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Why isn't Law playing?


  When we did our trade with each other a while back now I think I speak for most W's fans when I say we were sad to see Acie Law leave so soon and with all our injuries we could use him. But I'm here to ask where has he gone in your rotation? When he played for us he played very well as a nice energy guy. He moves the ball really well and is a great driver and is a solid shooter and as a defender he works really hard. And I do pop in every now and then here and I see a lot people complaining about Felton, DJ and Murray. All of which saying there not good enough passers or they can't hit a shot. I think your rotation is really screwed up right now and could use a guy who can give 10 - 15 minutes as an energy guy. If you moved Flip Murray to the 2 it could open up some minutes for Law and then you can let Gerald Henderson who needs more minutes play some 2 and 3 since there seems to a lot of frustration with Graham playing so much. As I see it you guys need a quick energy guy after seeing you guys play and Law fills some of your needs. ( numbers show minutes played they *should* get)

PG - Felton ( 20-30), DJ (20), Law (10 - 15... more if Murray is off)

SG - Jack (30-35), Muray (20), Henderson (15+), Law (see above, he can play both)

SF - Wallace (30-35), Henderson (see above), Graham ( 5-10)

PF -  Diaw ( 25-30), Brown (15-20)

C - Chandler ( 20 -25), Nazr (20-25)

This way Law is playing in the rotation and Henderson gets some good playing time at two spots. Personally I think you guys should trade Diaw and a filler for a more physical power forward. Or you guys should draft someone like Cole Aldrich.

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Do you want Acie Law too get his shot in the rotation?
Hell Yeah! Lets see what he can do. We could use it.
25 votes
Sure, whtat's the harm?
11 votes
No, we don't need him
3 votes

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He's not playing because there's no room at that rotation.

Felton is getting roughly 27 mins and the other 15 are going to Flip Murray.

Augustin isn’t even seeing the floor, and his minutes are far more important than Acie Law.

Cat Scratch Reader's resident optimist.

by James The Aussie on Dec 6, 2009 11:57 PM EST reply actions  

That's it

If you look at the minutes distribution in the original post, Law’s lack of opportunity becomes much clearer. There are only 48 minutes in a game so if Felton plays 20-30 and DJ plays 20, no minutes are left to play a 3rd PG. If Jack plays 30-35 minutes, there aren’t enough minutes left for Flip and Henderson to cet significant PT, especially with Graham in the mix, too.

On a well managed team, there would be room in the rotation for Felton, DJ, Jack and Henderson. But I can’t see Law getting any real playing time without a trade or injuries that remove a couple of guards from the equation.

Getting DJ and Henderson into the rotation should be a priority, but I can see the logic in playing Flip when Jack is resting so long as Flip is making his shots. Charlotte needs their guards to be perimeter shooting threats to keep the floor spaced. And if it weren’t for Graham playing so much, I’d accept that as a reasonable justification for limiting Henderson’s playing time. Henderson really shouldn’t be playing at the same time as Felton for the offense to have a chance.

by ClipCat on Dec 7, 2009 11:09 AM EST up reply actions  

why is Graham still in the mix??!

--Gerald Wallace is the best player the Bobcats will have..... EVER
--Someone should slap Larry Brown and bring him back to reality..

by raysfan81 on Dec 7, 2009 5:59 PM EST up reply actions  

Because he's a vet.

We can trust him to be mediocre.

Remember when the Panthers had a good offensive line? Yeah, me too.
--Darin Gantt

by MichaelProcton on Dec 7, 2009 6:32 PM EST up reply actions  

He's not playing because he's not good.

He hasn’t been since college, and a handful of nice lines he put up in garbage time for a team that produces “offensive superstars” (like Rob Kurz and Ike Diogu and Anthony Roberson and DeMarcus Nelson who put up decent numbers for two weeks and then disappear, never to be heard from ever again) like Asia does cheap toys don’t change that.

Remember when the Panthers had a good offensive line? Yeah, me too.
--Darin Gantt

by MichaelProcton on Dec 7, 2009 12:19 AM EST reply actions  

Kurz?

He’s the laughing stock of GSOM. People make fun of him all the time and Demarcus sucked too. He couldn’t hit a jumper to save his life. I see what your saying but those are poor examples.

Rookie: "Why did you bench me?"
Nellie: "You're a rookie"

by dubzfan on Dec 7, 2009 12:51 AM EST up reply actions  

I understand.

But all it takes is one hot shooting night, and they’ll get a chance to look really good for a couple weeks in the Nellie system, given the way he loves to make a project break out (Morrow and Azuibuke, for some more talented examples.) I just think you’re being blinded by a few decent games out of Law when his recent history suggests he’s just not that good. Is he an NBA roster player? Sure, but so are Shavlik Randolph and Coby Karl. Doesn’t mean any team should want to give them minutes so they “have their shot.”

Remember when the Panthers had a good offensive line? Yeah, me too.
--Darin Gantt

by MichaelProcton on Dec 7, 2009 2:15 AM EST up reply actions  

I'd still like to see Law play during something other than garbage minutes.

Let’s do the bubble test to see if he still sucks…If yes…bury him…if no…we got an option…

At current…we just don’t know…

by andrewlail76 on Dec 7, 2009 12:50 PM EST up reply actions  

See: 12/20@NYK.

Overheard in press box, from local reporter: 'If this Moore kid was any good, they'd be up 31-0 right now.'
--Darin Gantt, on CAR@NE

by MichaelProcton on Dec 21, 2009 10:22 AM EST reply actions  

Yeah boy!

I know I saw all I needed to see in those 9 seconds or so to pass judgement on Acie.
Brown told him to take it up the court and shoot a 3 and instead he went in for a layup to send it into overtime. He disobeyed coach AND got the shot blocked to boot. He probably wears Fruit of the Loom tidy-whities too just to piss MJ off. We should bench him for the season and give his “seconds” to Graham – a man with the proven gift for getting on LB’s good side while providing absolutely nothing of value!

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna go find a mop to clean up all the sarcasm we’re dripping all over the place. (G)

by Ourdaywillcome on Dec 21, 2009 3:23 PM EST up reply actions  

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