Originally Posted by Knick49

Before you guys get rid of Frye, consider this:

Right at this moment, following the Minnesota game, Frye is the #9 man on your team in terms of minutes played per game, 17.4, a good 4 minutes behind #8 Joel Przybilla who's at 21.5 mpg. Frye's averaging 7.2 ppg, 4.2 rpg, and his efficiency is pegged at 9.04. These are the numbers for the the 2 guys currently just above Frye on the efficiency list and the 2 guys immediately below.

1) Desmond Mason, Mil. Efficiency = 9.2; PPG = 8.0; RPG = 3.9; 5th on the team in mpg with 26.1.

2) Jeff Green, Sea. Efficiency = 9.1; PPG = 8.4; RPG = 5.3; 7th on the team in mpg with 22.4.

3) Morris Peterson, NOH. Efficiency = 9.04; PPG = 9.2; RPG = 3.2; 5th on the team in mpg with 25.3.

4) Jerry Stackhouse, Dal. Efficiency = 9.03; PPG = 10.2; RPG = 2.7; 5th on the team in mpg with 25.5.

If Portland feels getting rid of Frye will contribute to its future success, so be it, but it looks to me that your #9 man is giving you as much as some other teams #5's in alot less minutes.