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Message: [QUOTE="REB1094, post: 5160023, member: 12147"] [LIST=1] [*]Penetrating moves being a basic skillset - Fair point, but if my doctor got an A in Biology then I'd be happy about it! [*]4 fouls leading to 2 points each - Foul #1 led to 2 FTs, but he cut off his man to prevent points twice and scored his own layup once in the few possessions before it. Foul #2 was due to bad defense and led to 2 points, but he had that great assist to Ross on the next play. Foul #3 was a bad call that led to 2 points, but on the next play he beat the pressure/double team and got a hockey assist for a Solo 3. Foul #4 - Samson and Solo miserably botched their assignments, so it was actually good that Mahaney fouled here instead of giving up an open dunk. Not going to argue against Mahaney being worse (so far) than Joey C/Diarra, that is true. But if we're bringing up this comparison, it's worth mentioning that Joey was nearly unplayable for pretty much 2 months before coming alive. Who's to say that can't happen with Aidan? [*]Also not going to pretend that he is a good defender, because he's not. But he wasn't that bad against DePaul (already did the play by play analysis so won't go into details again). DePaul scored 68 points which is the 2nd lowest non-cupcake point total allowed this year. They shot 6.2% FG% and 13.5% 3P points lower than their season averages, so I wouldn't say the defense was a problem at all. Again, they were dead in the water except that second half run which was driven by Karaban/Solo/Stewart combining for 5 turnovers in 3 minutes and shooting 0-3 (2-2 FT) [/LIST] Your issues with Mahaney are legitimate, but not on Wednesday. You'll probably be able to copy and paste that same exact message after a game where he does poorly and it'll all be correct, but not against DePaul :) [/QUOTE]

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