New York Knicks veterans Carmelo Anthony, Robin Lopez and Jose Calderon agreed to sacrifice some of their minutes for the rest of the 2015-16 season to give the team's young players more time on the court, according to Marc Berman of the New York Post.
“I went to those guys, Jose and RoLo, and asked them what they felt of the idea,’’ Anthony said on Wednesday night. "The whole idea of 35 minutes instead of 30 minutes, give other guys opportunities out there. They were all for it."
Anthony added:
Those guys need to play, especially right now. They need to be out there, they need playing time, they need playing experience. You can practice and do drills and one-on-one things all day long, but you only get that experience by playing in an actual game.
I think it’s good for them, I think it’s good for the morale of the team, I think it’s good for their confidence. Because sometimes in a situation like this, you can lose your confidence. And that’s something we don’t want.
The team's head coach, Kurt Rambis, told Berman that he was in favor of the idea and brought it t ...
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