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Message: [QUOTE="RichZ, post: 3651682, member: 534"] Whaley showed flashes the end of his first year, and because of those hints of what he could do, his sophomore campaign was a disappointment. I don't think Hurley really realized how good Whaley could be until midway through last year. The injuries to Akok and Tyler certainly helped him get more minutes, and once he did, he took advantage of it. I would guess that the stuff he showed last year, especially later in the season when the team got it together, earned him some extra minutes going into this season, but with the increased competition for minutes among the bigs this year, he's going to have to bring the intensity he plays with when it counts to the practice court, or those minutes will evaporate in a hurry. I love his enthusiasm, and he's absolutely one of my favorite players on the squad, so I hope he does consistently what we've seen from him when he's really on his game. [/QUOTE]