Because the team has to be much better than last year in order to pass the first round of the playoffs.
yes, the TEAM does, but the starting 5 was VERY good. among the best in the league. starting 5 doesnt mean squat if you dont have anyone coming off the bench. lets so the roster is like you want. Yao gets a rest at some point and scola will have to as well. Do you want deke and chuck to be the front line in the second unit? NO. The starting 5 was great last year. Unfortunately the starting 5 cant play all 48 minutes so you better bring some people that can play off the bench. that should be scola's job to start the season
It's not about who is "better", it's about what you want from your bench. Do you really want Chuck Hayes coming off the bench to provide an offensive spark when the starters aren't playing well? Chuck Hayes??? Offensive spark??? It's not always about having your 5 best players start the game, it's about always having 1 or 2 good players on the floor for the entire game.
I will agree if Hayes will at least make the other teams cover him. But when he is in, we prety much play 4 against 5.
not really. Tmac regularly finds hayes cutting to the basket and chuck routinely ets second chance pts/rebounds. and scola is a "better" mid range guy, but he is also not that great. He's been missing wide open 15 fts all preseason. at offense, sure. Overall, still unknown. But here people go again. Already calling the greatness of a person who has yet to play 1 meaningful minute in the nba against someone who is proven, and very effective. Signs of "starting v-gina" cant be that far out of your mind can it? Stick with what has worked and what you KNOW, for a fact, what will and can work. thats hayes. later in the season you adjust if needed
And why you are claiming the greatness of a player that will only start in our team. I don't think he will be a starter in any other team in the NBA.
im not saying greatness, im saying effective and proven. Hayes started on one of the best starting lineups in the nba when it came to efficiency. You go with what you KNOW works. like i said, later on you can adjust if needed. This is the first freaking game...not like it is the only lineup to be used all year but you never addressed the concern about the bench. Starting isnt as important as who finishes. Dont get stuck so much on the "starting" label. hayes may start, and scola could still get more minutes overall.
The starters are making the effort to play the team game but the players coming off the bench are more selfish and more reluctant to involve other bench players. I know this isn't what Caoch 'A" wants, it is just a weakness of our team. Scola should start as he is not a selfish player and complements Yao Ming so much better than Chuck! We got Scola to be our starting Power Forward because we were so poor at that position. Let us not wander from our plan just because we all like Chuck! Scola MUST get more minutes overalll !!
I hear your logic, I just believe that if Scola is the guy, then better to get him in there sooner than later. The problem is I don't believe it worked as you are saying.....they beat up on some scrub teams but the overall deal is to win in the playoffs... I am more of a sink or swim guy...find out early if Scola is the guy...from the get go...especially because it is an all new system which Scola fits in with... DD
I think we should start Scola just cuz he brings more firepower and movement. Someone say Scola bring more offensive off the bench but it's not like Rick is going to get the complete starters off the floor...he keeps certain guys in there.
"if" he is the guy, key word, we still have to wait and really see. It all looks promising, but dont count your chickens before they hatch. sink or swim is fine and i tend to agree to a certain point, but i dont think sinking or swimming depends on starting or not. I'd say its more about minutes not "starting". Lets assume he get 20-30 minutes a night...isnt that enough to determing whether he is sinking or swimming?
Scola started the our last preseason game against the spurs. It looked like Adelman was done experimenting and played what looked like his rotation that game, so I'm expecting Scola to start and chuck to come off the bench.
yes, that is plenty, but if Rick has found that Scola forces defenses to guard him and creates more space for Yao, which is what I see, then Scola should start. DD
or he should finish the game if he starts doing that. With the way he's been fouling it up, better to put him in as late as you can.
It doesn't matter who finishes, it only matters who starts. You must always start your 5 best players. The season depends on it.
Yes I've noticed that when Scola plays with the 2nd team they don't pass him the ball as much because everyone else is looking for their shot. This is a waste of offensive talent and a good passer so I say he should start. I have a strong feeling we will see both Chuck and Scola playing together tonight when Ming is resting: Scola at the 5 and Chuck at the 4.
