<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>It has been an up-and-down season for 76ers guard Rodney Carney, with an emphasis on the latter. On Sunday, Carney was listed as inactive (coach's decision) before a 109-96 loss in Denver. The only other time Carney was inactive was Dec. 12, when he sat out a 98-94 win over Minnesota with the flu. He did not play in eight other games, but at least was on the active game-day roster. Carney was activated for last night's game with the Milwaukee Bucks at the Wachovia Center, and hoped his days on the inactive list were a thing of the past. However, he did not play last night. "It was tough and a learning experience," Carney said. "I hope to learn from it and be a more aggressive player now." Carney said coach Maurice Cheeks talked to him Sunday and explained the move. "Apparently, I wasn't being aggressive and I was out there listless," Carney said. "That was a rude awakening, because once you are inactive, you say, 'Man, I don't want to go through that again.' " Cheeks said the reason was that he wanted a bigger body in the lineup. He activated Louis Amundson, who played only the final 1 minute, 14 seconds, when the game was long out of reach. Cheeks acknowledged that he talked to Carney about being aggressive, but said he did that with all his players. Carney, the 16th player selected in the 2006 draft, is still a relatively unknown commodity, especially to team president and general manager Ed Stefanski, who has been on the job a little more than a month. A source indicated that some teams had asked about Carney's availability. Stefanski said the Sixers were still evaluating him. "I have to see more of Rodney to make an evaluation; it's too early," Stefanski said. "He's a superior athlete, has a great attitude, and I think as the season progresses, you will see more and more from Rodney."</div> Source: Sixers Notes
