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Message: [QUOTE="businesslawyer, post: 3432821, member: 55"] The most interesting thing that post raises to me is how CV would have helped the '06 team. Would he have started? Heck no. We already had 1 of Denham, 'Shad or Rudy Gay on the bench. But that team's single biggest problem was the lack of a secondary ball handler. The drop off from Marcus to freshman combo guard Craig Austrie was genormous, and Austrie at that time in his career wasn't a good enough shooter to take minutes from Denham and Rashad at the 2, even though he became a much better shooter as his career wore on. Having the option of an upperclassman CV on that team might have made it better as it would have given JC options to play differently that he just didn't have. Thinking CV was getting serious minutes in '99, however, is laughable, as is comparing him to KEA. That team didn't need more defense from a guard, as Ricky could take the other team's best guard at either the 1 or the 2 totally out of a game, and Albie Mourning couldn't get real minutes on that team as a scoring 2. None of this, however, is a knock on CV, who at this point in his career plays with maximum effort close to 100% of the time and helps this team win in many ways even on days when his shot is off. [/QUOTE]