Bwatcher

Maris61, I think your comments are possibly along the right lines, but probably not. It is more complex than that. People on this board tend to forget that one very important aspect of Nate's current job is to develop the key players. LA is a key player and Channing is potentially an important role player. I believe that Joel got less time than he "really deserved" because Nate was giving LA and Channing more time to play, so that they would face up to their current limitations and work on them. Joel is not going to develop much beyond what he is now. They others have more "potential" to develop. Also, Nate is of the "learn to be tough" school, and he wants all his players to get it into their heads that they need to push themselves to be better--- all the time.

For Sergio, I think something else is at play. I don't know what it is, but if it were racism, I believe Blake would have gotten less time and Taurean Green would have played more. I suspect that as people have pointed out, Nate seems to really like Jack. I think that for at least this last season, Nate saw a real need to highlight the "competitive spirit" that Jack displays more clearly than anyone else.

Are there differences between Nate and KP? I'm sure there are some. But until the "complete core" group has played together for at least a year, I don't think there will be any big disputes. Everyone is trying to do their best to prepare for this, which should be about 3 years from now.