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Message: [QUOTE="diggerfoot, post: 4103594, member: 1673"] The difference between Westbrook and Muhl as facilitators is close, but that is beside the point. The comparison is between Fudd and Muhl in terms of who deserves more minutes in terms of a sub potentially and kinetically. Potentially is not the issue, as I have asserted that the reason Fudd received more minutes is because of her potential that needs to be developed; I assume you have no problem with that assertion. Kinetically, Muhl is more valuable to the smoother running of the offense and defense than Fudd right now. You seem to be making a case that because Fudd shot better alone makes her more valuable. Shall we go through examples of very good and championship teams in which not everyone shot over 40%? To assert that having just one sub 40% shooter in the line up automatically lowers offensive efficiency makes for a good theory, but not one born out by evidence. You can have one sub 40% shooter and an efficient offense. On the other hand, you cannot have an efficient offense if even one player has not yet fully grasped the system, which is where we appear to be Fudd. And her defensive problems were even worse. I do not have a problem with Fudd getting more minutes because of her potential. Her potential may even be realized by the next game. But to consistently degrade Muhl’s relative value in the present after the game we just watched might reflect more bias than sound calculus. [/QUOTE]