Start SHELDON tonight...!

[hwangjini_1]

Well,....gee Wallley, I don't think he is a point guard...but a, just watch more basketball, you'll figure it out...!

well,....gee med, check out the little winking smiley. you'll figure it out....!

[Meadowlark_Scal]

perhaps you have men for a binky....what ever that is......I am just about getting another good player in our rotation, like we did with leon powe......remember him..? Same deal here.....spelling the name, all that stuff....you guys have a really bad week or what.....

[Meadowlark_Scal]

Well,....gee Wallley, I don't think he is a point guard...but a, just watch more basketball, you'll figure it out...!

keep your little winkty in your hand...where it always is.....

well,....gee med, check out the little winking smiley. you'll figure it out....!

[incoherent]

Well, I like this idea.  I think Sheldon should get a start.  Why should 'Sheed get it? Leave him as our 6th man.  Lets get Sheldon some PT.

TP to the OP.

[nickagneta]

Simply put, Shelden is not that good a player. He has his moments but to start for this team, even for one night, is just not a good notion. And....I'm being kind.

Shelden has a bad set of hands, is not a very good defensive player in this system, isn't a very good passer and is limited offensively. He is good for the role he plays which is the 5th big man role.

Tonight he will probably be called upon to give this team some minutes. I expect him, like he has for most of this year, to play his role and play it well. He'll rebound, he'll be a garbage man underneath and when teams double off him he'll get the ball for easy baskets.

That's what he does and it's what he does usually against second teamers for the most part.Starting, not a good idea.

[BudweiserCeltic]

I honestly thought this thread was a joke, but after reading it through, you guys are actually serious?

[Bankshot]

What was Atlanta thinking picking him at #5?

[incoherent]

Lets think about it.

We want everyone thats going to be in our playoff rotation to know their roles and be ready/get ready as much as possible in these final games.

So.....  Why would we screw up that rotation?   Why would we start Sheed when hes now use to coming off the bench.  Why would we start Davis he's starting to get into his role. 

Starting anyone that doesn't regularly start that will be in our playoff bench rotation will just screw up their thinking and mind sets.

So who could we start that wont drastically change the entire rotation? Someone who's not even going to be in the rotation come playoff time.


Starting him might be a really really good idea!!!

[Mr October]

um... i'll stick with KG

[barefacedmonk]

Perkins is listed as inactive for this game...you just might get your wish, Meadowlark_Scal.

[2short]

I honestly thought this thread was a joke, but after reading it through, you guys are actually serious?

actually with perk out i would start shelden, he is a more physical presence than sheed and come playoffs sheed will be coming off the bench for his customary minutes while williams should not get 5 minutes a game
so it'll give him some burn and really not upset the apple cart any because 'sheed is used to coming off bench for 15-25 minutes depending on situations
and   maybe it'll light a fire under rasheeds ass

[Mr October]

um... i'll stick with KG

Ah, Perk is out... I'll take Wallace or Davis then. Despite his misses from the 3 point line, Wallace is outplaying Williams. As his Davis. Sheldon is just insurance at this point (even though i do like seeing him paired with Wallace).

[2short]

and i should have added if shel does start and play any minutes he'll without a doubt in my mind have over 10 rebounds which is a celtic weak spot

[Jon]

Other than as a curiosity, I don't see why you'd want to start Shelden.  We can argue about his skill level as much as people want; however, he's not going to sniff the floor come playoff time unless someone gets hurt.  And if someone gets hurt, he'll be playing with the bench, and someone from the bench (likely Sheed) would start. 

Thus, what Doc did was very much the right move.  Sheed gets more time with the starters which a) is what would happen if someone got hurt and b) is what likely happens in the playoffs when the rotation shortens.  And Shelden gets to play with the bench, which is exactly what would happen if someone got hurt.