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Plain and simple, Buzz shouldn't pull his starters until the other team does. If they haven't waved the white flag, why should we?
Exactly. Until the other team throws in towel, pour it on. Louisvile should always be a reminder to NEVER ease up until your opponent does.
I'm not bitching because of one minute. Up 30 with 11 to go. We were up 33 with 8 to go. Up 38 with 6 to go. JJ and Gardner were the first to get in at 4:08EWill at 3,Frozena at 1:26Sure, in the end we're "bitching" about a few minutes. Watching in the BC, they were very long minutes, with many thinking, wow, where's Gardner? Ewill? Jones? Man, those guys must be terrible if they aren't playing now. Start the transfer clock.
The problem with that is .. you have freshmen on your team because they eventually turn into sophomores. The investment in one recruit is HUGE. While Duke probably doesn't recruit projects, MU has a number of them on their team every year. Kids will mature. You need to keep them around until they pay off. Guess what? These kids aren't going to be 100% mentally strong every day and stick with you.A weeks worth of a kid being pissed off with the wrong guys whispering in their ear about PT and better usage .. and suddenly your investment just went to zero.
Dpu...*that* is what is going to rekindle the rivalry? A 30 point ass-whipping?LOL. Good luck with that.
I would like to have seen Buzz selectively substitute and try various combinations by adding EWil, Ox and JJones with the starters @ various times. This is our last tuneup before the gauntlet begins!
All I'm saying is how about sticking EWill or J Jones in when we have a 20-30 point lead with more than half the game to play? WHat's wrong with putting EWIll in for a 5 minute stretch alongside Butler, DJO, Otule and Cadougan? Or play Jones for 5 minutes at the 15 minute mark with Crowder, DJO, Otule and Cadougan? Why always wait to put them in in mop up duty in blowouts?
So you want to clear the bench with 11 minutes left?! How will you feel then when Butler and DJO have to go back into the game with 3 minutes left and a 20+ point lead because Jones and Gardner are sucking wind?
Buzz put EWill in for ONE minute against Louisville when we were blowing them out. He gave up an offensive rebound put back on one end and missed a wide open lay up at the other. Those four points points seemed trivial at the time - didn't turn out that way.
Yes, because none of the regulars gave up an offensive rebound that game (see Terrence Jennings in the last 5 minutes) or missed a wide open layup (see DJO, Blue, Otule and Crowder).