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Message: [QUOTE="dennismenace, post: 4869566, member: 6158"] I think that playing the bench [B]ultimately[/B] creates the blowouts. I believe the bench is an integral part of the team. Not a bunch of afterthoughts when any game is close. I think a great way to avoid criticism is to run your best players into the ground because that [B]seems[/B] to be less of a risk (and thus less a subject of criticism). In other words I think Dan Hurley is playing the short game (today) which is the "safe" game instead instead of utilizing all of his assets and yes I think the bench is an asset and not a liability. Unlike tournaments when there is no tomorrow there is a tomorrow here. Also, don't think that the recruits and their suitors don't see the short rotation. Admittedly this bench does not have the experience of last years team but how it is utilized may very well affect recruiting. We don't know the whole picture and thus there is a lot of speculation by everyone on the BY because we simply do not have all the facts and/or don't know what Dan Hurley knows and is thinking. I'm just fine with that but this has been a tendency of his in the past. Maybe his strategy will be gambling on the portal and less on recruiting after what happened to our would be recruits who wound up with Duke instead of us. We shall see. I think we all want them to win badly but we also want them to continue winning and remain a powerhouse every year. [/QUOTE]