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Message: [QUOTE="MikeSU02, post: 3692144, member: 60"] The way I look at it is that it's great on an individual game basis if someone goes off, whether it be Buddy, JGIII, Kadary, etc etc. Whether people believe it or not, I cheer just as hard for a shot to go in by Buddy as I do for Kadary. My issue is that, on the whole, JB is putting out a lineup and has an offensive strategy that makes no sense **to me** for us to win consistently and I think I have a pretty rational argument to feel that way. So, my contention is that the answers are extremely clear, but JB is going against those decisions. This hurts us in win totals, recruiting, growth of players. It essentially hurts the program, overall. Again, to me, we are not a three point shooting team. Buddy, in no way, shape or form, should be allowed to have the most shots on the team and the highest usage rate with what his abilities are. If someone else thinks Buddy is a good to great player, s/he and I will never see eye to eye, at least with what Buddy's done so far. So, on a game by game basis, when watching, I'll root for whomever JB puts out there. Buddy Boeheim, Buddy Holly, Buddy Ebson (did I spell that right? Is that a real person?). However, what I fundamentally don't agree with is the decision to continuously start who he starts, allow for the mpg for certain players and what I would honestly call an obnoxious amount of shots that he lets Buddy take. Don't get me wrong. I don't hate Buddy, but whatever got us to Buddy taking the most shots per game, can't continue for us to win consistently and at a high level. At the beginning of the year, I outlined the issues with JGIII. Then I made a long post about JGIII vs Buddy, which, in my mind, is really the question at this point. Buddy is not an offensively efficient player. He isn't drawing nearly enough fouls to warrant the amount of shots he is taking. His defense isn't good. So is it good we beat up a not great Miami team? Yes, of course. You got to bank as many wins as possible. Am I happy? Of course. Am I still concerned about what I see? Yes. Because I think it's clear what changes need to be made, or at least attempted, to get us to the next level and I don't think they're going to be made. Maybe I'm wrong and we'll rip off a six game winning streak. Maybe Buddy will be first team All ACC. I dunno. But if I had to put money on it, I think every minute we play with Buddy and JGIII to start a game, puts us at a disadvantage from the tip. So, yes, I care who plays, because I think the answer to us being mediocre lies in our lineups at this point. The defense is not changing. There isn't going to be some offensive renaissance with JB. He is who he is. We just have to elevate our potential on the floor with who we have. So, that's my long-winded answer. [/QUOTE]

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