Young23: A True Underdog Story

[Kenny]

Game: NBA 2k10
Platform: PC


Basic Information

Name: Kenny Young
From: Australia
Age: 23
Height: 6'5
Weight: 185


Playing Attributes

Player Number: 23
Dominant Hand: Left
Position: Small Forward
Play Style: Point Forward

[Kenny]

Prologue

For a lot of players, getting into the NBA requires a few years of college and waiting for their number to be called. The Summer League is often seen as a preview of what they're going to bring to the highest competition... Kenny Young isn't one of those players. Going undrafted through the 2009 NBA draft, he faces a much steeper mountain to climb in order to just get a game in the NBA. He's a skinny, undersized small forward who has come all the way from Australia just to get a shot at playing in the big time... however remote it may be.

History would suggest it will be harder for him than the likes of Stephen Curry, Blake Griffin or Tyreke Evans, but he's willing to prove to everyone that he has what it takes.

[Kenny]

Young to join Celtics Summer Squad



Australian Small Forward Kenny Young will have his shot in this year's Summer League with the Boston Celtics. He was clearly excited by the news:

"Trying out for a team that has such a great tradition of winning is amazing." Young said.

He will have 6 games to prove he has what it takes to take the step up to the basketball association and hopefully received an invite to the training camp.

[Dee.]

Awesome to see you do a My Player Story,hoping you will get more active in the 2K section.
BTW,will you still run your Nuggets?

[Kenny]

Awesome to see you do a My Player Story,hoping you will get more active in the 2K section.
BTW,will you still run your Nuggets?

Thanks man, ever since I heard about this mode, I've always been intrigued about it. I wanted to buy an older NBA Live game for my PC, but when I saw NBA 2k10 on steam for 20 bucks, I couldn't pass it up.

As for my Nuggets dynasty, it will keep going, just with my shifts at work and having housemates, I can't get to my PS3 as easily as I can get to my computer. Hope you enjoy how this unfolds

[Kenny]

[Kenny]

Vs Cleveland

Young impresses in narrow win

Kenny Young has made the most of his opportunity as the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 53-52. In his 12 minutes of play, the highlight of his play was his rebounding, picking up 7 boards. Although he only scored two points, he well and truly won the small forward positional battle and showed off some versality as well by playing some power forward against Cleveland's J.J. Hickson.

Overall there was much to like about his summer debut and if he keeps playing with great hustle like he did against the Cavs, a look in the NBA won't be out of the question.

Areas for Improvement: Kenny struggled with his jumpshot, only shooting 25 percent from the field. A large portion of this came down to shot selection and possibly being out of his range. Along with this, he needs to understand what his role is. He looked confused at times as his movements without the ball were a bit strange.

Teammate Grade: B+

[Dee.]

I Actually thought you were pretty undersized for the PF position,maybe even for the SF.
Though you pretty much shut me up,when i saw these rebounds,are there any known names in your summer squad?

[Axel The Great]

You had a pretty good first game, and a nice start to your career. You had the rebounding numbers of a PF at only 6'5', wow!

[cavs4872]

Good start, but it would be more realistic if you set the quarter length to 12 minutes for your next game.

[Justine.]

Good start, but it would be more realistic if you set the quarter length to 12 minutes for your next game.

I think that option is still not available in Summer Circuit.

[kibaxx7]

I think that option is still not available in Summer Circuit.

Yes it is.

[Justine.]

I think that option is still not available in Summer Circuit.

Yes it is.

Uhh, Thierry, do you know some tools that can edit the roster for the my player mode? Like editing the accessories?

[Kenny]

I Actually thought you were pretty undersized for the PF position,maybe even for the SF.
Though you pretty much shut me up,when i saw these rebounds,are there any known names in your summer squad?

I think that's why I think of him as an underdog because he is very undersized for the positions he plays... good hustle though

You had a pretty good first game, and a nice start to your career. You had the rebounding numbers of a PF at only 6'5', wow!

