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Message: [QUOTE="Hans Sprungfeld, post: 3849056, member: 181"] So far, the answer is No. And that's too bad. Someone even did the Coaching 101 thing. We just went from the lowest point of the season into an 11-2 team's arena, scored 80 points, reintroduced an eagerly awaited player who is a little more than a year out of an injury that has ended careers, got 9 points and 12 rebounds from two highly-prized freshmen who are making increasing contributions, got 39 points & 13 rebounds & 9 assists from two transfers who were identified to meet known needs that were prioritized for successful 2021 recruiting, got 22 points & 12 rebounds & 5 blocks from 2 seniors who were recruited by the previous coach, and nonetheless kept in reserve two players who have both scored more than 20 points in games against prior competition that was not as elevated as we have expectedly seen in this transitional year to a new conference...during a season affected by a worldwide pandemic. Our targeted and celebrated fall 2019 recruits performed disappointingly in one case, and not at all in the other. We can be confident that Gaffney will be strongly directed to shoot rather than pass when he penetrates the lane, and draw the fouls and make the free throws moving forward. We are uncertain for another 10 days about the condition and return of our otherwise undoubtedly most valuable player. This all represents a vast turnaround from past Wednesday. Next Wednesday we will need focus and toughness to accompany the undeniable if imperfect talent on this roster in, yes, "14 games into year 3 of a total rebuild." The head coach has a higher level players and competition than he has ever had, and he's learning, often too slowly for many posters' liking, but learning nonetheless. Keep moving forward. All of us. [/QUOTE]

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