I wouldn't even relegate Biebs to this disdain. If he was given a Batum-like chance, I'm sure he'd do very well as a starter. The question to me is "how well will he do given only a limited chance", which is what he has. Answer: I have no clue.
With the the play of Crabbe and Leonard we should be giving them more minutes no matter what. When Batum and LA are back it gives them more rest, while giving the young guys some run which would be valuable if (knock on wood) LA or Batum get injured late in the season and we are in great playoff position. We need to run this team like the Spurs as much as possible when it comes to rotations (Besides the sitting of starters on b2b, we aren't old.).
I would give him every chance to get as many minutes as possible. I actually love the guy! But I suspect if he gets starter minutes, then it's gonna be on another team. He maybe good enough to start, but not good enough to take that spot from Matthews or Batum. I would rather him be a back up because that means he stays a Blazer.
Crabbe is such a smart player. Tonight was the first night where I actually focused in on him and that dude made so many smart plays that don't show up on a stat sheet. I remember yelling out atta boy allen numerous times. His bball iq is really high and I expect him to not only to stay in the rotation but probably move ahead of CJ permanently. CJ is a smart guy too, but his bball IQ is not on crabbes level and neither is his shot. Crabbe also offers more defensively.
CJ offers something that Crabbe presently does not. He can create with the ball. We sorely missed him tonight on our bench. The reason why CJ is so important is because he comes in with Blake and Kaman and he gives us another scoring option off the bench who can create something on his own. He doesn't need to sit and wait for the ball like Crabbe, but unlike Barton he plays pretty smart. He plays decent defense. He passes the ball.
