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[QUOTE="Zelda Zonk, post: 2085485, member: 966"]
Kinda disagree. Putting aside the debacle that has been Howard's off-court manner, yes, this is true if we had Howard as he is currently playing. But, if he had been handed the keys from the beginning, with Gillon as the backup, don't we have to think he would have progressed to be a decent guard? I'm kind of of the mind that his issues are 90% mental. Can't get a rhythm, can't get JB out of his head... and that, plus all the off-court stuff is just a massive weight on his mind. The kid we saw in limited time last year was going to be a serviceable player, if he only improved his shot. He did that.

There are times when Gillon is really good. But, more often, he's a liability, and because our other option has been a disaster, we're looking at Gillon for what he's [I]supposed[/I] to be able to do—based on those outlier performances. But, those successes were fluky more than predictive.

Howard has made too many mistakes this year. And last year, he was "a great passer." Roberson has been a shell of a player. Last year, he was "a great rebounder." When we have two cases of what seem to be mental debilitations, we need staff to rebuild the player, not continue to destroy them. The "10 miles comment tonight"—in what world is that an effective tool toward getting Howard to play better? He's supposed to be embarrassed, and then try harder? He's already playing for his livelihood. No matter how inspired a person might be, if he gets four minutes in a game, and knows he gets less if he turns it over just once—that's not conducive toward building rhythm or confidence, the two attributes he needs most right now.
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