Chris Tomasson of AOL's Fanhouse delves into George Karl's willingness to play a rookie. But maybe not just any rookie ...

A snipet:

Midway through Wednesday's game, Denver coach George Karl suddenly stopped writing "Rookie'' on his coach's board and instead wrote "Ty.''

Could it be that Ty Lawson, in his very first NBA game, dispelled the myth that Karl doesn't have an appreciation for rookies?

"Things might be changing,'' Lawson said.