ALL starting spots should be earned. IMO, neither Scoot nor Sharpe has done enough to earn the right to start. Having said that, IMO - Grant lost his right to start. The four best players are clearly Deni, Camara, Clingan, & Holiday. It should be an open competition for that 5th starter (Scoot, Sharpe, or Grant).
Yeah I'd prefer Grant came off the bench - also better allows our Jrue/Scoot/Sharpe trio to stagger the two guard spots and Deni/Camara/Grant to stagger the two forward spots. I don't believe Billups, Grant, or the Blazers will want him to come off the bench though.
If it were up to me whoever was playing the best out of any of our players would start. If that means Jrue and Grant are benched or our youth is benched that should be how it goes. If Scoot is playing great he should start, etc. That isn't how most NBA teams do it and especially in the Cronin/Billups era here. Vets have been handed starting spots regardless of performance. So I expect that's what we'll see.
I look forward to your posts and opinions. Being around the guys gives you an insight that 99% of fans don't get to experience, even once in their lives. But, I just can't understand your support for DA. You agreed with me that you liked Pryz. I think DA is the anti-Pryz. He just seems aloof on the court and you cantwin with a center like that. The game goes through cycles. Right now, with the exception of a few star centers, you need a center that can defend the paint, not kill the defense in switching situations, good rebounding and the cherry on top is if they can shoot the 3 at a respectable rate. DA does almost none of that, except spread the floor a bit. Maybe you have a soft spot because of what you've seen beyond the game, but for my money I want a DC type center over DA...and quite a few others agree.
