JJ played 46 minutes this game

[exodus]

JJ plays 46 and 37 minutes on a back to back.

Teague gets 0 and 5 minutes after he played well in LA.

Same old Woody.

[spotatl]

Teague will likely play little in the second half of close games. Until he has EARNED that playing time I have zero problem with that.

[exodus]

Teague will likely play little in the second half of close games. Until he has EARNED that playing time I have zero problem with that.

Please explain how Teague can EARN playing time.

[gsuteke]

Please explain how Teague can EARN playing time.

He can psychologically motivate Joe and Smoove to get the Hawks out to a 20 point lead early in the 2nd quarter -

Then all of a sudden - voila he'll see some PT

j/k

[spotatl]

In practice go out and show he is a better defender than Bibby and Crawford. Show that he can give the team a better chance to win than them. If he gets 5 minutes in the first half then do the most with that time. When the Hawks are either up or down go out and show that you are a class above the players you face. Seriously.. you don't even understand the concept of earning playing time?

Edited November 5, 2009 by spotatl

[exodus]

In practice go out and show he is a better defender than Bibby and Crawford. Show that he can give the team a better chance to win than them. If he gets 5 minutes in the first half then do the most with that time. When the Hawks are either up or down go out and show that you are a class above the players you face. Seriously.. you don't even understand the concept of earning playing time?

No you are the one who obviously doens't understand it.

Teague came in and played well against the Lakers, turning a blowout into a potentially competitive game. Then he gets rewarded with 5 minutes in the next two games. He earned time by playing well on the road against the champs and then is glued to the bench.