That doesn’t mean that Henderson shouldn’t get more minutes. I think he should. It seems to me that LB is working him into the rotation though. Henderson saw 20 minutes last night. Graham saw less than 3. Murray had 11.

I fee like Henderson is getting the chance to earn his minutes. You guys act like he’s entitled to minutes based solely on his draft position. You’ll probably tell me that’s not what you think, but go back and look at what you’re writing. That’s what it sounds like. I think that’s poor logic. As the season progresses, and Henderson shows he’s capable of playing well, I’d like to see him take some more minutes away from Flip, But we’re only a quarter into his rookie season.

As for D.J. I’d like to see him play out of his “slump” but I also want to see the Bobcats win games right now. He’s not helping us do that. Kind of a Catch 22 there. You guys can talk all you want about building for the future, but I personally have the most fun when the Bobcats win a game.

D.J.‘s still averaging 20 mpg. Yea he hasn’t played in two games. Like David said earlier, hopefully that’ll wake him up. This doesn’t mean that Brown’s abandoned him all together though.

The one player who really didn’t get the minutes that I think he deserves is Ajinca. We have a glaring whole at PF. Ajinca has the quicks and height to play there, but Brown wouldn’t even put him in the game.

First, stating DJ, Henderson and Brown is not what David is asking LB to do. He, and many of the regulars here agree with him – myself included, is specifically wanting LB to give the rookies some real minutes. Coach has said in the media that he is developing his rookies, but you can’t develop a rookie guard by tossing him in with less than 2 minutes remaining in a quarter. You have to allow enough time for the player to get loose, register the defensive shifts the other team is making, and evaluate what your current combination of teammates are doing together execution-wise so the guy can get into the gameflow. Long-time veteran utility guards can do this on the spot but it’s unfair to expect a rookie to do it. They have to have time to learn both the NBA game and their teammates. In recent games Brown has given Henderson in particular some decent time, but that has to remain consistent for it to do any good. GH may wind up being an excellent guard, a complete wash, or fall somewhere else along the spectrum, but without steady 6-7 minute shifts at least every other game or so he’s not going to get a fair chance to actually develop. For a late first round or second round pick it’s no big deal because the investment isn’t as important and the expectations aren’t that high. But for a pick like Felton that showed great promise in college to be underused like this is unfair to the kid himself and a waste of potential. One of the biggest problems this team has at present is the question mark regarding what we do with Raymond Felton after the season ends. Augustin and Henderson (and to a much lesser extent Acie Law) are possible answers to that question. At the very least they could expand our options. Felton has been pretty dazzling in the past couple of games, but in his professional career to date he’s also shown himself to be pretty erratic and prone to making rash or ill-conceived decisions. He’s not providing us with a definitive answer with his own play. After the Philly game Felton also told the media that as “the leader” of the team he felt it was his responsibility to take charge in the closing seconds. As thrilled as I am with his recent improvements, it’s immature comments like that that keep me nervous. That statement coming from Wallace or Jax would have been welcome. Coming from a point guard with a bad habit of trying to drive the lane against opponents that are much bigger and quicker than he is instead of passing to a stronger option it’s just plain silly. A month ago I would have forgiven it because nobody else was stepping up, but both Wallace and Jackson are killing themselves for the club right now. Nine times out of ten Felton should be at BEST our third option at crunch time.

Augustin showed flashes of brilliance at both the point and the shooting guard positions last season. This year he has been in a ghastly slump. To LB’s credit, he gave Deej every chance to work through the situation and even on his best nights this season, Augustin just hasn’t looked like his old self. We can’t wait forever. There is literally a crowd of players at his position that are begging for the chance to steal his spot. At some point they deserve their turn to prove themselves. For DJ it’s sink or swim time. He seems like a hell of a guy and before the season got started I actually felt he had a chance to really bloom this year into a potential Sixth Man Award winner. He reminded me so much of Del Curry with his ability to get open and executed some gorgeous catch-and-shoot 3 pointers last year. The first thing to look for in a quick-release shooter is how they position their shoulders. Last season DJ instinctively had his shoulders square to the basket perfectly before the ball ever got to him. If you watch him this season, he has to turn his upper torso toward the hoop AFTER he catches the ball. It’s killing him and caused just enough hesitation that he’s now to the point where he’s giving up more open shots than he’s taking. No matter how you slice it, he’s hurting the entire team right now whenever he’s on the court because he isn’t forcing the defense to respect him as an outside threat.

Nobody here is denying that Felton has played well of late.
David has constantly referred to him as the “Good Felton” in his recaps and updates.
I myself in this very thread referred to his play in the past couple of games as “dazzling.”
Take a look around the site at what’s being said. Some of the most critical fans at this site have even said things about how great Felton has been of late but cautioned that a few games does not a season make nor does it mean he’s completely reversed his career habits. Point is, there isn’t a person anywhere here that is saying Felton has stunk up the court the past few games.