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[QUOTE="ctchamps, post: 5163123, member: 37"]
And this is the salient point imo of what is happening with Ross and Stewart and why the coaches are choosing to give them minutes.  The coaches are picking and choosing the minutes they receive because they need them to develop and that development can't happen unless they are given game experience opportunities.  But it can't be at the expense of a win.  It can only be at the expense of the victories spread.  Naturally this will increase fans angst. I'm hopeful that fans will understand that some immediate sacrifice taken by the coaches might have long term positive outcomes.

The enigma of why Ross is getting more minutes than Stewart is a guess on my part but if I have to make an educated guess it's because Ross has the foot speed to guard the 2 and 3 positions and the one in a pinch.  In my educated guess the coaches believe Stewart is able to back up the 4 and occasionally the 5.  So the minutes are based on need and not who is currently the better player at this moment.  Because that certainly is Stewart.  There is more need for a defensive back up at the 1, 2 and 3 positions currently than the 4, 5.

Hopefully Ross can break out in a game and not be just an excellent practice player.
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