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Message: [QUOTE="Ghost, post: 3282643, member: 581"] [B]A lot of people here did complain he couldn’t shoot, didn’t rebound, and played too many mInutes. Sound familiar? Girard is a Freshman, and most great shooters struggle as freshmen. Their %’s won’t be close by the time Girard leaves. But you know that. [/B] A: Why do you continue to bring up arbitrary people and things people said as if it relates to MY opinion? I care about my argument. I probably argued at times he played too many minutes, but for no other reason, than I am pro-developing a bench. At times something bad happens...maybe somebody gets suspended right before the NCAAT. It's wild times! Battles had a much better percentage early in his career since you like discussing him. Lots of people do. It's not unique to see static percentages or dropping, or rising percentages throughout someone's career. Look at Ryan McMahon!!! It's cool your confident, I am too, but it doesn't mean much. [B]Not sure what you’re getting at here. Do you think Girard and Buddy stumble and bumble to the rim? Buddy is a 6-6, slower SG. He’s not Jalen Carey. When he gets goin to the rim, it takes a while. But’s he’s not sitting back like Ryan McMahon from Louisville just shooting 3’s. Girard is actually pretty good and scores at the rim on a fairly regular basis. Do you not see that? [/B] A: Stumble and bumble isn't meant to be taken literally. I don't think any of these kids at this level are really falling all over themselves - they're still amongst the best players on Earth. I do think neither penetrates in any notable way. Not as bad at McMahon is not a hard baseline to best, but they both do shred him in that regard, I do concur on that. Scores at the rim on a regular basis? Really????? Define regular to help me out. [B]Yada, Yada, Yada (middle part)[/B] A: I'm skipping responding to a bunch of these as most are pretty mindless. Plus, at times now you're just listing random situations and/or players and making wholesale conclusions from it - it's too time consuming to argue with people that do that nonsense. Although I do quite value whatever Coach K has to say - you have any clips you could link on YT so I can hear more from him? [B]Don’t believe you develop a bench in a few minutes per game. Playing Jesse Edwards a couple minutes against Clemson won’t suddenly make him 20 pounds heavier and a much better player. Improvement generally takes time, practice, and time in the S&C program. We are trying to win games. The best players will play. [/B] A: 20 pounds heavier? It certainly could happen if he ate one of the Clemson players! You argue strange things. When Buddy or Joe sits, and HoWa or Goodine play, and we never really suffer, do you lose your mind? On any level, does that scenario even make sense to you? Are you just screaming at the TV, "The best players will play! The best players will play! Hey Ma, get me some meatloaf!" By the way, is that third sentence a Coach K quote? Just curious. [/QUOTE]

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