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Message: [QUOTE="Jimdish255, post: 5130383, member: 137"] We got exposed in a number of areas. Mainly the four spots other than Karaban where we lost NBA level talent. If we learn from it and can progress as a team and a Coaching staff, implementing the adjustments necessary it's all good to digest it now. Recalibrate. We don't have the talent or experience necessary to be ranked in the top 5 or 10. That was a gift from the last two seasons. We're building with mostly young guys and none of them are filling the shoes of their predecessors this early in their careers. But clearly we miss a distributor/shot-maker like Spencer and a stopper like Clingan very much. The other two were great but they didn't open things up quite like those two for the rest of the team. Newton and Castle had other fantastic skills (defense, shooting, slashing, one on one) but for this group the other factors are what seem to be missing the most. Let's give it some time. Enjoy the good stuff. The guys off the bench are going to have to step in and step up and maybe that's good in the long run. Reed is starting to develop and McNeeley has substantial upside. Mahaney will find his groove. No reason to put anyone in the doghouse. [/QUOTE]