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Message: [QUOTE="Jimdish255, post: 5128158, member: 137"] We weren't replacing Spencer, Clingan, Newton and Castle, without a substantial drop off. Any of those guys would be better than the guy who replaced them. We had multiple "go to" guys when we needed a bucket down the stretch last year. And with Cam running the show the right decision was inevitably made. We're not going to be as good as last year's team. But with gradual improvement we can be a top 10-15 level team by Feb-March. The biggest issue now is who is running the show and how can that guy make everyone around him better. Diarra is almost a "go to" guy but we need more answers. Ball seems close and Karaban needs to get himself there mentally. But at the top level everybody needs to step up because you can't have glaring weaknesses or mismatches mentally or physically at any position. Coaches figure that out quick. Hope McNeeley is okay that freaky injury looked like it could tighten up on him overnight. Just don't want it to become a nagging one for the next few weeks. He's going to be a key guy as the season progresses. And yes the refs have been awful and totally inconsistent with phantom calls and whiffs on obvious fouls. [/QUOTE]