Because this isn't something new. We have been saying this for months. It's literally something Wesley and Myers have saying. You can't develop guys if they don't play. A desperate coach resorts to 8 player lineups in the regular season.

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perhaps. also, what about fouls and blown assignments?

It's going to happen. Hell even 15 minutes I'm sure there's a ton, but it's something every coach who develop players live with. That's part of the game.

It's not like they were sooooo phenomenal defensively otherwise. We had a ton of blown assignments.

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maybe Diallo could have done that and they blew it. also, maybe he wasn't ready to do that 2 months ago.

you know, he just might be playing better b/c of, not in spite of, the work he and the staff have done this season.

Learning vs doing. There's a balance between both, gentry totally ignored development on the court for more veterans presence with lower ceilings. It's been that way since day 1

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Posted by TigerinATL

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Posted on 2/13/18 at 10:44 am to htran90

In Gentry's defense, despite regular playing time it still took Buddy until the end of January before it looked like he was turning the corner to becoming a useful player. Cheick playing minutes in December wouldn't guarantee he'd have been a positive by early January, but it probably would have guaranteed a few more losses as bad as he looked early.

I think the not playing Asik 5-10 MPG when AD/DC were desperate for rest was the more questionable coaching call.

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Posted by corndeaux

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Posted on 2/13/18 at 11:02 am to htran90

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We have been saying this for months

oh. well, in that case....

like i said already, maybe the staff did indeed blow it by not letting Diallo play more earlier. entirely possible.

what is funny is that you cannot fathom the possibility that Diallo/staff worked together to get him to this spot. no one was blaming the coaches 2 months ago for not playing Diallo when he looked like hot garbage. now that he has had a solid 80 minute run over 6 games (!!!), it's what the frick have the coaches been doing.

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