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Message: [QUOTE="upstater, post: 5117141, member: 153"] After Alex left with his 3rd foul, the team finally played well without him (meaning he was terribly needed on the floor at all times prior to that, not that Alex was holding them back). Ross, McNeeley and especially Stewart facilitated a lot of shots. They were aggressive into open space and dumped the ball off when the defense committed. A lot of passing to the open man in the final seconds of the offensive set. It looked like last year. Then the starting 5 came back on and the ball stalled again. Something is preventing the offense from running with the starting 5. I would be patient with Mahaney simply because I remember Newton struggling in a similar way until the lights went on. But Mahaney's shooting is going to be needed. I'm not sure Diarra can handle those deep 3s late in the clock like Newton used to do. [/QUOTE]