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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 3212626, member: 40"] I haven't given up on him -- at all. But I prefer to deal with empirical observation instead of wishful thinking -- and prior to hitting a couple of shots in the second half against Georgia Tech, he'd gone several games where he wasn't making shots. Compounding that was him making unforced errors, such as driving into traffic with nowhere to go, turnovers, etc. I think JB could / would live with those mistakes if he was knocking down threes, but when he isn't then in conjunction those things hurt the team. Which is why he got subbed for. And Washington produced -- albeit for one game. PG has been a struggle for this team all year long, and it was interesting to see how this team can perform when we have steady play at lead guard. There has been some interesting discussion in this thread about HW's strengths / limitations, what Saturday's performance means going forward, etc. Here's how I see it: [LIST] [*]The only relevant thing is that JB appears to now slate HW ahead of BG in the rotation, as evidenced by the substitution pattern Saturday. [*]If HW hadn't performed well, then he wouldn't have gotten extended run. But he did, so he played. A lot. [*]GT is a good statistical defensive team, but was missing a key backcourt cog [Alveredo] who is an on-ball defensive stalwart. Even so, that doesn't detract from how HW performed. [*]I don't think we can read too much into it, beyond HW has earned minutes for the next game. If the solid play continues, then it starts to become a trend. [/LIST] I'll also add that competition is a good thing, as is depth. If Girard lights it up any given game, then ride the hot hand and keep any player spelling him on the bench. But if not, then we aren't locked into having to play guys 30+ minutes in games where they are not producing. [/QUOTE]

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