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Originally Posted by buddahfan  I think that Flipper is doing the right thing right now playing Brezec ahead of AJ.
It keeps AJ working hard.
As long as AJ can get minutes here and there I thing he will not get down and go south in attitude like Darko, who really didn't get any minutes.
Let AJ earn the time ahead of Brezec.
I think it is a very fine line with players knowing how many minutes to play them, when to play them and when to remove them, especially the young players.
The one thing I would not like to see is AJ getting a lot of DNP coach's decision or a lot of games of only 2 or 3 minutes in garbage time.
Maybe you take some minutes from Dyess and give them to Maxey and then take some of Maxey's minutes and give them to AJ.  |
I don't know. If a young, highly touted player gets promises of minutes coming into the year, gets nothing, there is already an issue. Then he sees a new guy come in, and without earning it, already gets some minutes spoon-fed to him. You gotta put yourself in Amir's shoes.
It's starting to look more an more like the Darko situation. Granted, Amir isn't as Emo as Darko, but you can tell he's discouraged when he's out there in
garbage time night after night. Everytime he makes a bad play, fouls, etc, he hangs his head.
I don't think we're at the point of no return, but something will have to change pretty quick. I don't think Amir is satisfied with 3 straight years of no playing time. And considering we've got Dice, Sheed, and Max all locked up for next year, a 4th straight looks very likely. Amir isn't stupid, he sees this as well and it can get into a young guys' head.