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Message: [QUOTE="Greedo, post: 4146286, member: 9992"] That's not my argument. My argument is that teams can have big wins and make runs with freshmen. The 2010/2011 team is evidence of that. Yes, because of the roster, Calhoun's hand was forced to play freshmen. I said that in another post. It doesn't change my argument. Based on Hurley's statements, I do think that Hurley would have potentially overplayed Beverley and other upper classmen on that team, at least early in the season, to the detriment of letting those freshmen go. I do think that team experienced growing pains throughout the season, but ultimately flourished because of Calhoun's willingness to let them grow through those freshmen mistakes. By the time they played Butler, that team wasn't just Kemba and a bunch of freshmen. Yes, without Kemba that team had no shot at a title, but those other pieces really grew by the end of the season. Would that team have won the title if Calhoun played Beverley over Shabazz through half of the season until Shabazz really really proved himself in practice? I doubt it - he wouldn't have the experience needed to help later in the season. Look, I'm not advocating playing Diggins or Johnson, I haven't seen the two of them play enough to have a meaningful opinion on that. My only beef is with Hurley's perceived belief that you keep freshmen on the bench, or limit their time until they really really really show they're ready. I wish he would loosen that outlook a little bit, and his comments make him seem very stubborn with regards to playing freshmen. If there is a freshman on the roster whose potential ceiling is higher than an upper classmen by the end of the season, then I say put them on the court. Do we have that in Diggins and Johnson? I don't know, my issue is with Hurley's overall outlook on the matter. [/QUOTE]

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