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Message: [QUOTE="MadDogRevival, post: 2665349, member: 8028"] I'm with you in spirit, but I balk at the hard line application in Y1. If we get into the tourni next year (oh G-d, please make that happen!), then he's done a great job. If we don't get into the NIT, maybe he has done a bad job. Maybe not. If he takes the long view, he may not be trying to win as many games as possible. If he brings in a couple of kids, or if he favors one or two of the remaining Ollie kids, he may sacrifice immediate success for PT for future success. I mean, aren't we all in agreement that it would have made a lot more sense to cut DO's PT in favor of one or more of the younger players? Of course. A lot of us voiced the opinion that PT spent on Cartlton or KW would have been a better long term use of PT. Of course, KO didn't really have long term options. Dan Hurley does. He's got a 4 year leash, at least, and probably 5 or 6. Ergo, he might be happy, and wise, to give PT to players who will be offer returns in Y3 or Y4 rather than guys who are gone after this year. For example, it won't make much sense to have the J. Adams show make us an NIT team if we sacrifice the development of Gilbert or Wilson to do it. Right? So, while I agree with what you're saying, in principle, I don't believe that Hurley starts to get graded until at least Y3. And Y4 is when we can really start to categorize as bad/good/great. [/QUOTE]