That's nice, but it's not at issue. Hell, anyone who visits here knows that you think Hinrich ain't worth shit. Thibodeau says that he likes him a lot and shows it with his minutes distribution. Maybe you know best, but I hope you'll understand if I side with Thibodeau on this.
I'm not derailing the thread. You talked about usage patterns ("minutes distribution") and I asked what was Thibs' alternative. To play Teague? To play Nate? Nate's a SG in a tiny PG body.
Oh, OK. I said that Thibodeau likes Hinrich and showed it by how many minutes he gave Hinrich when Hinrich was healthy. Check. Yes, if you remove Robinson from last season's roster on the basis that he's really a pint-sized SG, then only Teague was an alternative to Hinrich at PG. Are we done now?
You claimed Thibs liked Hinrich so much he played him lots of minutes. I claim Thibs had not much choice with Hinrich and Teague the only PGs on the roster. I think we agree Thibs is going to like Rose much better than Hinrich. We'll see it in the distribution of minutes, right?