Why Aren't We Sending Players to D-League?

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  1. BLAZER PROPHET

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    Meyers, Crabbe, Claver, Barton. Rather than gathering butt splinters, maybe they can go and play a bit in the D-league.
     
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    Meyers should definitely go there. I can see them wanting to keep a couple of 3rd stringers though for injury's or foul trouble.
     
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    Why? Because the D league sucks. They are much better off practicing with the team.
     
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    Meyers needs more then the dleague.... He needs a set of balls and a talent infusion
     
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    Sending Leonard to the D-League means there are only two centers on the active roster. Meyers has been on the active list nearly every game. Plus, bodies are needed for practices.
     
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    You can't trade players that are in the D-League right?
     
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    I thought the player has to be brought up from the D-League before he gets traded?
     
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    Possibly but that is not a big deal at all because the player still is on the teams roster even when in the D-League. Teams send down and then bring up players all the time. I remember in the past we sent a player down for only 1 game then brought him right back up.
     
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    The D-league will give them both coaching and playing time. I think it's a darn good idea rather than being practice dummies and victory cigars.
     
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    at least barton or crabbe should go.
     
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    I'm sure they will go down at some point. Perhaps the players want to wait until after the holidays.
     
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