Post Stocton vs. post Deron rebuild

[vslice02]

Another difference is Ty is trying to go 12-13 deep. I think that directive comes from upstairs (Miller and KOC). If this were Sloan's team, the vets would all get 30+ mins and Kanter and Burks would be buried deep on the bench. It's often going to be painful to watch, but we've all yelled at Sloan in the past for not developing the young players. Well, this is the way to do it...throw them in with a couple of veterans (which is the case with both the 1st and 2nd units) and put up with all the mistakes and inconsistency, especially early in the season.

Actually Sloan would give rookies minutes early in the season (Lewis in 99-00, DeShawn in 00-01, AK/Collins in 01-02, DWill in 05-06, CJ Miles/Brewer in 06-07, Koufos in 07-08), then bury them on the bench for much of midseason and depending on how they responded to him either play them down the stretch or keep them buried. Burks and Kanter playing in the first two games isn't an abberration, but it will be interesting to see if they remain constants in the rotation as the season progresses.

Also I disagree about a directive of minutes coming from "upstairs" - or atleast not from Kevin O'Connor. O'Connor is not the type of GM to give his head coach orders - whether that coach is a hall-of-famer or Ty Corbin.

 

[The Fresh Prince]

If Keon Clark actually wanted to play that year, we would have probably been in the playoffs. Sad thing is a washed up Tom Gugliotta played harder than half of these guys on this team.

 

[MVP]

If Keon Clark actually wanted to play that year, we would have probably been in the playoffs. Sad thing is a washed up Tom Gugliotta played harder than half of these guys on this team.

He got fractured bone in his ankle after second game of the season and could not play. Had nothing to do with wanting or not.