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Message: [QUOTE="NJHoops, post: 3450414, member: 8779"] Hurley has a specific way of bringing along most of his freshmen, which you can agree or disagree with. Bouknight would have started with or without an injury. He also had things he needed to get better at wrt game prep that he’s done. Maybe he’s not so receptive to that if he’s tossed in the starting line-up too early. He still has trouble earning full starters’ minutes because of fouls. With Gaffney, sitting Gilbert for him early would have thrown him into a situation he wasn’t yet ready for. Those are the kinds of things that can ruin whole freshmen seasons if a player cannot recover. The roster isn’t up to speed, with talent or potential, from 1-13 (or, 12, I guess), but this is how you develop it to have this season mean something and to look to the future. [/QUOTE]