Chauncey had a choice, either play 35 minutes on a lousy team, or sacrifice some minutes and come to a great program. He chose the latter. He bided his time, and with Nik and McClanahan gone, he'll get his minutes next year. The only time "politics" comes up is when family members get pissed and cry to everyone about their kid/cousin/brother/whatever not getting enough run. He'll get his next year, on hopefully an even better team.