Not necessarily. Olshey wants certain players developed, and certain ones tested early in the season to find their talents, and whether they're worth their pay, and then certain young players developed the rest of the season. The boss' wishes form a framework for Stotts' decisions.
I like how stotts is giving layman early minutes, however minimal. He just needs to keep working his way up the depth chart. I just wish Stotts would loosen the rope a little
Not much talk in the thread about how Layman was nearly single-handedly responsible for the double-digit first half deficit against the Nuggets last night? Couldn't hit a shot, couldn't guard Wilson Chandler, -10 in 4 minutes of PT. Still a work in progress, no doubt.
Yeah, I mean he took 3 shots and didn't make any of them! A player on the other team scored while layman was guarding him! He only had 1 block! He caused so much damage in those 4 mins. I don't know if he will ever step foot on court again! (Am I doing this right?)
FULL 4 minutes? TRADE HIM!!! He's a rookie and he had 2 blocks in 4 minutes ffs. Turner shot 5/17 (0/3 from 3) and he was celebrated as a hero. With all due respect, i'd much rather see Jake miss a good attempt than to see Turner's ugly ass jumpshot all day. Not much talk about CJ scoring zero points during the entire 1st quarter too btw, maybe players need more than 4 minutes to shine?
Jake isn't scared out there. He's just playing his game and doesn't seem to be worried about getting pulled. So far I'm a fan.
I think you're overreacting just a tad. Don't think anyone suggested he should be traded, benched, or anything else The main thing I was pointing out was that his defense on Chandler was horrific, and that his failures should be noted along with his successes. I still want to see more of him, and expect him to continue to come out firing, as he should.
His defense wasn't horrific, don't exaggerate it. He had one play where he should have just kept his feet in one place, then fall\flop and he would've gotten the offensive foul on Chandler. CJ had the exact same thing done to him by Diaw last year and he learned from that experience. I don't expect any good production from a player who's being thrown in and then yanked out within 5 minutes or less, everyone knows that's a crappy situation to be put in.
This is true. We see it over and over again. It is even tough for vets, let alone rookies. But they all can't get big minutes, so we have to live with it....and understand it.
Am I exaggerating, or are you underselling? He got owned last night. Yes, he will learn from it, but I don't think it was a coincidence that as soon as the rookie was in the game, the Nuggets attacked him, and did so with great success. He's still got a ways to go.
