Posted by fishmike:
oohah, at what point does this become bad management?
How much evidence do we need to see before we decide to try something different? You tell me.... We are looking at what? 80-100 NBA games?
I havent said the only option is to trade or dump him. Eddy is still fat and maybe cutting his minutes a bit gets him working harder on both ends of the floor. Play Eddy 30 and give Frye the other 18 minutes at center where he can be featured off the bench. That will help his growth much more than having him stand 18 feet from the basket where he doesnt rebound, doesnt have a chance to block shots and does nothing but launch long jumpers.
I would think a good coach would be able to see Frye clearly excels playing center and clearly struggles playing PF. The coach can either keep forcing the issue because of "never ever" or he can put guys in a position to suceed where they have proven they can do so.
What would you rather see?
Fish, as no one will let me forget, I predicted a big season for Frye. I still think he will have a pretty good season when all is said and done.
First: I think it was Bonn who found out that Frye was automatically classified as a center whenever Curry left the game. I don't think when Curry leaves the game Frye automatically becomes a center. I do think he becomes the featured front court player and has shown he is good at scoring and other aspects of the game when he is featured.
I based my prediction on the belief that Isiah would run the offense through Frye, whom I consider to be much a more versatile offensive player than Curry. I thought Frye would be featured. I was wrong. Actually, he is the #4 option in the starting lineup.
Again, what I think happens during the times you say Frye became center is he becomes featured. I don't think Frye ever becomes a center even if he is playing the five, because he is still the same player, and his game is a forward's game. We've gone through this before, but I don't think Frye has a center's game. To me, a center is player who plays around the basket almost all the time. Many excellent centers have broken that mold including our beloved Ewing, but that is why the term "True Center" has evolved into the basketball jargon.
My feeling is that Isiah has not mismanaged by not making Frye "the center", or the way I characterize it "featured", because Eddie Curry has become a real scoring force, and I think Frye is learning to do what has been asked of him pretty well.
Frye will continue to grow as a player I am confident of that.
This coaching decision should be judged by wins near the end of the season or after it.
oohah
1/11/2007 5:22 PM