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[QUOTE="jkfer98, post: 3706410, member: 7948"]
I think what Hurley is doing here is important. We won't know whether or not Whaley was playing over his head to end last season until this season gets rolling. Regardless, he was [B]extremely [/B]productive when we got hot at the end of the season, especially over those last six games. And obviously, he brings energy both in game and in practice.

This is a message to everyone on the team that if you put in the work and put up results, you will be rewarded. You can go from someone who averaged, what, 3 minutes per game to a starter on a borderline top 25 team. I think putting Whaley on a pedestal like that shows the guys who probably won't be seeing too many minutes to start the season (Springs, Brown, maybe even Sanogo) that in the long run their personal goals will be attainable in this program.

Maybe Whaley will regress out of the gate, who knows. But with the depth this team has, overvaluing him to start the season doesn't hurt. I don't foresee Hurley having to force things this year - if a player doesn't have it that game, he has plenty of guys to go to off the bench.
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