since there is no reason to be giving big minutes to Miller and Foye anymore. The team needs to know if they have replacements for them on the team already. Livingston and Young should be given majority minutes. I’d also like to see more of Gee. Wins mean nothing at this point(and haven’t for awhile), trying to find out who is going to be part of the future of this team should be Flip’s main concern.

And I’m not even kidding. If he’s healthy, and he appears to be, this guy is a ridiculous talent. Sign him for as long as we can – at a reasonable price. If we can get him to a Blatche-sized deal, and he realizes half his potential, it’s a steal.

The kid has talent, everyone knows that. The question is whether his body will hold up. It’s no surprise that he can put up a 18 point, 8 assist game. But how does his knee feel after 30 minutes? How will it feel after tonight’s game if he gets 20+ minutes? Long term, how many minutes per game will he be able to play without physical set-backs, needing time off from practice, etc. If he starts missing practice, how effective will he be on the court? This all remains to be seen.

Talent isn’t a question for a lot of basketball players. It’s how their bodies hold up to the rigors of an NBA season. Flip holds this kid’s future in his hands — he needs to be careful in how many minutes a game he gives him.

By the way, the fact that two PGs signed off the street have stolen time from the PG that Grunfeld used the #5 pick in the draft to trade for should be the final nail in Grunfeld’s coffin as Wizards’ GM.

If he starts missing practice, how effective will he be on the court?

I’d counter that by asking how many practices he’s participated in… He was effective the moment he suited up. And that’s the thing. He plays with his brain; he’s not reliant on athleticism to be effective. As far as the knee goes, yes its a concern. That’s why you play him 25mpg for the remaining games and see how it holds up. But the thinking has to be that he’s perfect as a 15mpg backup.

As to your ‘by the way,’ yes it was a bad move in hindsight, but nobody could have known our starting PG would be gone after 32 games and our third string PG wouldn’t play a single minute. As it was, the expectation was that Foye would play 15-20 mpg, including playing PG for the 8-10 minutes Gil wasn’t in the game. In that role, Foye is an absolute fit. As a starting PG, not so much.