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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 4833443, member: 12088"] Are you under the impression that you're refuting me? How bizarre. I have (and had) no interest in determining what was the 'main factor.' That's your preoccupation, not mine. I merely observed that the injury to Harmon is significant and speculated about the consequences for their season, and I also observed that they were very tired in the Baylor game. I think you agree with me on these points. Your dispute with the TV commentator in that game is of little interest to me, but her suggestion is worth thinking about. You apparently disagree with her. Fair enough. If I cared to argue in her defense, I might suggest that the minutes played by the rest of the team in 11 of their 13 games was a salient factor. Also that so few of their games were competitive. Suddenly to have to play a much shorter lineup in an intensely competitive game without their floor leader is bound to be mentally tiring and physically challenging. But this line of thought is not really of interest to me. I'll leave it to you to dispute it, or not. [/QUOTE]