98. No one is holding the ball? Then I will reluctantly step up!_3

However, their team still had areas where they were performing poorly—the backup point guard.

After Brevin Knight left and Felton truly started as a starter, they lacked a substitute point guard.

The former third string point guard, Kevin Paulson, became the main backup point guard, a water cooler manager who played in 14 of the first 24 games of the season, averaging 10 minutes, with 2.5 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1 assist per game.

He had taken to the court for 5 minutes tonight before being substituted; the head coach would rather have Karim Rush, who could only advance the ball and not penetrate or pass, push past half court and pass to Gerald Wallace or Eli.

The team had considered this problem and acquired Dan Dickau in a trade as a lottery ticket they could scratch, but it wasn't certain they'd win anything and he was also expected to be sidelined for a while.