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Just a shame he and Morgan had stellar nights when it didn't matter

I'm not worried about seeding we've struggled against the whole range historically so more likely we shock as twelve seed than piss it away as higher seed.

I don't think starting is where he helps us, but the other options have struggled too. I'm in the same boat as you, I love his energy, but he is not always playing within himself. (His Tominaga range 3 wasn't his game)

Get home, get healthy, get back on track

Sam is best as a spark/disruptor. We need better execution from nearly all our guards

Agree now, but in the midst of the 6-game slide? If he's a baller, it would have helped, if he wasn't cracking the rotation this year then I'm worried because we have 2 and a half B1G guards most nights

See, stop blaming the refs, obviously a balanced call I would LOVE to stop blaming the refs. Give me one game where we get a fair call and still play like crap and I Will agree that it's all us.

Is he good enough? Considering the Griffiths benching, Ulis futility, Worster limitations and Essegian streakiness, wasn't it worth giving him a shot?

Cool cool cool we are allowing players to run over defenders now

Just the box score shuffle

I think we have a group of players, each with somewhat unique strengths, and very little overlap, so when we get disrupted in an area we don't have a ready patch. If Williams isn't scoring, Essegian isn't perimeter bombing, Morgan isn't posting, Meah isn't defending, etc. we don't have a plan B. Also our ball insecurity is a regular Achilles heel.

It's so hard to know when to stop being obviously biased and try to make the box score look defensible...really the most difficult job in sports.

Fouls NU 8 PSU 2

I want us to try this clutching defense. Run out the entire bench mob and have them grab, scrape, pinch, slam, chop and see if we can get the same consideration

We need to play better, but again officiating inconsistency is disruptive. If we get mugged no call and grazing another team is flagrant (last game example) how do you adjust?