Originally Posted by Lee356

Why Prince should not start:

First of all, Flip should be fired, rather than use the following reason not to start Prince. Its called idiot proofing. But getting rid of the "idiot" is generally more effective. Tay is one guy amongst our starters who has proven that regular starters minutes wear him the heck out. So having him come off the bench would keep him fresher for the playoffs, when we really are going to need the guy at 100% Now, finding a coach that simply understands that Tay has to have his minutes limited, whether or not he is starting, would be the best way to go.

Next reason. With Tay coming off the bench, he becomes very available both as the backup small forward, or if we want to go big, as the shooting guard. (But even here, a competent coach could simply limit Tay's minutes even more at small forward, leaving him easily able to play some shooting guard and not get tuckered out.)