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Message: [QUOTE="Giddyup5, post: 3363595, member: 804"] There should be no universal rule that if you have 2 fouls you sit. There are so many variables to consider. The player and their tendency to foul first and foremost. The player’s experience, the other team, how is the game being called etc. I hate when Calhoun used to do that but it worked out for him in some big moments. But there were times when we did it with bazz or Kemba—2 guys who never fouled out and were smart defenders with foul trouble. On the flip side Jalen Adams fouled out way too often considering he was a senior guard who should have learned time and situation. Last night taking Gilbert out really hurt us. It put CV in a unfair position to run point guard and did not put him in the position to succeed. Gilbert should have played more and if he is our senior leader needs to learn to play with foul trouble. That was a great game to him to learn to do that. Akok on the other hand I can understand the concern for a young big to be foul prone. Now, I understand the stats argument that Dave is saying. But coaches probably go by anecdotal experience, and Hurley probable isn’t used to trusting young bigs 9 games into his career to play solid defense without fouling. Hopefully, that changes as he learns that Akok is truly unique in his defensive abilities. [/QUOTE]