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Message: [QUOTE="Ghost, post: 3176750, member: 581"] While still saying it was the "right" way to go after it - I think the leashes were different. I'm not sure JB has ever taken such care in monitoring a player's progress. He sat him against Va Tech, because he knew he would get devoured. Much like he was overmatched against pressure D facing up with VA and certainly Baylor at the end of the year. He only had to do all of one thing to earn court time - and that was the one thing he did best. I don't know that anyone was asked to do less as a Frosh to remain on the court (without criticism in press conferences about something...defense, playmaking, whatever), and I'm really not sure JB ever said to someone like Kaleb, JC, whomever, "This game is going to be a toughy - let's keep you out of the fray!" He did that for Buddy against Va Tech. As a young player we really positioned him to succeed...wish we did it more at other times. [/QUOTE]