PT is the last thing we should complain about. I say this every year. We have 10% of the data the coaches have on these guys at best.
We don't see Jaylin in practice every day. If he's not playing in games we need to make a comeback, it's because the staff--with 50x more evidence than all of us--believe he isn't able to contribute. And for a good reason considering how bar Alex was yesterday.
And the fact that that didn't happen should tell you something. Do you think Dan Hurley was sitting on the bench last night actively choosing to not play his best options and wanted to lose the game?
You two are going down the same path defending the RJ Cole years of middling records and first round NCAA exits. And it's not a good look for either of you.
There is no harm losing by 27 instead of 15 when it was obvious the seven healthy players out of the 9-man rotation were not getting the job done.
From a literal stand point of "it could be worse", you are both right. Putting in end of rotation or bench players and losing by more than what the final score ended up being is "worse". From the practical stand point, it was a blowout loss and the actual score doesn't change a thing about what happened in the first 30 minutes.
Put me squarely in the group with everyone else in thread but you two. When everything you've tried hasn't worked, go with a different plan. Worst thing that can happen is you find another way of not succeeding.
I'll be very interested in seeing what happens Saturday night at XL. Hurley and his staff have a lot of leeway after figuring out last season and completing an epic run in the NCAA tourney. The conversation is no longer about whether or not they have the smarts and ability to communicate to their players how to succeed. It is obvious when teams go with the strategy of drive everything all the time from every player, Hurley has struggled with mid-game adjustments.