Ainge has made comments in the recent days that make me believe the rookies will get pt. Saying things like putting the rookies on a "speed coarse" is a good sign.
Danny says it, but will Doc *do* it?
In the past, Doc has been comfortable integrating one or two players into "the system" at a time. He doesn't like to try to play more new guys than that at a time. Last year it was Bradley and Bass. This year it might be Green and Terry. It might not be Sully, JJ or Melo.
As I see it, Doc wants to know what he's going to get out of his players night in and night out. He values consistency a LOT, even more than talent. This applies to rookies, second year players, and even vets. Inconsistent play, basically, means you don't play. OTOH, if Doc can give a player a role and be comfortable that they will fill that role every game, they play.
Many of *us* think that young players need to play to learn how to be consistent. Doc might, too, but I don't think *he* wants to be the one to suffer though their "growing pains." So, if he doesn't *have* to play them, he won't. If he has to play them, because of injury or lack of alternatives, he will, but I don't think he is comfortable doing it. He's been this way since he's been in Boston. He isn't going to change.
People talk about Pop and how Doc should be more like him in his rotations. Frankly, I don't think Doc *can* run things that way. He just couldn't stand the uncertainty. He'd hate it.
