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Originally Posted by lpgrl26  I've noticed this as well. He seems like he's playing tight and under pressure. It's not surprising that he has'nt been as good lately. He's thinking too much. He probably feels like he has to be perfect to earn any playing time, and it doesn't help the group he ends up out there with. Brezec is not exactly who you want to play next to.
I'm giving Flip the benefit of the doubt and assuming Primo played b/c of Yao/Motumbo.
But the times he has played well, he hasn't got the extra minutes. I couldd see how the kid could get frustrated.
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Someone said the exact same thing above. I should probably read the entire thread before i post LOL |
Thinking too much and worrying about mistakes is not good for someone like AJ.
To be effective he can not be tentative out there. He is at his best when he can go all out and just play without thinking.
The problem is that Flip thinks too much.
He needs to cut the kid some slack and start saying positive things about him in to the press, on the bench and in private. He needs to encourage and not criticize.
In fact if Flipper had have a brain he would trust Sheed to be the bad guy and Flipper would be the good guy with respect to AJ. I am sure AJ could take a lot of stuff from Sheed and not let him bother him like it would if it came from Flipper.
Flipper needs to be the good guy here
and let Sheed be the bad guy.
