« Reply #15 on: April 20, 2017, 11:37:42 AM »
Jaylen played only 9 minutes last night. Given that the team has lacked energy on the defensive end, I'd like to see him more.
I also think it's a mistake to jerk him around, minutes-wise. If my memory is right, he entered the game in the first quarter and only played 3 minutes before he was yanked and then didn't reenter the game until much later (sometime in the 4th?).
If Brad doesn't want to play him, then don't play him but putting him in for just 3 minutes and taking him out after the first mistake seems both bad for his development and bad for the rhythm of the team. Trust that once he gets a little comfortable and a little confident he can have a positive impact. If Brad doesn't trust that, then just don't play him at all, I guess. But my preference would be to see him more.
My preference is not to see him at all, given his putrid performance in the first two games of this series, primarily on the defensive end.
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