Carmelo Anthony told reporters that he approached other veterans and then Kurt Rambis about giving more minutes to younger players for the rest of the season to develop guys like rookie Jerian Grant. "Those guys need to play, especially right now," Anthony said according to reports. "... You can practice and do drills and one-on-one things all day long but you only get that experience by playing in an actual game. I think it's good for them, it's good for the morale of the team, it's good for their confidence. Because sometimes in a situation like this, you can lose your confidence. And that's something we don't want."