Dynasty Raider

From the mouth of a baby in this league. I was particularly impressed when he said that in THIS league, a player has to have time on the court to develop. HELLO Dunleavy, LeBron knows this why don't you. Afterall, you consider yourself a $6-$10Mil coach.

Oh ... this discussion can be found in the Cavs forum:

When LeBron James speaks, the Cavaliers understandably listen.
That's true even on small levels, such as last week, when he questioned why the Cavs would debut their orange throwback jerseys on the road. Within 24 hours, the Cavs were on the phone with the NBA office getting permission to wear the throwbacks for the next home game. Those are minor details; just think of James' influence on the major ones.

James has been dropping hints publicly -- and making statements privately, according to team insiders -- that he'd like to have more court time with rookies Shannon Brown and Daniel Gibson. Especially Gibson.

In the past week, coach Mike Brown has increased the rookies' playing time. Just a few hours after James suggested following the loss to the Indiana Pacers that there should be lineup changes, Shannon Brown was in the starting lineup in place of David Wesley. Also, coach Mike Brown is beginning to give Gibson meaningful minutes off the bench in place of Wesley and Eric Snow.

``You only can grow up in this league if you're on the court,'' James said. ``In this league, you have to play.''Wednesday in Toronto, Gibson was on the court as the Cavs tried to win the game in the fourth quarter. Several times, James looked for him on offense, passing him the ball. It was hardly rookie treatment, and it was a message that James wants to see what Gibson can do.

Gibson missed the clutch shots, but all he got was encouragement Wednesday and again Friday when he was in for key moments of the loss to the Pacers. He scored 14 points in 30 minutes in those two games with some impressive overall shooting.

``I just think (Gibson) is going to be a very good point guard in our league. It was a steal for us to get him in the second round,'' James said. ``I was glad to see him fail against Toronto; that was good for him. It was an excellent decision (to play him). As he grows, I want to play with him more.''
Mike Brown, like most NBA coaches, has gone with experienced veterans over unstable rookies in the early going. There is always temptation -- especially among fans and the media -- to see what new players can do. Now, though, No. 23 wants a look, and he's probably going to get it.

Singleton NEEDS to play. Wilcox NEEDED to play.