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Originally Posted by grndmstr_c
Of course it's not a coincidence. Both were elevated in the rotation (backup to starter, third-stringer to backup) at the same time.
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I mean even more recently. The sample size is tiny but look at the gamelogs. As Ian's minutes have increased (and surpassed) Brendan's, I doubt Brendan did not take note. I think people are on his ass but nothing like watching your backup collect better stats and play more minutes than you to get a starter going, especially for a cat like Big Wood.
Last four games:
Ian averaging 23 minutes
Brendan averaging 21 minutes
It's not foul trouble, too. If anything, Ian has been in more foul trouble than Brendan.
EDIT:
I'm not saying Ian should be playing more minutes than Brendan definitively but it's conversation-worthy now.