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There are strong indication Andre will start and Jarryd Bayless will get much more playing time....around mid 20's in minutes for Bayless. Steve has been playing a ton of minutes and if Jarryd is going to get more minutes, it will probably be at the expense of Steve. The coaching staff likes Bayless and Miller together.
There is frustration over playing time and rotations. That being said, I thought in the last three games, the team played hard but I'm not sure they believe they can win on a nightly basis. (Same as what he said this morning) That is the coaching staff's biggest challenges is to get the team to believe again. Nate was telling them they couldn't quit on the season. They have to hold out until Rudy and Nicolas get back.
This is the right move that had to be made and will determine whether Andre is a fit here or not. It will determine if a trade has to be made.
Rudy says he is feeling much better. It is a low pain threshold that still requires healing and he has to be careful and not come back too soon just because he is feeling good....they don't want another Martell situation.
As for the team believing, the injuries are causing a lot of guys to play major minutes and out of position. Jeff Pendergraph may be back around Christmas or early January. He is still feeling a bit of pain but right on schedule.
Practice was very good today and I was impressed with their attitude. Brandon talked about playing through this and getting better. I saw a lot of smiles on their faces. Just having Nate back was good for this team. He had to coach from a chair. The team gathered around him after practice and seems to be regrouping around some of the changes ahead.
The team has missed his leadership. Nate was getting ready to make changes before the injury but the staff didn't feel that was the right time to make that change with Nate back in Portland while the team was on the road trip. All indications are there will be a change in the lineup.
KP was not at practice so I couldn't talk to Kevin but I think they will let this play out and see if it lights a fire under Andre
Credit to TbPup on another board for the summary
There are strong indication Andre will start and Jarryd Bayless will get much more playing time....around mid 20's in minutes for Bayless. Steve has been playing a ton of minutes and if Jarryd is going to get more minutes, it will probably be at the expense of Steve. The coaching staff likes Bayless and Miller together.
There is frustration over playing time and rotations. That being said, I thought in the last three games, the team played hard but I'm not sure they believe they can win on a nightly basis. (Same as what he said this morning) That is the coaching staff's biggest challenges is to get the team to believe again. Nate was telling them they couldn't quit on the season. They have to hold out until Rudy and Nicolas get back.
This is the right move that had to be made and will determine whether Andre is a fit here or not. It will determine if a trade has to be made.
Rudy says he is feeling much better. It is a low pain threshold that still requires healing and he has to be careful and not come back too soon just because he is feeling good....they don't want another Martell situation.
As for the team believing, the injuries are causing a lot of guys to play major minutes and out of position. Jeff Pendergraph may be back around Christmas or early January. He is still feeling a bit of pain but right on schedule.
Practice was very good today and I was impressed with their attitude. Brandon talked about playing through this and getting better. I saw a lot of smiles on their faces. Just having Nate back was good for this team. He had to coach from a chair. The team gathered around him after practice and seems to be regrouping around some of the changes ahead.
The team has missed his leadership. Nate was getting ready to make changes before the injury but the staff didn't feel that was the right time to make that change with Nate back in Portland while the team was on the road trip. All indications are there will be a change in the lineup.
KP was not at practice so I couldn't talk to Kevin but I think they will let this play out and see if it lights a fire under Andre
Credit to TbPup on another board for the summary
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