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Message: [QUOTE="yungdowork, post: 4238659, member: 10371"] Yeah, any time you see missed layups, it feels disappointing regardless of the very valid reasons for him missing them. I actually think one of Sanogo's issues right now is that he is trying too hard to shoulder the burden. He knows that there are very few guys in college basketball who can stop him 1-on-1 and I think he can get carried away trying to exploit that. Unfortunately, especially since he's one of my favorite UConn players ever, Whaley has been a bit of an issue lately. He's the 4th best rebounder in our starting lineup, only beating out RJ, and hasn't had more than 7 rebounds in a game since January despite playing 30+ minutes almost every game (for the record, Cole has had games with 8, 9 rebounds respectively in that stretch). Couple that with the fact that he's not a scorer, and I think it becomes even more problematic. It's been said all season, but I really think utilizing him as more of backup 5 would be beneficial for him, but without him out there, the 4 is a huge question mark. Polley isn't physical enough, and obviously Akok and Samson just aren't valid options right now. [/QUOTE]