JC trusted all of his players in a way Hurley clearled didn’t. Look at the names of these players you using. They’re some of our best players ever. You think Hurley has ever benched Karaban, Newton, or other of his top players when they’re playing bad? The reason JC was able to do that was because he trusted EVERYONE in a way Hurley clearly does not.
And when you got benched by JC, you were going back in later. You just had to be held accountable for your mistakes. And again, EVERYONE was held to that standard. From Ray Allen to Chris Smith. Hurley only does that with marginal players and when he does it, you’re not getting back in the game as we saw last night.
I was alive and watched JC’s tenure just fine. You all are just not understanding the nuance of these two situations because of a “quick hook”. I’d much rather get a quick hook and go back in the game 8-10 minutes later knowing I have to do better than to get pulled and treated like I can’t get trusted to play again.
If you want to ignore the psychological affects of knowing you can get away with missing 14 shots compared and keep playing compared to miss you can make one mistake being aggressive and get pulled. Thats on you man.
On your first reply, you are, imo, very wrong in your assertion. I used the "big" names to counteract your AK leash ridiculousness. JC benched Brian Fair a million times. Look up his career. Fair always had big scoring games when JC was sick or ejected, and Howie coached. Antric Klaiber a million times. Cyrulik. Marcus White never played a second until Blaney took over for a period. Remember Marcus Cox? He got nine seconds to prove himself, made mistakes, got in trouble, and transferred five minutes later. Murray Williams was allowed one mistake and then was out. For four years. Hilton was allowed one mistake before being pulled for three years. Do you remember Ryan Thompson? We were hard up with injuries, and he got some minutes. Hit a 3, was heady. Then made a mistake and was benched for the rest of the game and barely played again. I mean, we could go on and on and on and on. I'm sorry, I really don't think you remember JC very well if you think he trusted everyone and gave them all a leash.
And, didn't Dan Hurley literally JUST bench Solo for his play? C'mon man. I also remember Newton being sat down a bit in his first year here. He only played 18 minutes against St. John's, with Diarra taking 20, and sat a bit against Seton Hall, playing only 19 with Diarra taking 21 with Hass being lauded for his toughness in that game vs. Newton. So, yeah, I do think Dan Hurley has benched his top players when they're playing badly. He just did it, and he did it with Newton as well.
The other factor is, you bench AK, so Stew comes in and does what exactly? He's not a good rebounder, and he's inconsistent as a scorer and defender. He is a good passer. But if he's shying away from the ball, what's the point? If we had another productive 4 type, maybe we'd see less of AK when he's struggling. But the drop off to Stew is vast. The irony is, Stew has as much, if not more, pure skill than AK. But the rest is on him.
Lastly, maybe, just maybe, trust that Dan Hurley kinda knows what he's doing? Last year, people were freaking out that Abraham or Nowell or even freakin' Yousouff weren't being given a chance. How are they all doing now? Nowell and Yousouff are playing 12 and 8 minutes respectively for their step down teams. Abraham, while still having a lot of potential, is not exactly tearing it up for GTown.
