  Not the best prospect, but the best player.

Yabuselle is 21 not 19.  I have a lot more confidence that Josh Jackson would be doing very good in the CBA than Yabu would in major college basketball.  Fran Fraschilla ranks the CBA as 12th best pro league outside of NBA. 

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/18470135/fran-fraschilla-rankings-world-top-12-basketball-leagues-nba

[ederson]

Fredette scores 37.5ppg , MarSchon Brooks 37.4, Dejuan Blair 24ppg 14rpg

They look like All stars ! We should at least sign Blair to solve the rebounding problem !!

How can anyone take seriously the CBA stats ?

Its pretty easy to score 37 when you're attempting 17 threes in one game. Jimmer is just chucking from wherever he wants with very few consequences.

Fairly sure if you're just looking at the scoring and rebound rankings and not watching how Yabusele actually plays you're not doing him justice. Yes its a crap league, but he still shows some really good attributes which will translate to any league.

i don't agree.... his abilities are amplified by the talentless opponents. maybe you can see some things in him but here he is already considered 2nd or 3rd player of the bench. 

posting stats without context creates completely false expectations. yabu plays in a league where nba scrubs looks like hall of famers

[mr. dee]

CBA is much better experience for Yabu because he's competing much more physical game against grown men.

Are you serious about this because I almost fell out of chair laughing, that league is garbage.

Some college conference aren't much better. Pac-12, MEAC, MAAC  are much worse than CBA for instance.

[csfansince60s]

CBA is much better experience for Yabu because he's competing much more physical game against grown men.

Are you serious about this because I almost fell out of chair laughing, that league is garbage.

Some college conference aren't much better. Pac-12, MEAC, MAAC  are much worse than CBA for instance.

Not sure about the PAC12......they have 3 top 15 teams.