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"Hinrich's scant 21 minutes opened the door for Frank Williams, not Ben Gordon, who played only four minutes and missed both shots.

'I didn't think Ben was up to it tonight,' Skiles said."

With the trade rumours that have been running rampant about Eddy Curry since ... well, I can't even remember ... you kind of have to wonder if Skiles has a mandate from above to play Frank Williams so they can include him in a trade with Curry... I mean, 4 minutes for Gordon because Skiles "didn't think" he "was up to it." As John Hollinger said in his latest article, referring to Skiles,

"With every game that Scott Skiles leaves Chris Duhon in the starting lineup, I become a little more convinced that maybe this NBA coaching thing isn't his bag."

I'm sure everyone with Hinrich, Deny, and Curry on their team is with J-Hol on that one.

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