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Message: [QUOTE="iommi, post: 1587091, member: 249"] I thought Hop was thrust into an impossible spot but did okay overall. I'd say his substitution pattern was fine; in particular, he did a great job riding Howard for a good run in the 2nd half. I heard that Kaleb was under the weather but he did trust Howard and Frankie clearly gave us a spark. I feel he did a sub-par job with his timeouts usage: specifically, it was 8-6 Georgetown and we were right there and they went on a run and he didn't call a timeout there to stem the tide. I also thought he should've gone to a press for a while both halves to make the game a little more helter skelter and try to generate some turnovers. I would've gone small and put Lydon in the back of the press, since DC would not be mobile enough to handle that role. By the time he went to the press, the game was pretty much out of reach. Also, I did like that he subbed DC out when he could as he went Trunk Monkey press, because, as I said, DC is ill-equipped to handle that. My biggest surprise, watching him was that he was glued to the seat an awful lot, especially in the first half. Being calm is a good thing but I thought he would've been a lot more animated, especially when I thought we needed a kick in the arse. The officiating was pretty bad in the 2nd half, especially by Michael Stephens (no shock there, the guy is awful), and unless he did so very covertly, Hopkins did not seem to ride the refs too much at all. I was disappointed Hop wasn't mic'ed up like JTIII was but I certainly understand why he wasn't (chose not to?). Again, it was an almost impossible situation but the team rallied to make it somewhat interesting down the stretch. This team has a lot of flaws; I just hope they rally behind Hop in our next few games. No one has any clue what to expect, despite a soft upcoming schedule. I just hope we didn't already have our season's peak in Atlantis, though if that proves to be the case, I am happy I bore witness to it. [/QUOTE]

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