Another WaPo chat question answered
My WaPo chat domination continues (as my work productivity nosedives): for the second week in a row mines was the first question answered in the weekly Ivan Carter/Michael Lee chat. To wit:
1900 L St.: Has Coach Jordan stated his philosophy when it comes to using the younger guys? His rotation with them seems very random. For a while it was Andray getting the run (and preforming pretty well I thought), now he's been going to Roger Mason first and even sprinkling in Donnell Taylor (who was MIA the first half of the year). Blatche only got 3 minutes last night after a stretch in which I thought he'd established himself in the main rotation a bit. Whats the deal? I'm confused.
Ivan Carter: Here's the deal: Eddie can't consistently count on anyone off of that bench. That's one reason why this team has the lowest scoring bench in the league. To me, that explains why he goes with a: "well, who has it going a little bit toninght?" philosophy. Granted, Roger Mason hasn't played enough to really warrant criticism and he has made shots when he has played. Thing is, Antonio is always going to the bulk of minutes as the first guard off the bench and Eddie is going to stick with Jarvis because he can play the 2 and 3. Donell and Andray and too young/inexperienced to be counted on for night in/night out contributions. That's why Darius Songaila practicing for the first time today is so huge. This team will need him in the final month and in the playoffs.
I actually agree that Songalia coming back will be huge but Ivan's kinda ducking my main point: Coach Jordan has no formula for the rotation beyond using Daniels and Hayes. And why Hayes continues to get so much playing time is a mystery to me, not to mention it drives my old man insane.
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