I guess rebounding isn't always neccessarily about height, but getting into good position. I seem to do that better than most things in this game at the moment.

Good start, but it would be more realistic if you set the quarter length to 12 minutes for your next game.

Good start, but it would be more realistic if you set the quarter length to 12 minutes for your next game.

I think that option is still not available in Summer Circuit.

I think that option is still not available in Summer Circuit.

I think that option is still not available in Summer Circuit.

Yes it is.

Uhh, Thierry, do you know some tools that can edit the roster for the my player mode? Like editing the accessories?

Yes it is.

I've already played ahead quite a few games. I've tried the cheat but I can't seem to get it to work. It's frustrating the hell out of me to be honest. Why wouldn't NBA 2K10 have a setting where you can choose how many minutes you can play for My Player? It's ludicrous

[Kenny]

Vs Milwaukee

Celtics lose close game; Young continues to show promise

The Boston Celtics narrowly lost their second game of the summer league to the Milwaukee Bucks by 54-52. Kenny Young only managed to score 6 points, but he managed to once again impress on the boards by grabbing 5 rebounds in 13 minutes. Along with that, he also dished off 3 dimes to impress both the Celtics and the Bucks. If Kenny doesn't receive an invitation to the Celtics training camp, the Bucks might have seen enough to warrant an invitation for Young to their camp.

Areas for improvement: Kenny Young once again shot poorly with 3 for 8 from the field. While this is slightly improved from his last outing, an offensive game needs to be developed if he's going to be anymore than a bit player in the NBA. While he is good at finding team mates with passes, he needs to move better without the ball as well. Getting into the correct positions on the floor is vital to his improvement.

Teammate grade: B-

Vs Charlotte

Young fails to impress with start

The Celtics copped a hefty loss at the hand of the Charlotte Bobcats, with the final score being 57-45. While Kenny Young once again picked up 5 rebounds, he looked out of his depth in the starting role. For the first time this summer, his size was exploited by the opposition. The fact that he's an undersized forward was going to be an issue at some point, so it's lucky that it's shown up now instead of in the big time.

Areas for improvement: Shot an awful percentage of 12.5 percent... if he's going to continue to have 8-10 shots a game, he's going to have to get a better shooting stroke on him or take shots within his range. Also, his opponent was allowed to have his way with him in the post. At 6'5, Young was always going to be small for the positions he plays and this was a liability at times. Basically, he needs to get stronger if he's going to compete with the big boys.

Teammate grade: D+

Vs Miami

Size proves to be an issue again for Young

The Celtics have had a heavy defeat once again, this time to the Miami Heat to the tune of 58-44. Kenny Young would face his hardest matchup yet: former number 2 overall pick Michael Beasley. Beasley bullied Young at times, scoring 13 points on him all up. It was an unhappy game for Young all round, however, he did manage to get 4 assists in his 16 minutes.

Areas for improvement: Kenny Young was 1 for 7 from the field, once again shooting an extremely poor percentage. I think during this summer camp, he's proven that he's not cut out to be a scorer, but more a distributor. On that side of the coin though, he also turned the ball over 4 times, which is far too much in the game time he had. He must improve tremendously on this game if he wants to make it in the big time.

Teammate grade: D

Vs Memphis

Another poor performance by Young in loss

Kenny Young's NBA dream might be even further away after a poor performance in his team's 53-46 loss to Memphis. Despite grabbing 4 boards and dishing 5 dimes, the issue once again was his shot selection. Young went 3 for 11 from the field, while matchup Sam Young went 10-14 to get 21 points. Kenny wasn't on Sam the whole night, but he was a contributing factor to Sam's good game overall.

Areas for improvement: Defensively, Kenny Young was a liability once again. He was unable to stop Sam Young or Darrell Arthur for any extended amounts of time. Perhaps a positional move might be in order? To make things worse, his shot selection was once again poor... and the broken record continues.

