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Message: [QUOTE="UCfor3, post: 4259231, member: 567"] How do you know it didn't take part way through Whaley's junior year to be ready to produce like that? He was not highly rated or highly recruited. Was a very raw prospect that frankly looked overmatched when he did get minutes his first couple years. Credit the kid for working hard and not quitting on himself or the program. Also, credit Hurley for not forcing him out and reaping the benefits from Whaleys hard work paying off later on. Akok was highly recruited and provided a spark his freshman year pre injury. Nobody should be criticizing Hurley for giving him minutes. Remember Marcus White? Guy never played. Calhoun missed a game, the assistant played White. White played well and when Calhoun came back he said Marcus White should and will get minutes going forward. Point is, even the great ones are sometimes a little late to the exact moment in a players development that a player is ready to play and contribute. [/QUOTE]