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Originally Posted by fancylad
Do you really think throwing him to the wolves like that is the best way to start his NBA career?
It's demanding too much of him at this point.
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I'm not saying he should play 40 minutes, but I would like to see him play in the 1st unit.
I feel for option 3 too, but I would go for a good back up who can play around 24 minutes also.
If he proves to be a player and develops he can have picked up useful experience by the time a possible playoff run comes around and be an integral part of the team.
I don't think it's too much pressure or anything.
He doesn't strike me as the person that copes with that badly.
Heard him say that he likes pressure, actually.
Some other rookies are exposed too much more pressure and in the past there were among them those that even had no college experience at all.
Makes no difference if they're rebuiliding or not (to the player) if you are considered the new franchise player that will bring home the glory.
Derrick Rose may have started on a rebuilding team but he led them into the playoffs and handled the pressure fine.
For DeRozan it should be much easier being surrounded by 4 experienced players and at least 2 good facilitators.
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Originally Posted by gdaytday
This poll is a little pre-mature...Shouldn't we wait to see who's on the team before we choose the starting line-up?
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Yeah I get your point, but I opened it because I read some people post depth charts and he's not even on it, so they're speculating about & suggesting trades or acquiring some players for SG, so I figured I'd like to discuss the possibility.