Tanking in Detroit - GDT

[TAFKASP]

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This may explain why the check that accompanied my membership application has never been cashed nor have I received the promised autographed 8x10.

[khans2k5 [enjin:6608728]]

I'm not calling him a bust. This whole thing started because people want to dump our leading scorer to open up even more time for an already struggling rookie. More playing time is not the answer for him at this point. He's not ready. I don't understand why people believe we should tank the rest of the season when we just got 100% healthy and the extra ping pong balls have never helped us before. People keep mentioning he's 19 and it makes sense that he has struggled. Why should we keep playing him at this point and have him keep struggling out there when we are finally healthy? The only reason he was playing was because we didn't have any other options. Now that we do he shouldn't be playing or he should be playing a minimal role until he gets better. I don't understand the rush to try to max his playing time and continue to feed him to the wolves when we don't have to any more. He's 19 and not ready. The fix to that is not more playing time. The fix is to have him learn in practice and earn the time over Martin. Lavine isn't good enough like Bazz was to clear the way for him to play. I'm not arguing that Lavine is a bust. I'm arguing that in no way does he deserve even more time than he is already getting that would come as a result of dumping Martin. I'd rather wait until he is actually ready to play rather than keep throwing him to the wolves. Saying I'm calling him a bust is putting words in my mouth that I never said.

You can't post without twisting things. The part about trading Martin originally had nothing to do with opening up more minutes for Lavine. That would probably be a bi-product of it and Im in favor of it, but that really wasn't the point. If anything it had more to do with opening up more opportunities for Wiggins to play the 2. Now somehow you've made this whole argument about Martin vs Zach.

Martin is going to get traded before the 19th. I suggest you start dealing with that.

And who the hell is going to backup Wiggins at the 2? I even said it in my original post, trading Martin will leave no depth at the wing behind Wiggins and Bazz. Wiggins is already playing a ton of minutes. Dealing Martin just affects where they would come from but would have no effect on the total. Someone actually has to back Wiggins up and the only 2 left on the team in that scenario is Lavine. I didn't twist anything. Martin isn't going anywhere and you need to deal with it. Flip isn't making a roster move unless it makes us better now. That's what happens when you GM is also your coach. He's not shaking up the roster that just won 3 in a row for a draft pick. Get over it.

[Coolbreeze44]

Cam is the President of my fan club

This may explain why the check that accompanied my membership application has never been cashed nor have I received the promised autographed 8x10.

Damn, I was in a speedo too!!