Stuckey was throwing some bad passes at times in Vegas. Afflalo's shot looked flat. Mejia was dissapearing. So, yeah, I think that it is safe to say that they will struggle at times as they are gaining experience.

If Flip has learned anything, he will let them play through these patches and sacrifice some wins for the experience they gain by being trusted down the stretch.

He should pick certain games to include at least 1 rook with 4 starters in real crunch time by the 2nd half of the season. Just give them a taste of real basketball so that when the Playoffs come, they will know how to respond.

So, I think you're both right. We will be worse in the short-run because Flip will manage the team differently (not because we are actually worse). We should be better in the post season because of it.

__________________
"Everybody knows how Sheed felt when we went small, but he's buying into it." Rip