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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 4450574, member: 405"] It was more that Buddy shouldn't have played 37 or 38 minutes in almost every game. He wore down, didn't give maximum effort on defense, short armed some shots. If you only play him 33 or 34 minutes, he gets a couple more breathers, and is fresher, makes more shots, gives up fewer open threes from being too tired to contest. One of those young guys who transferred away wouldn't have killed us to play 3 or 4 more minutes a game. Symir could have played those minutes and moved Joe to the 2, just like we're seeing this year. It's not about somebody playing better than Buddy; he was our best player. It's about a fresher Buddy playing better compared to a tired Buddy. [/QUOTE]