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Message: [QUOTE="DoctahLexus, post: 5270458, member: 6798"] I agree, but would also not call it “padding stats”. When he is getting the best of his matchup there is nobody better to initiate the offense since his feeding ability is so strong. He punishes slides, or even guys thinking about sliding, better than any current attack (especially now that Pat Kav is out of the picture). This is not Russ Westbrook rushing to grab every single uncontested rebound so he finishes game with a triple double. When he is on it is optimal for the offense to keep feeding him. And some of these “weaker teams” we have needed his large number of points to win games (High Point/Towson come to mind). Spallina is certainly different from your average star. There are several on this list who are better at getting separation off the dodge. But I think he is by far the best passer in college lax this year, and even though he is not the fastest, he can draw slides in his own way by taking the body and exploiting defenses that overcommit to him. His IQ is top notch and he is not in any way a ball hog. I think some of these younger stars like Duffy and Millon have the potential to surpass his impact with their dodging ability, but in year one they both had low shooting percentages and a good deal more turnovers than assists (with Millon not even drawing the top defender just yet). With 10 seconds left, I would rather give the ball to a Duffy or a Millon since their speed always give you a shot at a look, but for 60 mins, I would take Spallina every time without question, especially considering the other dodging weapons we have on this team. Getting long winded, but have to point out that it has still just been two years! He has gone up against the absolute best defenders in the game for two years strait. That experience plus his work ethic means he will only continue to improve. [/QUOTE]

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