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[QUOTE="blizz, post: 1651587, member: 4252"]
Both sides have merit. I think more than anything, its a decision by Babers rooted in fairness. He knows that his opinion carries the most weight when everything is said and done, he has the most influence.  I think it signals an admirable desire on his part to be as objective in his decision making as possible.  On the other hand, evaluating players in practice has its own limitations. No matter what you do, it's very difficult to replicate the intensity of a game situation. Guys always hold back in practice, even if they don't realize it. The speed of the game changes, guys react slower, make decisions slower without that adrenaline pump that they can't just flip the switch and turn on. It can disguise the gamers. Remember they said that about Hunt. After they put him in against Northwestern and he marched them down the field and punched it in, everyone was like 'Coach, why was this guy on the bench for the last two games?' Shaf responded with something about how he didn't know Hunt was such a gamer. He didn't know he would be such am effective runner because they could never truly evaluate his running in practice.
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