longstrangetrip wrote:Crawford bothered me this year...sure, he won a couple games for us when he got hot, but he lost more for us. So to some extent I agree with khans that he didn't really deserve more minutes. But I suspect there is more here than what Jamal is willing to say. Everyone knows he is a classy guy who (to my knowledge) has never been one to bad mouth a team after leaving. I'm reading between the lines here, but I sense Jamal agrees with me...that more playing time for the bench would have been beneficial for two reasons: allowing the starters to play a more reasonable amount of minutes to be fresher at end of game, and to allow the bench to realize their potential by getting a regular and sufficient rotation. I am fairly confident that Gorgui, Tyus, Belly and even Aldrich would have had much better seasons if they had played for a more reasonable coach. But all three of these guys are, like Jamal, "good guys", and aren't going to air their dissatisfaction with Thibs openly.
Although I rolled my eyes a little when I read about Jamal wanting more minutes, I see this as more evidence that Thibs is not the right guy for this team.
Of course. Of course.