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Message: [QUOTE="FfldCntyFan, post: 5129819, member: 71"] MaHaney's skill set was a very good fit for what they did at St Mary's. To date it doesn't appear to fit here as he doesn't have Spencer's size, ability to play through contact or ability to use hesitation to get small openings to score from. He also doesn't have Newton's handle, on court demeanor or ability to get into the lane to pass or score. This is currently compounded by a severe lack of confidence. It also would be easier to use comparisons to Joey C if they had similar roles here. If Mahaney were being used to come in for a few minutes at a pop, a couple times each half to give a rest to the one, two or three and provide a slightly different scoring weapon, it would be far easier to overlook his flaws and there would be quite a bit less pressure on him. We need to diminish his role for the time being and he needs to rebuild his confidence and learn to fill that role. [/QUOTE]