Love how can the GM and coaches already regulated Monk to the bench.

[PrimeTimeHeel]

That pisses me off so much. Coaches who don't even let players win a starting job. 

They should have said "We do not know how the lineup and roles will shape up just yet and that Monk will be used in the way that best benefits the team."

Hate when coaches play favorites and or already makeup their mind before even the first practice who will be starting and their role. 

Need to play the best players, doesn't matter if they are rookies or not. 

 

[bLACKpANTHER]

It would piss everyone off on the team to just award him the starting SG spot before even practicing once. He will get into training camp and have the ability to earn it.
The fact they gave him a phantom injury to save him for TC shud speak to their trust in him.

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[WOW!!]

he isn't ready to start.. His body nor his defense is ready for the NBA.. It is smart to bring him off the bench and let him only worry about how to score in the pros 1st..

[PrimeTimeHeel]

34 minutes ago, bLACKpANTHER said:

It would piss everyone off on the team to just award him the starting SG spot before even practicing once. He will get into training camp and have the ability to earn it.
The fact they gave him a phantom injury to save him for TC shud speak to their trust in him.

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That would also be dumb. 

The coach or GM should have said "We do not know how the lineup and roles will shape up just yet and that Monk will be used in the way that best benefits the team."

 

[PrimeTimeHeel]

27 minutes ago, WOW!! said:

he isn't ready to start.. His body nor his defense is ready for the NBA.. It is smart to bring him off the bench and let him only worry about how to score in the pros 1st..

I can find many players who 1) are skinny and 2) dont play defense who start and are successful in the league. 

Harden never heard of the concept of defense. 

Durant was and still is skinny as a rail. 

My point is, its alright to start a player with those issues if he is a great scorer (output his counterpart) and if you have other players to help counter balance him ie great defensive SF or PG. 

 

 

[WOW!!]

55 minutes ago, PrimeTimeHeel said:

I can find many players who 1) are skinny and 2) dont play defense who start and are successful in the league. 

Harden never heard of the concept of defense. 

Durant was and still is skinny as a rail. 

My point is, its alright to start a player with those issues if he is a great scorer (output his counterpart) and if you have other players to help counter balance him ie great defensive SF or PG. 

 

 

My bad I should have paid attention to who started this crappy thread..lol

Durant is 6'10 with a 7'8 wingspan he came in playing SF being bigger than any other SF ever.. DUMB EXAMPLE..

Harden didn't start as a Rookie....DUMB EXAMPLE

He isn't ready to face NBA SG and it's smart to let a undersized and under weight player (for his position) to build up and play a role that will facilitate instant success while he works on the other stuff.. No need to get him beat up and schooled nightly when you have a option..

Last it's not about who starts it's about the minutes played .. I don't know why you novice can't understand that.. 

[Daddy_Uncle]

He has absolutely no business starting day 1. That's a ridiculous thought to begin with. You don't just make a rookie a starter day 1. He needs to earn it and I'm sure he will. He will get plenty of playing time. Let's hope he's more of a Westbrook than a PJ Hairston

[PrimeTimeHeel]

7 minutes ago, WOW!! said:

My bad I should have paid attention to who started this crappy thread..lol

Durant is 6'10 with a 7'8 wingspan he came in playing SF being bigger than any other SF ever.. DUMB EXAMPLE..

Harden didn't start as a Rookie....DUMB EXAMPLE

He isn't ready to face NBA SG and it's smart to let a undersized and under weight player (for his position) to build up and play a role that will facilitate instant success while he works on the other stuff.. No need to get him beat up and schooled nightly when you have a option..

Last it's not about who starts it's about the minutes played .. I don't know why you novice can't understand that.. 

Only way for the Harden example to be dumb is if he became a better or good defender once he began to start. 

Which he didnt. He D has always been horrendous. 

Curry is also known to have bad D. 

Usually starters play more minutes. Not sure why you novice can't understand that. 

[PrimeTimeHeel]

1 minute ago, Daddy_Uncle said:

He has absolutely no business starting day 1. That's a ridiculous thought to begin with. You don't just make a rookie a starter day 1. He needs to earn it and I'm sure he will. He will get plenty of playing time. Let's hope he's more of a Westbrook than a PJ Hairston

I am not saying he should start or not. What I am saying is it is dumb to make these claims without seeing them in practice and ultimately real game situations. 

