GVC
Well-Known Member
I used the word "execute" intentionally. Foye and Bell had their limitations, but (for the most part) played within those limitations, executing the offensive/defensive plan. Corbin wasn't the coach when Howard was in Utah. Gordo has averaged 31 minutes per game over the last 2+ seasons.I wish it were that simple, but in the past Corbin has not shown a tendency to base playing time on performance. How else to explain the amount of playing time given to Bell, Howard, Foye (relative to Hayward who was a superior player by almost all metrics), and Marvin last year? It strikes me as hypocritical now to be saying that playing time is based on performance where it comes to the young players we need to develop when this standard has not been applied to veterans with the same consistency.
While I agree that playing should should, to a degree be based on performance, this cannot be the only, or even most important standard, used this year, particularly given that the objectives this year are to develop the youth and improve our position in the draft. Kanter should be given a consistent more or less 25 minutes a night. I'm confident that we'll see his performance improve over the course of the season, but this current policy of yanking him around and giving him spot minutes (while ruining his confidence) is inconsistent with the objectives for this season.
Corbin, like many coaches, increases a young player's role and minutes as he effectively uses those minutes within the confines of that given role. Kanter looks overwhelmed half the time he's out there. He's not ready for more minutes or an increased role.