I can't blame a coach for playing the people that are playing hardest, fewest mistakes, and that compliment each other on the floor.
It's the coach's job to keep the culture of at least trying to win with the team.
If Jefferson is playing better than someone else and takes a few minutes from someone else that's fine.
Same with Rush, and even *cringe* Beans.
It might motivate the younger players to play harder, and better and put more thought, practice and effort into it.
I'm not saying take all of their minutes, and if the other players are not really playing better than the younger guys and everyone is screwing up... go with the younger guys because at least we have hope that they are getting better with floor time.
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