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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyHawk, post: 4428555, member: 1414"] I expected him to be a project, mostly because I wasn't sure Hurley would adapt, at least until Sanogo left. But to Donovan's credit, he's improved his athleticism and quickness and to Hurley's credit he has recognized he has a fairly unique player, and he has adapted his defensive system to accommodate him. I don't think it's a stretch to say that if you asked Clingan to do what Whaley did as a 5, it would not have gone well. It often didn't go well for Sanogo, and yet Dan stuck with it. For all the really interesting and exciting players on this team, and coming in next year, the single biggest positive I've seen is Hurley moving away from the (too often) square peg round hole approach to things. It's the best way to maximize some of the unique talents we have. Hell, we ran a 2-3 zone in our very first game (not for long). It wasn't even in the toolbox before. [/QUOTE]