<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (NetsDaily)</div><div class='quotemain'>It’s an article of faith among Lawrence Frank’s critics that he doesn’t develop young players, that he doesn’t even play them! Is that so? NetsDaily takes a long look at where the Nets’ rookie classes fit in … compared to other teams. Articles of faith and conventional wisdom aside, there is little out there to suggest that the Nets don’t play their rookies. In fact, an argument can be made the opposite is true.</div> Frank and the Rooks … It’s Not What It Seems - Net Income - NetsDaily Blog This is pretty much summing up what Net Income has to say when someone makes a false statement that Frank doesn't play rookies enough.
I really dont understand why ppl say that he doesnt play our young players. For gods sake he had Boone and Swat starting almsot 30 games together, plus they were important games.
I don't think the criticism is founded in the amount of playing time. I would point to the "length of the leashes" for young players. Basically, Frank does not *seem* to tolerate mistakes in young players as much as he does with the veterans, superstars, and "teacher's pets". A missed defensive assignment or poor foul *seems* to carry more weight when Marcus Williams/Sean Williams/Zoran/Hassan do it than when Carter/Vaughn/Collins/Allen/Robinson do it. It is not unusual to see rookies in Frank's "doghouse" with *seemingly* no light at the end of the tunnel. Now, whether or not this is effective has yet to be seen. I emphasized the *seems* because, so far, Frank's "doghouse" is fully vindicated - there haven't been any former Nets that have gone on to greater success on other teams - just look at everybody on Dallas. The only former Nets bench player who has done anything noteworthy is NBA champion Jacque Vaughn, and he was clearly one of Frank's favorites.
