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It is amazing when you have guys come off the bench and you don't have to worry about them. A luxury that most teams do not have. He is great at what he does and takes what the game gives him. A perfect role player and will be super important come March!!
 
Without Diarra last year, we don’t win a championship. He goes about his business and gives us what we need. An unsung hero to the casual fan, but we know better.
 
superjohn said:
In the KU game Diarra had his chance with 38 seconds left and he turned it over. He's playing great in his role this year but you shouldn't want him taking the last shot with the weapons we have.
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I trust him and you should too
 
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superjohn said:
In the KU game Diarra had his chance with 38 seconds left and he turned it over. He's playing great in his role this year but you shouldn't want him taking the last shot with the weapons we have.
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Love him 99% of the time. It’s the 1% when he dribbles too much without looking to pass, or thinks he’s the right guy to shoot a contested 3. Fixable things.
 
HCCForever said:
HIs defense was exceptional. I loved the grab and steal off the inbounds with 1 second on the shot clock for Gonzaga. Then he had an assist to DC and a fast break layup to increase the lead to 14 late in the game. Very timely.
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Those consecutive buckets were my favorite sequence of the game. He threw the pass to Clingan for the easy bucket, then next possession, Clingan threw the almost full court pass to a Hassan streaking down court for the bunny.
 
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Peacefrog said:
He brought life to the game during a period when everyone else seemed to be sleepwalking. We were potentially opening the door for a Gonzaga comeback but a few key individual plays in a short span by Diarra shut that door.
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A very trustworthy "Not on my watch" vibe.
superjohn said:
I couldn't tell, it was a bang bang play and Diarra didn't complain.
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During the game, I saw it the same way you did.

But a tweet that circulated after the game showed that his left arm was clearly grabbed and pulled back by a defender who had lunged with no better option as Diarra blew by him.

Refs missed that call, and the video review was therefore limited to ruling correctly that the ball went off Hassann.
 
aceboon said:
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This no call was officiating malpractice. They didn't miss the call, they just chose to swallow their whistles.

When I said Diarra was going to get 15 minutes per game, I was universally mocked :)
 
he is providing high-quality depth - with no drop-off. Depth was a big question mark coming into the season. So, he's one of the reasons why we are currently ranked Top 5.
 
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superjohn said:
I kept asking in the chat why he wasn't on the court and Solo was. Hurley put him in and the entire game changed. He's improved drastically from last season. Another huge performance from him.
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To use a football analogy he's the change of pace scat back you bring in after the starting RB and OLine have been pounding away. He plays Tenacious D and his 3 point shooting has been off the charts.
 
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