[WOW!!]

3 minutes ago, PrimeTimeHeel said:

Only way for the Harden example to be dumb is if he became a better or good defender once he began to start. 

Which he didnt. He D has always been horrendous. 

Usually starters play more minutes. Not sure why you novice can't understand that. 

Dumb example because rookie Monk isn't 6 - 7 year vet James Harden.. You are doing the dumbass women thing.. Where you change the actual subject to make a dumbass point.... YOU were talking about why a undersize under weight Rookie should get a starting position.. Not what a 6 year pro who has "proven" (most important word) that his offensive production out weights his defensive ineptness...

But that is not a rule written down in stone.. Sometime bench players can actual get more minutes than starters wow.... Novice 

[PrimeTimeHeel]

Just now, WOW!! said:

Dumb example because rookie Monk isn't 6 - 7 year vet James Harden.. You are doing the dumbass women thing.. Where you change the actual subject to make a dumbass point.... YOU were talking about why a undersize under weight Rookie should get a starting position.. Not what a 6 year pro who has "proven" (most important word) that his offensive production out weights his defensive ineptness...

But that is not a rule written down in stone.. Sometime bench players can actual get more minutes than starters wow.... Novice 

You said rookies shouldnt start because of 1) body and 2) defense

This assumes that when they do start they should of 1) improved their body to sufficient levels and 2) gotten better or decent at D

Harden was and is God awful at D. 

Curry was and is bad at D. 

I never said Monk should start. I said the coaches and GM should wait until practice and real game data to make absolute claims or opinions on who should and shouldnt start and their role. 

No one said it was a written rule. Novice.

[WOW!!]

1 minute ago, PrimeTimeHeel said:

You said rookies shouldnt start because of 1) body and 2) defense

This assumes that when they do start they should of 1) improved their body to sufficient levels and 2) gotten better or decent at D

Harden was and is God awful at D. 

Curry was and is bad at D. 

I never said Monk should start. I said the coaches and GM should wait until practice and real game data to make absolute claims or opinions on who should and shouldnt start and their role. 

No one said it was a written rule. Novice.

I said "this" Rookie shouldn't start right away.. Not all Rookies ... Lebron as a rookie was ready and was bigger than most of the ppl at his position..

So you're on some bullshit putting words in ppl mouthes..

Harden sat on the bench until he proved he was ready to atleast provide more plus than minuses..

If the coaches and the GM can see a path of success for a player until that player shows different what is wrong with having a plan...Novice?? Learn about basketball history before posting dumbass opinions on it..

[PrimeTimeHeel]

6 minutes ago, WOW!! said:

I said "this" Rookie shouldn't start right away.. Not all Rookies ... Lebron as a rookie was ready and was bigger than most of the ppl at his position..

So you're on some bullshit putting words in ppl mouthes..

Harden sat on the bench until he proved he was ready to atleast provide more plus than minuses..

If the coaches and the GM can see a path of success for a player until that player shows different what is wrong with having a plan...Novice?? Learn about basketball history before posting dumbass opinions on it..

I didn't mean that literally. Obviously I knew you were talking about "this" rookie. 

Regarding pluses and minuses. 

You wouldn't know such a thing without a sample of real NBA games to go off of. 

So now you are changing your stance. First it was body and defense. Now it is pluses outweigh the minuses. We care making progress. That is something I can agree with . Novice

[WOW!!]

1 minute ago, PrimeTimeHeel said:

I didn't mean that literally. Obviously I knew you were talking about "this" rookie. 

Harden sat on the bench because of dumb ass coaches that have these preconceived notions of when a player's pluses can outweigh the minuses. 

You wouldn't know such a thing without a sample of real NBA games to go off of. 

So now you are changing your stance. First it was body and defense. Now it is pluses outweigh the minuses. We care making progress. Novice

Harden came off the bench because the team was better fit with Thebo was a better fit starting off the game with the starting line up and Harden was a perfect fit with helping the 2nd team still have offensive punch and Harden still got more minutes so it didn't matter...

I didn't change poo..

His size and weight defensive ineptness are minuses..

He plus  is in college he was a super scorer..