Caron Butler is dealing with a nagging injury to his right shoulder, Butler sat out tonights loss to the Thunder in Overtime 117-111. Barnes is the next small forward in line to take his place and took over the box score, scoring 19 points along with 9 rebounds.

The real story is whether Butler is out for a game or for a week is it Barnes job to win?

Caron Butler – 23:31 MPG – 46.8 FG % – 2.1 RPG – 0.9 APG – 9.4 PPG
Efficiency Rating: + 7.60

Matt Barnes – 25:53 MPG– 43.4 FG % – 5.8 RPG – 1.6 APG – 8.8 PPG (1.9 SPG)
Efficiency Rating: + 11.33

By the overall numbers Matt Barnes is having slightly a better season and has been given more minutes by Vinny Del Negro.

If I were Vinny I’d keep it the way it is, the bench is amazing so far.

Next up for the Clippers: vs. Atlanta on Friday.