Over or Under? Baynes will crack the rotation by....

[Boomersgold]

He played well. Looked more polished offensively than Ayres.

[look_at_g_shred]

Two bumps in one week?

[Manufan909]

Two bumps in one week?

It doesn't count if you're the one that bumped it twice.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

It's not an assumption; I didn't make up his advanced stats. Baynes will be inactive, so long as they're healthy. Had they thought he could be even a fringe rotation player, they wouldn't have signed Ayres. Buford even mentioned Ayres' ability to defend the likes of Howard, after his signing was announced.

They're not activating six bigs and Leonard essentially serves as a de facto sixth big (for small ball) on the active roster anyway. Baynes is the automatic to be inactive.

It's largely predetermined. The notion that minutes are based on merit in sports, is mostly false.

predetermined

[look_at_g_shred]

It doesn't count if you're the one that bumped it twice.

Lol I guess ur right!

[TD 21]

predetermined

I said largely predetermined . . . and as usual, I was right. How else do you explain Ayres, despite struggling mightily, continuing to be in the rotation?

As for Baynes being active, a few things unexpectedly led to that: 1) Mills nailed down primary backup PG (for now, at least). This meant there was less reason for De Colo to be active and his own pathetic play in preseason didn't help matters. 2) They've yet to sign a veteran SF. Whenever they do, that player will get the thirteenth spot.

[Chomag]

His confidence is looking better and better each game, seems his trip to play a couple of games with the toros did him very well.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

I said largely predetermined . . . and as usual, I was right. How else do you explain Ayres, despite struggling mightily, continuing to be in the rotation?

As for Baynes being active, a few things unexpectedly led to that: 1) Mills nailed down primary backup PG (for now, at least). This meant there was less reason for De Colo to be active and his own pathetic play in preseason didn't help matters. 2) They've yet to sign a veteran SF. Whenever they do, that player will get the thirteenth spot.

largely

and now you are doubling down on stories.

the cliche narrative is that Popovich uses the first half of the season to tinker with lineups and not that things are 'largely predetermined.' you can make up whatever you like as to why they made this or that decision but you are talking out of your ass.

[TD 21]

largely

and now you are doubling down on stories.

the cliche narrative is that Popovich uses the first half of the season to tinker with lineups and not that things are 'largely predetermined.' you can make up whatever you like as to why they made this or that decision but you are talking out of your ass.

I'm not sure what's funny about something that's turned out to be right (and was obvious to anyone with half a brain to begin with).

Way to evade the question . . .

[look_at_g_shred]

Bump

[exstatic]

Bump

Chump

[look_at_g_shred]

Chump

Hoe

[exstatic]

Hoe

Biyotch

[Hoops Czar]

He'll never crack the rotation. But, he's still better than Ayres.

[look_at_g_shred]

Biyotch

Rape victim

[Old School 44]

Baynes, Ayres, Bonner, Joseph are just eating up regular season minutes so key guys can rest. I doubt if you see any of them in the playoff rotation. The only time they might get on the floor in the playoffs is to take "hack-a player" fouls on Howard and Jordan, if we meet the Rockets or Clips.

[exstatic]

Baynes, Ayers, Bonner, Joseph are just eating up regular season minutes so key guys can rest. I doubt if you see any of them in the playoff rotation. The only time they might get on the floor in the playoffs is to take "hack-a player" fouls on Howard and Jordan, if we meet the Rockets or Clips.

EXACTLY

[Gagnrath]

I think we will see baynes he out played howard straight up in the play-offs lst year

[exstatic]

I think we will see baynes he out played howard straight up in the play-offs lst year

Baynes, Ayres, Bonner, Joseph are just eating up regular season minutes so key guys can rest. I doubt if you see any of them in the playoff rotation. The only time they might get on the floor in the playoffs is to take "hack-a player" fouls on Howard and Jordan, if we meet the Rockets or Clips.

[wildbill2u]

Setting the playoff rotation probabilities aside, Baynes has clearly forged past Ayers. Then good thing about his newly positioned role in the rotation is that he is getting enough minutes to calm down and play his game with some confidence. Every minute he plays with some of the better players is a minute of conditioning his mind to the Spurs system to where it becomes second nature.