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[QUOTE="VAHuskyFan, post: 4189146, member: 1585"]
All in favor of playing Hawkins more.  We need more shooting and he’s the most likely place to see improvement between now and the end of the season.  If he can find his handle and settle down a bit, defenses will need to account for him which will help open things up for other guys.

Whaley had a bad game playing with early foul trouble.  But he had a truly great game against Creighton.  If he had gotten just a little help from anyone else, we win that game.  I don’t think playing him less is the answer.

Not sure what Polley gives us besides reasonable on-man defense.  Our issue is offense and it’s basically 4-on-5 for us when he’s on the court.  He doesn’t shoot the three well enough to fill that specialist role.  (He’s 6th on the team in 3PT% for players with 30+ attempts.)  He contributes nothing in terms of rebounds or assists and doesn’t attack the basket to get to the line. He was a good shooter earlier in his career.  That was supposed to be his role on this team, but it hasn’t been working for two years now and I’m not sure hope is a plan at this point.

Jackson can be frustrating but he has the ability to create and is the second-best rebounder on the team.  You live with his mistakes and keep playing him.
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