Von Wafer keeps getting better

[GreenFaith1819]

Yes he is getting better!

He looks a lot more comfortable out there. In that Portland game, I think he was a main reason why we started to pull away. His clutch baskets in that game were key, and needed.

Maybe the Marquis injury will allow him to slide over to the SF position and get some run there as well.

[snively]

Wafer's done a great job using his athleticism to make a positive impact.  That block on JJ, landing an assist because he hung in the air for an eternity off a drive to the basket and speeding to the ball on defense.  Has shown he belongs.

Now he's going to get all of Quis's minutes until help arrives.  That means he's going to be a 20 minute guy and probably more of featured guy in the 2nd unit offense.  Hope he capitalizes.  Hopefully his 3-pt shot finally makes its return from Houston with the extra time to get his rhythm.

[Mulla]

Von has begun to grow on me. I remember at the start of the season when he refused to pass to Luke despite him being wide open, an attempted a turn-around-fade away 3 PT shot that Ray wouldn't have a prayer of hitting. Really shows the positive rehabilitative effect of Vets + Doc. They should run our penitentiary system.

[Bahku]

Von has begun to grow on me. I remember at the start of the season when he refused to pass to Luke despite him being wide open, an attempted a turn-around-fade away 3 PT shot that Ray wouldn't have a prayer of hitting. Really shows the positive rehabilitative effect of Vets + Doc. They should run our penitentiary system.

Yeah, he's grown on me as well ... each time I see him on the floor, I see a clear improvement of not only his skills and understanding of Doc's system, but his confidence and aggressiveness as well. Good things with each additional chance he gets on the floor during games ... and we're going to need him now more than ever.

[csfansince60s]

Tonight should be a big barometer for him and how much he can help us. Second night of a back to back against an athletic, but so-so team. Let him spell Paul and Ray for substantive periods of time. C'mon Doc, give him some serious burn. Tonight should be the night.

Keep it going Von!

[Meadowlark_Scal]

Wafer is good and getting better. Playing time is now the issue. He needs more to see what he can do fully, and with the first team. With guys who rotate and pass better, spread the floor so Wafer can do his slashing and hopefully dunking. His shooting is almost there....just a few tweaks and we could have a really strong guy here who can run, shoot, slash, play D and dunk.....so please doc, play this kid more, in prime time.....at least vs the lower half of the league for now....as we know...you never know who you'll have to turn to in THE PLAYOFFS....!

He's been better than expected but it seems like a bit much to urge Doc to give him crunch time minutes in order for him to be ready for the playoffs. He won't be in the rotation by the time the playoffs roll around barring injury. Do you propose taking him out in crunch time for Pierce, Allen, or Rondo? Any answer to that question besides "none of the above" would be wrong.

It seems your emotions got the better of you before you finished reading the post. The line says, "Play him vs the lower half of the league" As in teams less than %500. He won't be in the rotation unless an injury, well, my sensitive friend, that is exactly why you prepare a second option for the playoffs, if you were a fan last year, you would have seen how we needed help for Perk and Ray, who both were injured by the fakers.  "None of the above"  hahahhahahaha, come on now, take a breath before you post maybe...?

I think you may be mistaking emotion for disagreement. I did read that last part, and last time I checked teams don't pull their star players in the final minutes of games just because the team they're playing has a below .500 record. Do you recall that ever happening?

Every win counts the same and we could use home court advantage in the playoffs. The reason why Doc's an NBA coach and you're watching on a couch is that he wouldn't think of blowing a valuable win by benching Ray, Paul, or Rondo in favor our 12 man.

i guess i just don't see the benching part anywhere in my post. Do you expect PP and Ray to play every minute of every game from here on out..? Who would be their replacement, should we need one? Foul trouble, same thing. Last year , Ray was hit by Artest, we had no #2 go to guy. Well, we did have TA back then, as a good D guy. It seems you swooped down on my post, and got the wrong message. Plenty of time to play Wafer, we'll be playing NJ, The Wizards, Cleve, and many others like that. Wafer has skills and potential. Always good to develop your options, should you ever need them.

  Could play Ray and Wafer at the same time, so many combinations now......