Posted by martin:

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you really believe that Isiah has told Wilkens to NOT play Sweets ahead of KT because Layden drafted him? Seriously, lay off the bong. How about the fact that Sweets is a worse defender and a foul machine and hasn't earned the starting position?

i don't think any of us know what sweetney is b/c he hasn't received enough time to make that judgement. can he handle the load as starter? we don't know b/c he never had a chance to. sweetney may be a worse defender and foul machine now, but as a starter, he would probably learn the position quicker. it's all a matter of how you look at it. has he earned the right to start? i don't know b/c when he gets minutes, he produces. i think this has more to do with kurt's solid play than sweetney. i think if kurt was crapping it up like at the end of last season, sweetney would be getting over 20 mins night and he would've eventually saw more minutes as the season went along and possibly taken over the starting spot. but since kurt has been so solid, and the fact that we haven't fully committed to a youth movement yet this season, as well as other factors, making the change hasn't happened yet.