Scoot not playing is disappointing only from a selfish standpoint. I'm hoping that he'll be in Vegas practicing with the team and scrimmaging, just so he is getting familiar with Clingan.
This decision by the team isn't shocking in the least bit. They had two pressers since the draft and during both of them took the chance to drive home that Scoot and Shaedon are the cornerstones of this team. What non-rookie who has been deemed one of the two players any team is building around is going to be playing in SL? This is almost just a reiteration of Joe and Chauncey's commitment to making Scoot a focal point of this team now and in the future. He's a guy that started 32 games last season and played 62 averaging over 28 minutes per game. He's not the same level of reps in SL, he'll get his reps in the pre-season and regular season.