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Message: [QUOTE="sufandu, post: 1003470, member: 874"] I agree with the idea that JB may be risk averse, but I'll take it in a different direction. I think he doesn't risk enough wins early in the season in an attempt to develop players. How many teams lost early and are still playing now because their teams improved throughout the year. That's certainly what happened with us in '03. We lost to a solid but not great Memphis team to open and were able to run an absolute gauntlet in the tournament at the end. If we lose a few of our early games while letting some of our young guys learn from mistakes, maybe we find another shooter in the bunch. Maybe Cooney has fresher legs at the end of the year. Maybe we're in the same place we are right now, but I would be willing to risk the trade off. [/QUOTE]