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Message: [QUOTE="Orangezoo, post: 3692043, member: 237"] So if you take a step back we all agree a hell of a lot more than we disagree. JB says - he plays the guys that can help us win. In the past five years of debate we hit on concerns over who gets the minutes and also player development concerns. There is a global element of sports that some guys show their stuff in practice more and some show it when the lights come on and then there are some that do both. There are enough examples of each of these within JBs tenure. Maybe not this assistant staff but for sure over the years with JB. There is clear evidence of guys like Woody and now Jesse showing things in games when opportunity is presented. There is clear evidence that neither AG, Buddy, Woody or even Marek have shown that they standout as being the guys who clearly give us the best shot alone but instead it's a mixture that can change game to game. We have lost 4 games we have had a lead we could have held onto even being short handed. We also stole a couple too. We have pieces but we also have leaned too much on things that have backfired too. I think everyone is saying there are things that make little sense and deserve an explanation to the fan base. This is not to denigrate opponents at all as some have played really well be it well supported by our failures but still. I think it's fair to ask questions of tendencies that can cost us critical games and trends that don't improve when the message is that of decisions are based on what gives us the best chance to win. It is also fair to say that those players who are the most beat up by the fan base aren't as bad either. It is clear there is a lot to work with this year and there is absolutely merit in some of the concerns. Blind faith is foolish as much as is blind cynicism. [/QUOTE]

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