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Message: [QUOTE="Crank, post: 3065453, member: 9692"] I think there is a lot of good conjecture in this thread. Fishy's point rings true . . . the message being sent is that CV is going to be a reserve guard next year. Some pointed out, why now? Why not wait until summer. There are at least two reasons that I can conjure that make now better than summer: 1. It allows CV to make the decision to either stay or go. Although I am sure it's very hard on CV to come off the bench, in the end it's much better for him, and for the team, to make the move late in the year like this. This move allows CV to experience his role next year right now. Being told in the summer would not give him the opportunity to determine how a reserve role will sit with him. Perhaps it's not as bad as he imagined, and he decides to stay and be the new RJ. That's a win/win. On the flip side, if he abhors it, these last handful of games confirms it, and he moves on - - that's a win/win as well. He finds greener pastures and Dan Hurley doesn't have an unhappy camper. 2. On Feb 8, Jalen Adams goes down. A few days later, it becomes clear he's not coming back until very late, if at all. The only chance left for an NCAA birth probably is gone at that point. In any event, odds of winning AAC tourni drop darn near close to zero with no JA or with a rusty JA. Within 2 weeks, #1 is on the bench. At some point during the intervening 2 weeks, Dan Hurley may well have gone all-in on next year. Maybe took 2 games just to confirm there was no real chance of a fluke chemistry and a run. And why not move on to next year? CV started until he didn't because, prior to Cinci, him starting gave us the best chance to win this year. After Cinci, this year didn't matter anymore, and him not starting gives us the best chance to win next year. That's the Bill Bellichek approach, and I'm completely comfortable with it. Every player coming in needs to breath that mantra - we do what we have to do to win - we don't do favors for old times sake or to avoid hurting feelings. I love CV and what he has brought. I hate him sitting. I love Dan Hurley moving on to next year. I hate that CV may not play a big role in next year. It is what it is. Breaking eggs and omelets, after all. [/QUOTE]

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