Larry Hughes complaining about playing time...again.

Is this guy serious?

"I don't accept it, but I deal with it," Hughes said.

When Hughes last spoke out Nov. 18 in Los Angeles, it prompted a meeting among himself, coach Vinny Del Negro and general manager John Paxson.

"I've said what I needed to say," Hughes said. "Hopefully, it gets better moving forward. If it's justified, it's justified. But you can look at whatever you need to look at as far as production. I think it's in my favor.

"I'm not a spot-minute guy. I don't play well in that situation. If you want me to produce, I have to be out there. I can make a difference at both ends if I play."

"I've learned to dial it down offensively because of my experience, and I know what this team needs," Hughes said. "But I'm not happy with my minutes."

Jeez this guy complains a lot for someone averaging over 26 minutes a night and is in no way part of the long term plan in Chicago.

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So THAT'S why he was traded...

Viva la nuance! Reading comprehension rules!!!

by tyger1147 on Dec 28, 2008 12:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Errraaahh?

What is he talking about….again guys like Thabo who play solid defense to me should get the same minutes as him even if coming off the bench. (since guys like thabo are pretty much only Thabo…)

But also hes been great off the bench…probably better. Seriously there are a number of times where hes taken an ill advised shot in a critical part of the game. Its usually a time that people won’t remember. Whether its during cutting a lead down before the end of a quarter or even building a comfortable lead for the team. He seems cool enough but I don’t think hes looking at the situation very well he is kind of tunnel visioned like when hes taking that bad shot selection. (or was not sure if he did last game missed it)

by Camry on Dec 28, 2008 12:29 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I give him props for not having any shame whatsoever

Getting outplayed by a 3rd year benchwarmer who hasn’t had consistent minutes in his entire career and demanding to start? You go Larry, earn that 12 million!

Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs

by Ozzie Montana on Dec 28, 2008 2:03 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

"I'm not a spot minute guy."

I agree. I hope VDN does, too.

Star-bury his ass.

The poster formerly known as Freethefro.

by MPG on Dec 28, 2008 2:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

can someone please

put Hughes and Noc on a raft and just drop them in the middle of the Atlantic?

It absolutely amazes me that the two worst players on this team are always the ones complaining. Hughes complains about playing time and Noc is complaining about the team’s defense?!? Give me a fuckin break.

I never want to hear from these two clowns again.

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by NormVanBeer on Dec 28, 2008 2:10 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I'm not defending Larry Hughes here, per se

but suppose you’ve been playing the lion’s share of minutes and then suddenly the guy in front of you gets hurt. It’s pretty natural to be surprised when the coach promotes the guy who’s been sitting on his ass behind you further cuts your minutes, which you weren’t really happy about to begin with.

Again, that’s not really a defense of Hughes, but just a recognition that this is a pretty messed up, inexplicable way of doing things.

Wasn’t there an article a while back where Pax was quoted as saying teams needed a pecking order. There really is none here, and it shows.

As I said a while back, the solution is to quit dorking around and trade Hughes at the first reasonable opportunity. My guess is that such an opportunity has existed but is quickly passing by.

De gustibus non est disputandum

by Sports2 on Dec 28, 2008 2:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs