Well, with Mussleman, Douby might actually get some minutes, so, he just might do well, with Rick Adleman, well, it would have gone something like this:
(Choose your own adventure format)
It's early in the second quarter of the 40th game of the season. Bonzi, who was resigned in the off-season, is sidelined with an ankle sprain, and Kevin Martin has been assessed the role of starting 2-guard. It's early in the second, and the game is close. Despite leading all scorers with 12 points, Martin has managed to rack up 3 fouls already, and you, as the coach, have called a timeout. You have four options:
A. You can leave Kevin in the game, cause hey, he's a smart kid, sooner or later he'll figure out that fouls are bad, and he'll stop committing them. I mean seriously, he got himself in this mess; it's his job to get out of it.
B. You can go small, playing Bibby at SG and Hart at PG, because, even though he sucks, he's a Veteran and should also figure things out.
C. You can play Cisco at SG, and leave Mike in. This might work, but it's a little too obvious. The other coach will probably see this coming, and plan for it.
Just while you're searching for a fourth option, Mr. Geoff Petrie, the teams GM, signals you from his seat near the bench. He informs you that during the off season, he drafted a young player named "Quincy Douby," who might do well here. You furl your brow...you've never heard of this "Douby" figure, and immediately laugh because his last name reminds you of your dorm room antics in college. You look to the bench, and sure enough, see a young player who you don't immediately recognize. This leads you to a possible fourth option:
D. You could play this "Douby," and hope that, at least, his comic last name will serve to distract the opposing players long enough to spell Kevin. You don't like rookies though; you don't really trust them. You're not sure if it's their shifty eyes, or their "rock and roll music," but something just rubs you the wrong way. You start to have a flashback, but realize that the timeout is almost over and you have to make a quick decision.
What do YOU do Rick Adleman?
