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Message: [QUOTE="NJHoops, post: 3540497, member: 8779"] If anyone is saying that first thing, then they aren’t paying attention to how he managed rosters at Wagner or URI. It also isn’t necessarily all about having a different level of talent at UConn, as you claim, either. It has to do with relevant talent on the roster. When he took over those other programs and increased the talent level, younger guys absolutely displaced upperclassmen as starters (Rivers for Martin, Garrett for Minnis before Dowtin then replaced Garrett, Matthews for Reischel, just for some examples... I like reminiscing, what can I say?). He’s also not going to throw a young guy out there before he’s ready just because some fans think it’s the right thing to do. Team and individual development are complementary. The team’s been Hurley’s for quite a while, from a mental perspective, but having personally recruited 10 of the 13 makes all these line-up and rotation decisions even easier to implement. The guys have bought in, they trust the process. I personally think Jackson goes the Terrell route and starts right away. I hope we get a full slate of OOC games to inform the decision making. [/QUOTE]