Teammate grade: D+

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Pictures of the Summer


(From top left, going clockwise)

| Kenny Young taking guard against the Bobcats | Young sinks one over Ersan Ilyasova | Beasley proved to be overwhelming | Young had his best games off the bench |

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After 2 solid games at the start, Kenny Young fell away with 3 poor games. Will he receive a lifeline from an NBA team to go to a training camp? Or will he have to work his way through the ranks even further. Find out soon


BTW: TheDee, the summer squad had these starters in the beginning:

From C to PG

Cheikh Samb
Justin Williams
Awvee Storey
Alan Baker
Gary Jackson

...Gabe Pruitt came in later on, but apart from that, a bunch of no namers really.

[Kenny]

Announcement: Young receives invite to Milwaukee

After putting in an impressive performance against the Bucks in the summer league, Milwaukee have invited Kenny Young to their training camp. Despite having major areas for improvement, Scott Skiles sees a lot of good in Young:

"Against us he proved to be a versatile performer and I think he could potentially be a very valuable role player for our side." -Skiles

Young of course will join fellow Australian player Andrew Bogut. When asked about his invite, he was more than surprised:

"Didn't they see the last 3 games I played? [laughs] I'm so stoked about this opportunity. I'll do everything I can to prove I'm worthy of it" -Young

[Kenny]

[Dee.]

Holy shit dude.
I Bet your overall grade at the Summer was like C/C+,Yet you still got an invite.Pretty damn lucky.
Now it will be even more harder,playing all the damn minutes,against only good players.
Good luck !

[Justine.]

You got pretty strong luck there!

[Axel The Great]

Hope your games go better in the Bucks training camp.

[Murat]

Good luck at the Milwaukee...

[kevin02]

This looks good so far. Good luck with the bucks!

[Kenny]

Holy shit dude.
I Bet your overall grade at the Summer was like C/C+,Yet you still got an invite.Pretty damn lucky.
Now it will be even more harder,playing all the damn minutes,against only good players.
Good luck !

You got pretty strong luck there!

Yes, I definitely needed some luck going my way. Hopefully I can make it through training camp.

Hope your games go better in the Bucks training camp.

Thanks mate, hopefully they will. I'm getting more used to the game now.

Good luck at the Milwaukee...

Thank you, it'd be great to have a spot on the team

This looks good so far. Good luck with the bucks!

Thanks

It kind of sucks that I can't get any longer than 5 minute quarters at the moment, but I'm hoping I can get around to fixing that.

[Kenny]

Training Camp

Scouting report: Kenny Young had a solid game without being spectacular... it almost seems like the guy's slogan. He was close to getting a double-double with 8 points and 8 assists... and 4 rebounds is a nice effort as well. But 4 turnovers is a stat that he doesn't want. He had a tendency to hold onto the ball too long at times, often starving young prospect Brandon Jennings of the ball. Overall, a decent start to his campaign.

Teammate Grade: C

Scouting report: Game two was a tough game for Kenny. He once again had 4 turnovers, only this time, he had only 3 assists to go with it. He also didn't manage to trouble the scoreboard at all, which is bad considering he played all the minutes of the game (albeit, only 20 of them). With any luck, he won't be cut directly after this performance... but if he was, it wouldn't be surprising.

Teammate Grade: D+

Scouting Report: Young put in another forgettable performance. He managed to get 6 rebounds, but once again he had 4 turnovers with only 3 assists. As well as this, he shot 1 for 7 from the field which is awful and he had only 33.3 percent from free throw range. This guy is not shaping up to be an offensive player whatsoever, and the sooner he realises this, the sooner his game can improve.

Teammate Grade: D

One more game of training camp to go... will Kenny Young make the final game?

[Kenny]

Announcement: Kenny Young makes the cut, will play final game

It seems that Kenny Young's luck is still going strong after he received the word that he would indeed play the final game of training camp. Failing to impress in most aspects of his game, he needs to pull a big one of the bag if he has a future with the Milwaukee Bucks association.