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Originally Posted by himat  It's really pissing me off. All the starters except for Rip (if he plays) should get around 25 minutes. |
If you look at other teams, that's simply not reasonable.
Big players play in big games.
I will agree that we have not cornered the market on big players though. Billups is a very good, but not great PG. Same with Rip, Tay and Sheed.
I don't see a Paul Pierce or Steve Nash on this roster. An Iverson or Kobe.
But managing minutes is always the trickiest of games for the coach. Some guys do not respond when given more, and some guys respond poorly when their minutes are trimmed.
Chuck Daly did a good job with his 3 guard rotation of Thomas, Dumars and Johnson. He would throw Johnson a bone every couple of games if Thomas or Dumars were not playing well. But he would rarely do it in consecutive games. The starter knew he would get a chance to redeem himself the next game.