MattMan
Active Member
I keep hearing this "we need to develop our young guys" over and over again. I agree, but by giving them 30+ min a night right now isn't the best thing for our future, but priority for our future means we need to maintain or increase the value of who we have.
I HATE the Millsap/Jeffeson duo on the court at the same time. I've seen enough and it won't work. Take either one of our starters and pair them with Favors or Kanter, and suddenly we can get rebounds. Ty should be doing more of that, but he shouldn't lose his job over it.
However, to say we should fire Ty because he's playing the vets too much is, oddly, short sighted in player development.
Jefferson's value is MUCH higher than most on these boards believe. It's amazing how much better Al passes when we put Howard on the floor, who actually makes cuts. If we can continue to get his assists numbers up, we'll get a great player in return.
Millsap needs to find his shot again, which he somewhat did last night.
Devin needs to keep playing this tough and aggressive for the rest of the season as he's done in the last few games.
Do I want all three of these guys on our team next year? Hell no.
Those are our biggest trade chips, and if you switch out the minutes they get right now with bench minutes, then you screw us over getting anything in return via trade.
Will we make a trade by the deadline? Not sure, but Paul or Al are out of here come the start of 12-13 season, and if Ty lets them sit with 2nd string minutes, then we'll get in return what most people in these forums think they're worth, not much.
The result would mean less relevant talent around the young core that everyone seems so pissed isn't getting enough playing time. Talk about hindering a young core's development.
I HATE the Millsap/Jeffeson duo on the court at the same time. I've seen enough and it won't work. Take either one of our starters and pair them with Favors or Kanter, and suddenly we can get rebounds. Ty should be doing more of that, but he shouldn't lose his job over it.
However, to say we should fire Ty because he's playing the vets too much is, oddly, short sighted in player development.
Jefferson's value is MUCH higher than most on these boards believe. It's amazing how much better Al passes when we put Howard on the floor, who actually makes cuts. If we can continue to get his assists numbers up, we'll get a great player in return.
Millsap needs to find his shot again, which he somewhat did last night.
Devin needs to keep playing this tough and aggressive for the rest of the season as he's done in the last few games.
Do I want all three of these guys on our team next year? Hell no.
Those are our biggest trade chips, and if you switch out the minutes they get right now with bench minutes, then you screw us over getting anything in return via trade.
Will we make a trade by the deadline? Not sure, but Paul or Al are out of here come the start of 12-13 season, and if Ty lets them sit with 2nd string minutes, then we'll get in return what most people in these forums think they're worth, not much.
The result would mean less relevant talent around the young core that everyone seems so pissed isn't getting enough playing time. Talk about hindering a young core's development.
