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Message: [QUOTE="nelsonmuntz, post: 5197342, member: 833"] My point is that everything is going to happen slower in terms of on court performance by the players. The upperclassmen are just better than they were 10 or 20 years ago. The NIL has had a huge difference in the quality of play, because now borderline NBA players and euro players stay in school, and the players for whom pro ball is not an option clearly put more time into their games because they are getting paid. There were a lot of players in the old days that would mail it in junior year on because, what difference did it make? That does not happen as much anymore. Better upperclassmen means that the non-superstar underclassmen on major conference teams are going to have to wait their turn, and really work hard to get on the court. I am sure Hurley is getting a lot of game film from MAAC, MVC, MAC, WCC and AAC players that want a shot at the big time, and are busting their butts to get here. Nothing is guaranteed to the current freshmen and sophomores on the team. So that means both, A) don't read too much into how the current sophomores are playing, and B) nothing is guaranteed. I think Stewart has potential but he has to pull his head out of his butt on defense. His defensive instincts are terrible. Ross...eh. I will defer to the coaches. He may develop into a role player and he will know the system and may be willing to accept the role. I am not as down on Mahaney (I know he is a junior) as some, although I don't know how much NIL he is making so maybe I should be. [/QUOTE]

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