Give DJ more minutes!

[ballwhore]

D.J. needs to play more than 28 minutes. He can handle the workload

[ohara831]

I was thinking the same thing. When he was getting more minutes before Bell came, he was getting into the game faster and getting into a rhythm. When Bell starts, he doesn't get in until the last 2 minutes of the qtr, and he tries to rush to get going.

Bell should come off the bench. Let DJ and Ray start at guards.

[dnbman]

I was thinking the same thing. When he was getting more minutes before Bell came, he was getting into the game faster and getting into a rhythm. When Bell starts, he doesn't get in until the last 2 minutes of the qtr, and he tries to rush to get going.

Bell should come off the bench. Let DJ and Ray start at guards.

I don't know. If you put both guys in from start, does DJ have enough energy to hit those free throws? One of DJ and Ray has to sit a bit in the first half. I like that Brown's been starting with Felton and then letting DJ take most of the second. Then they're both fairly fresh for the second half.

I wonder how long Bell will start though.

[ballwhore]

Ill start D.J & Bell let Felton come off the bench for either one of the two....

[dnbman]

Ill start D.J & Bell let Felton come off the bench for either one of the two....

As someone's already said, it's not who starts, but who finishes. Either way, somebody has to take a break.

I don't see Augustin getting the start over Felton until he clearly outplays him every game, which he doesn't. Though shooting poorly, Felton has been impressing Brown of late with his determination and the other things he does.

Maybe it will happen though. Augustin was certainly clutch tonight. Starting him doesn't help him perform better in the final 10 minutes though.

[ballwhore]

True I can agree with its not who starts, but Augustin needs to play more minutes and as far as out playing Felton reverse the minutes and lets see...I haven't missed a game yet so on one hand I see things your way on the other..Phewy!

[SWedd523]

We don't need to give him too many minutes. He's going to slow down when that "rookie wall" comes along if he logs too many heavy minutes. I'm absolutely fine with having a three man rotation with Felton getting the bulk, DJ right there after him with Bell. I don't want our brightest spot to hit that wall hard and be less effective for the rest of the season, we'll really depend on him for our playoff push

[dnbman]

True I can agree with its not who starts, but Augustin needs to play more minutes and as far as out playing Felton reverse the minutes and lets see...I haven't missed a game yet so on one hand I see things your way on the other..Phewy!

Maybe things would change. But there per minute stats don't suggest so.

This is what I think and I'll leave the issue alone in the myriad threads covering the topic:

Felton is a great pg who is very inconsistent with his shot, making his shot selection rather dubious. If he was more consistent, I don't think the selection would be a problem. However, I think his hot nights make him take more shots than he should on his cold nights. Yet, he's been of the few significant scoring options since he's been on the team. So, I'm hoping that his shooting tendencies will work themselves out. He was shooting 42% through the first few weeks of the season and his shooting has gone down with all of the turbulence in the roster of late. I don't know if the two things are connected, but there is a correlation.

Meanwhile, Augustin is a terrific guard who makes some nice passes. However, he's made a name for himself primarily through scoring. His per 48 assist rate is 7, which isn't bad, but isn't amazing either. Felton's is 8 and he plays better defense and rebounds much better.

Now, DJ can score a lot more than Felton with his penchant for the three ball, which should be considered. However, Brown isn't a big advocate of the three ball; he'd rather see guys pass it until a better shot opens up or attack the rim. Neither guard has been especially adept at that, though DJ's ft% gives him the edge. (Felton actually has a higher % within 8 feet of the basket than DJ.)

So, my point is, Felton offers more across the board than DJ does right now. As such, I don't think that Brown would start DJ over Felton until DJ became a clearly better contributor than Felton, especially now that we have several new faces in the mix.

Who knows though; maybe Brown will start DJ next game.

[BobcatsAllDay]

Maybe things would change. But there per minute stats don't suggest so.

This is what I think and I'll leave the issue alone in the myriad threads covering the topic:

Felton is a great pg who is very inconsistent with his shot, making his shot selection rather dubious. If he was more consistent, I don't think the selection would be a problem. However, I think his hot nights make him take more shots than he should on his cold nights. Yet, he's been of the few significant scoring options since he's been on the team. So, I'm hoping that his shooting tendencies will work themselves out. He was shooting 42% through the first few weeks of the season and his shooting has gone down with all of the turbulence in the roster of late. I don't know if the two things are connected, but there is a correlation.

Meanwhile, Augustin is a terrific guard who makes some nice passes. However, he's made a name for himself primarily through scoring. His per 48 assist rate is 7, which isn't bad, but isn't amazing either. Felton's is 8 and he plays better defense and rebounds much better.

Now, DJ can score a lot more than Felton with his penchant for the three ball, which should be considered. However, Brown isn't a big advocate of the three ball; he'd rather see guys pass it until a better shot opens up or attack the rim. Neither guard has been especially adept at that, though DJ's ft% gives him the edge. (Felton actually has a higher % within 8 feet of the basket than DJ.)

So, my point is, Felton offers more across the board than DJ does right now. As such, I don't think that Brown would start DJ over Felton until DJ became a clearly better contributor than Felton, especially now that we have several new faces in the mix.

Who knows though; maybe Brown will start DJ next game.

This post should be set aside and labeled the "DJ & Ray debate". Great breakdown of our two PG's. These two have been by far our brightest spot this year (Oak's offensive production of late would come in 2nd) and without a doubt our strongest position.

[ohara831]

I do agree that it is more important who is playing at the end of the game rather than the beginning. And I am not advocating benching Ray. I think Bell is the one who should be coming off the bench. Maybe that is what he needs to take the presure off. B/C he has been horrid since coming to Charlotte. I'm not saying decrease Ray's minutes, I'm saying decrease Bell's.