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Message: [QUOTE="Huskyforlife, post: 5168040, member: 3403"] Cole was the better player in a vacuum. He was asked to carry a much larger burden on offense, he’d be more efficient on our last two teams if he replaced Newtons role. I’m scared of how bad our defense would be if you swapped Diarras minutes for Cole, and I don’t think Diarras defense is elite this year(best defensive game of the season vs Georgetown and Mack, but that’s recency bias). Our defense is outside the top 100 with Diarra, our offense is top 5. Is the marginal improvement on O worth falling even further on D? I’d say no. Cole would be remembered much more fondly if the PG that proceeded him didn’t win back to back championships and become a program legend. People gotta realize any all conference performer is a great player, regardless of how their team finishes in March. [/QUOTE]