Minutes are for coaches to decide. And in a league dominated by the 3pt shot, good coaches figure out how to get their best shooters on the court. This is a big fail on Willie’s part IMO.
I like Hawkins a lot but there are only so many minutes to go around. You can't insist on playing a guy without figuring out whose minutes he would take away from and how it would improve the team over that/those player/players.
If Hawkins plays meaningful minutes, that removes playing time from our other guards. You can't have it any other way. Which ones would he be an improvement over?