Jalen Rose = Starter

Raptors-Hornets 1/28/05

Just a heads up. Jalen Rose is starting tonight over Eric Williams. Welcome back.

The early returns are good. Very early returns. In 11 minutes, Rose has 6 points on 2-3 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 1-3 FT, with 5 REB and 2 AST. No turnovers. The first quarter just ended. Let's see how the game shapes up, but a pace of 24 PTS, 4 3PM, 20 REB, 8 AST, 0 TO sounds good.

Nice job, Sam Mitchell. Sure, J-Rose has his limitations, but he just may be an improvement over Eric Williams. What's next, Donyell Marshall starting over Rafael Araujo? Let's not get too ridiculous here... Sam knows his guys.