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Yes, I realize we signed him just a little bit ago, so i realize this is kind of premature.
But is anyone else a little confused as to no minutes so far for him? I mean we must have brought him over for a reason other than to rack up minutes on the bench. Why not just throw him out there and see what he can do before the 3 day break, to see what he mainly needs to work on? Just doesn't make to much sense to me. But i guess thats why im not the coach.
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He probably hasn't been to any practices yet. He should only get minutes in a blow-out game right now.
He may not have gotten any minutes yet... but he has gotten sloppy seconds.
he's had 0 practice with the team... it's a lot if he knows if pops considers him as a pf or a c
Yeah I understand, I mean i see that side of it too. But to me it just seems like a good time to try him out. Duncan is out, why not throw him in there instead of playing blair and bonner who are going to be out when duncan gets back anyway? Do you know what I mean? thats just the way i see it i guess.
Give it a week or two
He averages about 36 turnovers per 36. Certainly can't help the Spurs' recent turnover woes.
Well, Blair has been good in the last two games and giving some minutes to Baynes is a wild move that is difficult to do for an assistant coach like Bud.
Saying that, Spurs have a very deep roster and some relatively good players won't play.
Yeah, i understand he is going to have issues. But like i said my main point is we bring him over, Duncan is out, we play bonner and blair in these games when they are going to be out when duncan is back. Why play them if we plan on still playing baynes when duncan returns?
This is true, even if the Spurs only have, what, 6 or 7 big game performers on the roster?
That's still better than most teams.
Look at it from the coach's perspective: In order to to have player's respect, a coach has to not be a hypocrite (he can't bend the rules for his favorite players, etc.). Most coaches probably want a player to learn the system, to follow their instructions, and to work hard/give a lot of effort. It's safe to say that both Bonner and Blair have done this (or at least have tried to).
If the Spurs' coaches were to play Baynes, a player fresh off the boat who hasn't been to a practice yet, over Bonner and Blair, 2 guys who have been Spurs for years and probably haven't missed too many practices, what kind of message are you sending to the team? Why work hard at all if they aren't even going to get minutes over an unproven/untested player from a far-away league?
From a fan's perspective though, it makes sense to want to see if Baynes is better than Blair and Bonner since, like you said, we kind of know that they won't be playing later.
Okay yeah I understand what you are saying, i agree with you
1min is all they need and already came to the conclusion....
Probably trying to schedule a ticket back to monrovia or wherever they found this scrub is hard lol
well done
the following schedule should have enough garbage time for him to showcase how gd/bad he is
Baynes has to beat Blair & Bonner at the practice atleast, to claim rotation minutes. They have to be earned, not just gifted.
I didn't think the spurs scrimmaged in the regular season. So he'll have to outshoot Bonner at uncontested 3's in order to crack the rotation. Good luck with that, Aaron.
Anyone who thought Baynes would come over and get anything other than garbage time minutes this season is dreaming.
Or he'll have to out eat Dejuan at the dinner table. That's how Diaw earned his spot originally.
Patience...he will eventually play...
Sometimes it's better to keep your mouth shut and let people 'think' your stupid than open it and remove all doubt.
It makes perfect sense to me. The team now has three days to practice with Baynes. Great opportunity in the middle of the season. May even take the All-Star break for him to see any floor time during a game.
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