Bailey’s Minutes Reduced

The playing time of Ryan Bailey, once the Bruins’ third guard, has been cut dramatically because of continued problems with his defense, and the play of Baron Davis and Earl Watson.

Bailey averaged 18 minutes a game his first 20 appearances, but has broken double digits only once in the last five. He’s at seven minutes per in that time, capped by the two-minute cameo Sunday against Syracuse.

“We’ve got a lot of good players,” said Bailey. “If Coach is playing 13 guys, there’s a lot of nights when there are not going to be minutes for everyone. I understand that.”

Coming up: Thursday versus Washington State, Saturday versus Washington.