Wittman said team officials will meet this weekend to discuss possibly sending rookie Chris Richard, who has played seven minutes in three of the team’s first five games, to the NBA’s developmental league so he can play more.
"We’ll talk about what might be best to help us here and to help him develop," Wittman said.
Wittman also said the D-League might be an option for Randy Foye to
play his first games back, depending on how long his kneecap injury
keeps him out. "It might not make bad sense to let him play a few games
to get his legs back under him," he said.
play his first games back, depending on how long his kneecap injury
keeps him out. "It might not make bad sense to let him play a few games
to get his legs back under him," he said.
Because the greater lesson, for this game anyway, might well be that
Minnesota does indeed have a dynamic scorer on the perimeter who can
also take it to the hole, which was far from a sure thing before the
season started, and must be taken as a very good sign, or at least a
pleasant dilemma, should pecking order questions arise due to McCants’s
continued strong production. I can suspect that the risk remains, and
the situation won’t last, but those who were chiding me about this last
time I brought it up were vindicated by this win. Hats off to both
McCants and Jefferson for enabling the other…
Minnesota does indeed have a dynamic scorer on the perimeter who can
also take it to the hole, which was far from a sure thing before the
season started, and must be taken as a very good sign, or at least a
pleasant dilemma, should pecking order questions arise due to McCants’s
continued strong production. I can suspect that the risk remains, and
the situation won’t last, but those who were chiding me about this last
time I brought it up were vindicated by this win. Hats off to both
McCants and Jefferson for enabling the other…
Mad Dog blogs on yesterday’s win and says that he "should receive the medical clearance soon to play." On McCants, Madsen writes:
Rashad is mentally tough and has a huge heart and he showed that once
again tonight. Rashad is a team player first whose intelligence about
the game reminds me of my old Lakers teammate Robert Horry.
again tonight. Rashad is a team player first whose intelligence about
the game reminds me of my old Lakers teammate Robert Horry.
Wittman said Antoine Walker earned more playing time in the future with his performance Wednesday. Walker scored a season-high 19-points on 7-for-14 shooting.
Asked after Wednesday’s game about Monday’s comments, Walker said: "I
do understand what the coach is going through. I’m coming in late, I’m
not 100 percent on the plays, and he has a lot of young guys on this
team who deserve a chance to play.
do understand what the coach is going through. I’m coming in late, I’m
not 100 percent on the plays, and he has a lot of young guys on this
team who deserve a chance to play.
"There’s no problem here. I just want to contribute, help this young team win games."
David Thorpe/ESPN has Corey Brewer at #10 on his list of the the top rookies so far.
When he gets decent minutes, Brewer provides scoring, defense and intangibles. This kid is energy personified on the court.
This year’s All-Star ballot includes Randy Foye, Antoine Walker, and Al Jefferson.