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DRBackup said:
The point is, they WERE good for a substantial part of the season. Making a one game setback impossible to mean they're "not good". Did they just win all the other games by flippin luck or something ?!!?! Good lord.

Good teams DO play badly from time to time.
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Agreed...except that it wasn't one game. And when it's multiple games not looking as good as we know they are, it's ridiculous to chastise fans for pointing that out. They played awesome early in the season and we all agreed that was their ceiling, then they played WAY less than that for multiple games.

Some posters were undoubtedly and annoyingly negative about the whole season, but they absolutely were not looking great, and absolutely not looking like they did earlier in the season.
 
navery12 said:
Respectfully there is not a single poster who would accept multiple losses during the season to "develop the bench". And anyone who says they would is lying
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Agreed. Also, who was not given "development" time in the early season that would actually be a key piece for a tournament run?

We were always going to be 9 deep, and those 9 all got minutes early in the season to prove themselves, outside of missed time with injuries. The extended minutes stopped for a few because they were not performing once conference play started. I would agree the hook was short on many occasions and now our key 5 are showing some seasonal wear and tear.

Would giving the likes of Koroma, Millender, Furphy (dealt with injury), Paunovic, and Elezaj really have made a difference to where we are right now? I do not think so.
 
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RuffRuff said:
Nice article, nice bounce back. Let's see what they're made of.
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We are going to see what they are made of this Wednesday against St. John's. I love the fact that they bounced back with a solid win against a good Villanova team that will not only be in the NCAAT, but can possibly win 1-2 games there.
 
gsmooth said:
We are going to see what they are made of this Wednesday against St. John's. I love the fact that they bounced back with a solid win against a good Villanova team that will not only be in the NCAAT, but can possibly win 1-2 games there.
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They feel like a round of 32 team. I think Wednesday is the real test - and we need to be able to win back to back big games at this point in the year, as good as a litmus test as it gets.
 
That's an And1 foul... no call....
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navery12 said:
Respectfully there is not a single poster who would accept multiple losses during the season to "develop the bench". And anyone who says they would is lying
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Where did anyone say anything about taking losses to develop the bench. "Bumps in the road" don't equate to losses. Rotations tighten as you approach Tournament time but you still need bench productivity to survive and advance. Case in point-23 and 24 NC teams. Are Ross/Reibe/Stewart/Smith bench guys? Have they developed over the season with PT? If your point is regarding developing bench players other than them- No argument.
 
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3rdbass said:
I think Hurley knows he has to play his bench and let them play through their mistakes. They become hesitant if they have no idea if they will be hooked after one or two mistakes. I'm glad Hurley mentioned that in post game interview referring to Stewie. But it applies to all our bench players.
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Oh so the person on the board who mentioned this before wasn’t being ridiculous?
 
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Devland said:
It seems like Tarris plays better in first halves and Reibe plays better when he gets more minutes. Logic would tell you to rest Reed more.
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Tarris seems to play best at the 22-23 mpg clip.
 
Umami Zen said:
Where did anyone say anything about taking losses to develop the bench. "Bumps in the road" don't equate to losses. Rotations tighten as you approach Tournament time but you still need bench productivity to survive and advance. Case in point-23 and 24 NC teams. Are Ross/Reibe/Stewart/Smith bench guys? Have they developed over the season with PT? If your point is regarding developing bench players other than them- No argument.
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Of course bumps in the road equate to losses. That's literally how people use that phrase in sports. Except for you I guess.
 
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7774 said:
Of course bumps in the road equate to losses. That's literally how people use that phrase in sports. Except for you I guess.
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Got it. Thought it was possible to have a bump in the road-Like during a game-Like tweaking bench rotations- And still win the game. Like Dan mentioned recently re: his bench mismanagement.

But your point is well-taken. Never equated it to always losing.
 
3rdbass said:
Smith has actually played decent the last few games but finally made some layups this game. Also, Smith was playing great in our OOC slate so not sure what you mean all year?
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Even in the OOC when he was making important contributions, I didn't love his game. Always thought he dribbled too much, did not attack the rim and wasted too much clock on offense. His size severely limits his ability to defend, rebound and shoot in traffic. When he is wide open he can make threes with his AJAX push shot. But he has been so bad in BE play it distorts my memory of his good contributions prior. Maybe I am being too hard on him but when I watch him I just hold my breath.
 
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