I have to agree with the sentiment of the OP, which I read as "we don't have enouch energy on the floor with only the older vets playing, and a shot of youthful vigor would improve the team's overall play."
I also think Doc pretty much blows at rotations, and always has. Better coaches that we've had in Boston would put a younger, inexperienced player on the floor with the starters, rather than the second unit. The vets help the young guy along. It's hard to play well when the other guys on the floor are being outplayed, too. Doc tends to play lines like he's coaching hockey or something... The displaced starter moves to the bench, becoming...wait for it...the 6th man. The coach who came up with this brilliant idea was Red. He "got" it.
Do we have young players that are capable of pulling this off is certainly debatable (probably not), but as a strategy, it is a very, very good way to compensate for aging veterans, develop young players, and keep vets around by bringing them off the bench.
Despite the many who disagreed with the OP (and were probably correct), it's a good question. A spot-up 3pt shooter who can scrap for loose balls and at least play man-up defense should be serviceable for at least some minutes with our starters. Let KG help by calling out the rotations for the guy, he's supposed to be good at that.
If we don't have any useful young players, blame Danny, not Doc. But if the players don't get better, blame Doc. He's supposed to be teaching them. They're only supposed to be role players, anyway. Let's not expect these kids to be superstars as late-round picks.
finally someone who understood the my original post...theres hope for humanity after all
Probably not...someone, somewhere is typing out a post about what an idiot I am for wanting Bill Walker to start, even though I wrote no such thing.
I appreciate your post, though. Aside from not understanding matchups (and putting Eddie House on Jason Terry, and, I think, Crawford?), I am critical of Doc for how he uses young players (or doesn't). There isn't much to really learn in garbage time.
To give credit where it is due, I think Phil Jackson has done a good job at developing young role players by giving them meaningful minutes along with established players early in the season and in games, and it has paid off in the playoffs. Of course, Red would point out that Phil took his idea... But Doc keeps the starters playing together, into the 4th quarter, even when we're coasting with a 20 point lead (I remember a few games like that...).
I don't understand all the Doc love. I really don't.
who the hell has jackson developed?? he hates bynum and has called him out several times about being soft and not tough enough.. bynum has developed because he has talent something our young guys lack plain and simple
Here are some of LA's picks this decade, with draft position, who have seen the court and contributed as role players, including in some important games. Several are still with the team:
Luke Walton, 2003, 32nd pick
Jordan Farmar, 2006, 26th pick
Sasha Vujacic, 2004, 27th pick
Kareem Rush, 2002, 20th pick (traded for the pick that became:
Ronny Turiaf, 2005, 37th pick
Brian Cook, 2003, 24th pick
Von Wafer, 2005, 39th pick
Tyronne Lue, 1998, 23rd pick
Devean George, 1999, 23rd pick
So, after looking this up, not only is the idea I posted in this thread above viable, but there is plenty of useful NBA players to be found late in the draft. Perhaps either Danny isn't as good as we give him credit for, or the coaching staff is missing something in developing them.