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Message: [QUOTE="Iluvsuebird, post: 5175411, member: 12567"] More than one thing can be true. I actually could not finish watching the game last night. I found myself screaming at the television, and I might have scared my family a bit. However, the reasons why I was upset may surprise some: [LIST] [*]First, I could not take the refs any longer. And its exactly what Dan Hurley said after the game: we fouled, sure. But they were just as physical and their physicality was not called. Now, please hear this: I know that the refs missed calls both ways. I noticed that too, particularly with out of bounds calls. But the ref's failure to stop the constant holding by opponents is far more harmful than the stupid fouls our guys commit. If you are going to call a tight game, call it so on both sides of the court. That's all I ask. [*]You all know that I love our coaches. I would say that their choices relative to our defensive calls have been weak. To wit, man defense versus zone versus pressing, etc. We are trying to guard like we did in the last two years. We no longer have that personnel. Additionally, I have to believe that we are now feeling the effect of not giving Nowell significant time earlier in the year when healthy, and not giving Abraham any time. My love for them does not blind me: they put all their eggs on three players that are really limited defensively: Stewart, Ross and Aidan. It would be nice to know if Abraham and Nowell may have provided something something defensively, had they had been given a chance. [/LIST] All of that said, Liam comes back and we are back to being a top 10 team. No doubt about it in my mind. And to those of you that mock that our best player is a freshman: get a clue. This kid is special. Only player who can penetrate and create successfully. Only wing player who is strong enough to consistently get boards and play tough D. Dude is a baller. By the way, the number 2 team in the country right now, their best player is also a freshman. My take about Hurley's "I am the best coach in the world, dont turn your back to me" comment: [LIST] [*]REF'S DONT TURN THEIR BACK ON COACHES THEY RESPECT. I TOO, AM TRIGGER BY DISRESPECT. [*]In my experience, sometimes you gotta demand respect. [*]He is, in fact, the best coach in America. Is anyone really disputing that??? [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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