The "Why is the coach playing this guy?" thread.

[Chieflion]

In the NBA, there are some players who get excessive minutes from their coach even though they always play like shit. Who on your team undeservedly takes minutes away from deserving players?

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

Anthony Carter. To be fair though, he is committed and tenacious, but he just doesn't have the skill to warrant the minutes.

[milkshakeballa]

Anthony Carter. To be fair though, he is committed and tenacious, but he just doesn't have the skill to warrant the minutes.

youb ithc tho u dontt eevn watch basketballman u watch play by play so sad like kbp yes srs

[Culburn369]

Smush was the most pregnant example of such behavior I've ever witnessed. It nearly drove me mad.

[Venti Quattro]

Derek Fisher.

[Rogue]

When Smokey was injured, Donnie could pretty well use his injury as an awesome pretext to play JJB at starting 2 game after game. But when asked why he is still playing him as a starter with JET and smokey both healthy yet left on bench, we've got only two possible answers one-- Donnie is an idiot and two-- Donnie is homosexual and JJB is his lover.

[monosylab1k]

JJ Barea. Although lately Jason Terry has been the whipping boy.

[Goran Tragic]

Me and my best friend Robin?

[Muser]

Richard Jefferson at the 4.

[AI-square]

Willie Green.

[Hornets1]

hilton armstrong

[lil_penny]

Blake

[BlackSwordsMan]

richard jefferson

[IronMexican]

Fisher to en extent. He is just too trigger happy

[pauls931]

Blake

I agree if there's a place where portland can upgrade, it's Blake...

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Channing Frye is sure as hell not a 30 MPG player but there's really no better option on the team and he's having a career year so it's justified. Nothing against Hill, but what makes little sense to me is him getting 30+ MPG when one of the most talented players on the team (Earl Clark) sits on the bench not getting any experience. The Suns aren't doing anything special this year, it does nothing for them to give Grant Hill so many minutes while Clark sits there undeveloped.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

any guard besides Roy getting minutes over Bayless


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[LnGrrrR]

For the most part I like Docs rotation. I hated it earlier in the year when Sheed would take eight threes and make two of them; pissed he wasn't yanked in some of those games. Doc seems to have gotten Sheed to tone it down some.

[lefty]

- Matt Bonner.

- JJ 4th quarter Barrea.

- Jordan Farmar.

- Tracy McGrady who couldn't even finish a layup vs Orlando yesterday.

- Peja Chokakovic.

- Anthony Carter, the inboud play specialist and Kobe stopper.

[pauls931]

Channing Frye is sure as hell not a 30 MPG player but there's really no better option on the team and he's having a career year so it's justified. Nothing against Hill, but what makes little sense to me is him getting 30+ MPG when one of the most talented players on the team (Earl Clark) sits on the bench not getting any experience. The Suns aren't doing anything special this year, it does nothing for them to give Grant Hill so many minutes while Clark sits there undeveloped.


Problem is Pho is trapped in no mans land, the same place the Spurs are at. Older, not many tradeable pieces (in fact spurs may be worse off here, suns have the Amare bomb). Pho needs to do one of the following.

1. Put everyone on the trading block except Amare (and probably nash) to get the piece they need to compete.

2. Blow the f'in team up and start from scratch. Amare might leave anyway with option 1.

The west is changing and the same old game won't work with the Rise of LA, Portland, OKC, Denver, even Sactown. Their current system depends on an overwhelming offense they no longer have.

... also trading away all your best defensive players doesn't exactly help

Marion, Bell *yes Bell), Thomas

[MavDynasty]

Drew muthafuckin' Gooden
Jose Juan muthafuckin' Barea
Maurice muthafuckin' Ager
Pavel muthafuckin' Podkolzin
DickBreath muthafuckin' George

[23LeBronJames23]

For Cavs i think the Coach should give himself less minutes.
For OKC Nenad Krstic that guy dont even play like a C plus they got Serge Ibaka whos a defensive beast. Also OKC should let James Harden Start becaus atleast he can score but Sefolosha will play 30 minutes and still will have zero points.

[Ghazi]

JJ Barea... meh... I like him, I really do. decent player, has a lot of brilliant games... but should not be playing crunchtime 4th quarter minutes IMO.

[badfish22]

Jason Terry

[mavs>spurs2]

Beaubois is really talented and has potential, but Carlisle would rather play JJ Beaner 30mpg while he rides the bench so hard he has splinters stuck up his rectum

[Mavs_man_41]

how about a why ISN'T the coach playing that guy thread? i'd nominate humphries and tim thomas

[Chieflion]

how about a why ISN'T the coach playing that guy thread? i'd nominate humphries and tim thomas
It is much easier to bitch about a guy who is playing rather than guys who are not playing.

[Ron Ron Artest]

trevor ariza

[Bob Lanier]

It used to be Tayshaun Prince in a big way.

[Indazone]

trevor ariza

Second that! Dude just keeps jacking up shots and missing. Rafer Alston 2.0 but the problem is this guy thinks he is T-Mac in his prime. Well we have the real T-Mac and we need to play the dude.