http://www.nba.com/statistics/playe...itScope=GAME&qualified=Y&yearsExp=-1&splitDD= #2 Batum #6 LMA #9 Matthews #10 Lillard Lillard playing 37.6 MPG, the others more, obviously.
I think those minutes will start to go down a bit now that the bench has been informed what game they are supposed to be playing
With the resilience of the bench as of late; I expect the minutes to go down a bit. All they need to do is score a little. Then Stotts will play them more and give our starters a rest.
Babbitt and Freeland are finally showing some productivity. Unfortunately, both are natural PF's, just like Hickson. But at least there's hope that the minutes can change.
That's good because Aldridge can start at center and Leanord be the back-up. Then Hickson and Freeland can share duties at PF; with Aldridge sliding over at times.
The HCP IS A FUCKING GENIUS! Back in October I said that by December we will have 4 or 5 players in the top 10 of most minutes being played in the league! Day off and I refuse to go find it, but I will just say I'm far and away the best poster on this forum!
I was making another post elsewhere and mentioned I thought Deng and Noah were #1 and #2 in minutes (they were for a while). I found the current list and it puts into perspective how little Stotts has relied on the bench so far. Reminiscent of the old Celtics who played their starters a lot of minutes. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1987.html That couldn't last...
hate to say it, but until we have better options than Ronnie and Nolan I almost want Lillard playing all 48.
He looks good. This was the part of the scouting report I really like. We need more players fighting through screens and not allowing the guards to penetrate so easily. Having a bench player like that "like a Greg Anthony type" would be a Godsend. I would rather have our PG known for D and distribution; then another scoring guard. EDIT: Ment to say "I would rather have our backing up PG; than just the PG.
Why do people keep saying that? In spite of all the overtime games already this season, Aldridge is actually playing fewer MPG this season (38.6 MPG) than he did two years ago under McMillan (39.6 MPG). He managed to play 81 games that year without any problems. The guy is in his prime and used to playing > 37 MPG. I don't see what the big deal is. This hasn't been a problem in the past. Sure, anyone can get injured at any time, but Aldridge has proven to be a work horse who can play big minutes. BNM
Yes but the last two seasons; he had a summer of intense training to keep him in shape. The surgery hampered that training, so he may not be as "work horse" as we are accustomed to.
