Why did we draft Luke Babbitt?

[Mediocre Man]

I am in the 5 minute a night corner. That's all I am talking about. Maybe put him out there at he end of quarters to utilize his shooting, and help get him aquainted with the speed of the league

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

I am in the 5 minute a night corner. That's all I am talking about. Maybe put him out there at he end of quarters to utilize his shooting, and help get him aquainted with the speed of the league

I have no problem with that.

 

[MickZagger]

So, should we trade Babbitt and risk him becoming the next Jermaine O'Neal? I mean, come on, it's been 14 games and the guy can't crack the rotation. What are the chances he'll ever be worth a damn? Everyone knows the suckage horizon for rookies is 15 games. If Babbitt doesn't blow up in the next game, we should just cut our losses and ship the guy out to anyone who will give us a late 2nd round pick.

BNM

lol. Its funny how we always think alike. McMillan is notorious for not giving guys a chance that don't fit his "mold".

Babbitt has talent, he can play the game. But, defensively he's garbage so he won't crack the rotation. You look at a player like Matt Bonner in SA and he thrives. His role on offense is to sit in the corner and chuck when they penetrate they kick the ball out to him and he's shooting something like 60% for the year.

I have decided I really want to see McMillan go at the end of the year. I feel like X's and O's wise we haven't had a good coach since Dunleavy.

 

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why is luke babbit such a hot topic?

 

[Nikolokolus]

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why is luke babbit such a hot topic?

5 days between games after a loss to a bitter divisional rival. Nuff said.

 

[jlprk]

Nate doesn’t play BAD rookies major minutes, he doesn’t play players who will harm the teams chances of winning games. But Nate has been more than willing to give young guys large minutes if they warrant it.

As I said earlier, I'm not asking for large minutes for Babbitt, just 5 minutes per game. Even a bad pick #16 rookie deserves that, to develop him.

Nate moved a rookie with 0 NBA minutes ahead of last season’s backup PG Bayless who would have been in his 3rd season. Saying Armon is an exception is silly, he is the only backup PG because Nate wanted him to be the backup for this team.

Bayless isn't a PG. That's why I said that even before we traded Bayless, we had no sub PG other than Johnson.

 

[Draco]

As I said earlier, I'm not asking for large minutes for Babbitt, just 5 minutes per game. Even a bad pick #16 rookie deserves that, to develop him.

That’s stupid; players don't "deserve" anything. If he can help the team win games he should play. If he will hurt the team by being on the court his ass should stay parked on the bench. Did Adam Morrison deserve minutes? Did Sergei Monya deserve minutes? Wesley Matthews wasn't drafted, should he have stayed in the D-League all of last season? A coach should not have to play an inferior player just because they were drafted ahead of a superior player.

Every year there are numerous first round picks that don't amount to squat. The draft is an imperfect science and even the best evaluators strike out from time to time. If Babbit is not ready to contribute on an NBA team how is 5 minutes of him getting abused going to help him develop?

 

[oldmangrouch]

Every year there are numerous first round picks that don't amount to squat. The draft is an imperfect science and even the best evaluators strike out from time to time. If Babbit is not ready to contribute on an NBA team how is 5 minutes of him getting abused going to help him develop?

If he has NBA level talent, the best way for him to learn is to play - even if he has to take some abuse along the way.

IMHO, the problem goes beyond being "not ready to contribute." I suspect he falls into the "don't amount to squat" category. In which case, you are absolutely right - giving him minutes is an exercise in futility.