I have been holding this in for some time because I felt that maybe Doc was doing the right thing by not playing the young guys since they might not be that good. But after these last few games and our consistent inconsistency of energy and effort I have had enough. TA comes into the game yesterday like 4 gallons of Monster energy drink and next thing you know were running up and down the court passing the ball, playing great defense, scoring points. It was probably even the best we've played all season. Given Rondo was a huge part of that second quarter, TA's energy and effort was the perfect complement to Rondo's play. TA was up and down the court with Rondo when things sped up it was phenomenal. Then 2nd half comes around and Doc REFUSES to play the young guys. If we're gonna lose games the way we are then its time the kids get a chance. The vets are simply not bringing it for 48 minutes a game and if thats going to be the case then forget the vets and let the kids prove themselves. We wont win the championship this year behind the wiley ol' veterans we'll win it because of our young guns carrying those vets over the hump.
Exhale...thats my rant
TA has had plenty of minutes over his career. He didn't when we won it all because Posey was getting the backup wing minutes. He didn't last year because he played poorly most of the year and was a bit gimpy. TA started this season injured and got minutes when he was healthy.
TA is not the guy you should be mentioning in a thread like this. Makes no sense.
And how is TA young?
He isn't young, unless it's in the same sense that Grant Hill isn't "old" because he has fewer miles on the odometer than the year would suggest.
Compared to Ray and Paul, though, he's young...
Just trying to understand it myself.
Personally, I'm not a fan of that argument. I might give the benefit of the doubt to someone who missed a season due to an injured arm, but not someone who gets midseason surgery on their joints in their leg.
I suppose they might conserve cartilage when immobilized, but is there any empirical evidence that this line of reasoning makes any sense? Anecdotal examples don't mean much. Do injured players play longer?
Is Andre Miller old for his age because he never misses games with injuries?
In the end, to the chagrin of many, TA has repeatedly been given more than ample opportunity. We have had countless posts of fans complaining about him getting too many minutes and stinking up the joint. I like him when he is healthy, but have no faith in him if his ups and quickness are at all compromised. We know what TA can do and we know that he needs to be completely healthy to play decently.
Topic: Officially sick of Doc refusing to play the young guys (Read 13079 times)