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Message: [QUOTE="JeffConn, post: 4204973, member: 11822"] It was good not having any players being in foul trouble which probably helped Hurley optimally substitute in and out during this game. Did any others have this impression about the substitutions? Hurley rightly (with his potential) gave Hawkins PT in the first half and Hawkins contributed with a 3, some rebounds and improved defense. His confidence appears to be recovering after some difficult first season games. Being at the game, I was more clearly able to see in the final minutes of the second half that Hurley regularly switched playing Hawkins and Jackson, getting Hawkins in on offense and bringing Jackson back in on defense. Tactically, having Hawkins in on offense may have helped free up space for Sanogo, and Martin picked up the ballhandling and driving (with finishes or getting fouled) to cover for Jackson's absence. After Polley and Gaffney were substituted in, when they didn't make a significant impact (Polley not hitting 3s and Gaffney not driving nor getting assists), they were taken out relatively quickly. But with Polley as a more steady foul shooter, Hurley did have him in at the end of the game and Tyler sank both of his foul attempts as time was winding down. Maybe things were just going well, but there seemed to be a better balanced line-up on the floor throughout the game tonight. But like others have posted, I'm uneasy about Cole's, Martin's and Sanogo's history of missing an occasional foul shot at the ends of games. [/QUOTE]

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