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Message: [QUOTE="boog204, post: 3034740, member: 880"] Carlton is just not ready to be effective against athletic bigs. He is too mechanical and just lacks the quickness to get anything done. I so wish Cobb had some more time because he has a lot of talent. I said this earlier in the year and some lost it, but from a pure talent standpoint he is as good as a big as we have ever had. I'm talking CV, Shonn Miller, Uncle Spliffy, etc. In that Cobb led the break yesterday and delivered a beautiful dime, he passed out of the double team, he has a post game, and he has some range on his J. I could count on one hand the guys who we've had who could do that. He's also horrendous defensively and often tries to do too much and being a senior on this team, there's little point in him playing. With CV, he'll always be a net positive because he does give us so much. But his handle/decision making is just so suspect. On a really good team, he'd be a fabulous first/second guard off the bench. On this team, he's got to be the 1st or 2nd scorer, our best defender, our best rebounder, and our energy guy all in one. That's a lot to ask. Overall, I thought we battled and you've got to be happy about that. I still hate seeing the fundamental lapses as that's more mental than physical. I mean, Sid, you were great. But box someone out once, please? [/QUOTE]