Zion trying to take the heat for the training staff

I’m sensing a pattern.

We’ve gone from one extreme to another.

A former medical staff that was grossly incompetent, that a guy could have been shot 17 times and his leg is hanging on by a thread and they say “eh get on out there you’re fine”.

To

So overly cautious and scared it borders on total lunacy. If a guy has a scratch he’s out 8-25 weeks.

There has to be a middle ground.

I think the team mostly cares.

I honestly think Griffin does not.

I think he sees it as irrelevant for this year.

I should have been more clear. I think the players want to. I don’t think the management cares

I figured they were going to limit his minutes. I thought it would be more like 20-22ish. 15 mins just seems weird.

I don't see why they shouldn't increase it to 20-25ish next game and then take the training wheels off the last 6.

I just looked and Favors played exactly 15 minutes when he returned from a few weeks off. It still seems pretty ridiculous and overly risk averse.

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I think he sees it as irrelevant for this year.

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In the long term, I think it is irrelevant. I don't buy the notion that making the playoffs will help them in the future. I've seen this franchise make the playoffs, have good showings, then shite the bed the next year 2-3 times now. I want them to make the playoffs because I think there's enough talent to actually make some noise right now.

After the horror we went through with our old training staff, I don't mind them being over cautious with Zion. Where not ready to compete now so why risk him for a meaningless 8th seed. Shot I'm not even mad if we don't make the playoffs half of the fun is going to the games. There is nothing like that playoff atmosphere at the arena, and we can't have that this year. I'm just happy to see the Pels play.

I don't disagree with any of the complaints in this thread about management and/or the training staff.

However, I do think we should also acknowledge that Zion looked fat as frick tonight. This was the heaviest i've ever seen him. Maybe that played into their playing time decision. The guy missed less than two weeks and came back looking like Glen Davis.

If the team doesn’t want to mess with Zion’s weight, then they really need to change the style of basketball they play. Zion needs to play a slower and more controlled pacing to allow him to rest in between possessions and let him pick his spots to burst. This high pace we play is pointless to gain extra possessions especially when they turn the ball over 18 times a game.