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Message: [QUOTE="EricLA, post: 5332330, member: 26"] I'm not sure about Koclanes being the wrong coach - maybe he is - want to give him the benefit of the doubt since his team is dreadful, but... Paige freaking Bueckers. Takes 8 shots going 6-8 with 18 points. Both Hines and Sigriest took a combined 30 shots (going 11-30) and neither scored more than 15. How on earth is Paige not getting a minimum of 15 shots per game? Maybe you are right - dreadful coaching to go along with a dreadful team? Grace Berger as a starter? Hines as a starter (a forward shooting 31% for the season and 25% on 3)? Haley Jones as a starter? Even if that trio played for the 2nd worst team in the league (Chicago), they'd probably barely be getting bench time. (would any of them get minutes over Cardoso, Reese, Atkins, Banham, or Nurse?). So yeah I think it's mildly criminal Bueckers took only 8 shots this game compared to 30 for the above mentioned duo, but the talent on this team is just so bad. Let's see what happens next season with the restricted and unrestricted free agent free-for-all before calling Koclanes DOA. And injuries have decimated this team. BTW I'm not convinced Yeru is going to be any good consistently. But Guiselsoder seems to have potential, Ogunbowale can be really good, while Harris could be better than solid. James and Quinnerly had their moments early, but for their future in the league, I'm not sure that anything more than spot minutes off the bench is their destiny. Picture starters of Harris, Bueckers, Ogunbowale, Siegrist, and Guiselsoder... Christyn Williams, Diamond Miller, Amy Okonwu, and Li Yeru off the bench? If all of them were healthy, what would their season have looked like this year? I do think they need to search free agency for some better talent but it's just so hard to judge Koclanes, based on all the injuries, and the really bad teams Dallas put on the floor for most of the season. And I'm not sure Ty Harris is really useful to this team. They need another elite guard. Azzi Fudd anyone? Even Olivia Miles could help a lot. I'm not sure Flaujae or Latson are right for this team as they are ball dominant shooters, and you do NOT want to take the ball out of Paige's hands. Or they could go for Betts and look at free agency for an elite guard. [/QUOTE]

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