It's been inevitable for about a week that Boris Diaw would lose his starting spot. He wasn't producing, and coach Paul Silas' frustration seemed to grow with each loss.
Former Bobcats coach Larry Brown accepted Diaw's quirky personality and inconsistent performances because Brown so valued Diaw's wide skill set. Silas sees power forward -- the position he excelled at as a player -- as a position that demands constant passion and toughness.
As Charles Barkley said on national television recently, Diaw is a nice guy but a relatively passionless player. As Barkley put it, he (Barkley) always went out to kick someone's butt, and Diaw isn't of that nature.
