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Message: [QUOTE="Ricker, post: 5052622, member: 1245"] A lot has rightfully been made of his change of course after New Mexico State with regard to roster construction and valuing shooting. I think the second most important change was the recruitment of Donovan Clingan because Hurley was forced to change defensive tactics when playing Donovan because even Hurley could see that trying to high hedge with Donovan was putting a square peg in a round hole. Carlton was good enough at center to anchor the paint for Houston into the elite eight, but IMO forcing him to high hedge wasn't the best utilization of his strengths. Now we seemed prepared to coach to player strengths rather than to a single defensive scheme just like the offense has changed for the better. [/QUOTE]