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Message: [QUOTE="malpearl31, post: 3692900, member: 6520"] I think there are legitimate explanations/answers to just about all of your questions/observations above. But I don't think you'll like or agree with many of them. Why does JB treat Alan and Buddy differently? I'm sure part of it is because Buddy is his son. And part of it is probably because JB has less tolerance for the inexplicable, sloppy turnovers that Alan has had recently. JB can answer better than me, maybe we can get someone to call in to the radio show on Thursday and ask him point-blank. Regarding shots and percentages and playing time... the offense is definitely geared more towards perimeter play this year (and the last few years), but Quincy has put up more shots than both Buddy and Alan in the last 3 games (47 for Q, 43 for Buddy, 38 for Alan... and keep in mind that FG attempts don't tell the whole story if you get to the FT line more, which Quincy does). Quincy has been really good recently - and the entire team appears to be making a more concerted effort to get him the ball. [LIST] [*]In the last 5 games, Alan Griffin is 28-64 (43.8%) from the field. 18-32 (56.3%) from 2-pt range and 10-32 (31.3%) from 3-pt range. [*]In the last 5 games, Buddy Boeheim is 32-73 (43.8%) from the field. 19-32 (59.4%) from 2-pt range and 13-41 (31.7%) from 3-pt range. [*]In the last 5 games, Quincy Guerrier is 29-60 (48.3%) from the field. 25-43 (58.1%) from 2-pt range and 4-17 (23.5%) from 3-pt range. [/LIST] Guards typically shoot for lower percentages than forwards/centers, so the fact that Buddy and Alan are shooting worse than Quincy isn't that big a deal to me. I'm actually pretty impressed by how well Alan and Buddy have shot from inside the arc. Why did Buddy jump Braswell in the rotation at the forward spot last night? Again, that's really a question for JB - but it's reasonable to draw the conclusion that either (a) JB thought that Buddy had a better matchup against Miami's D, or (b) JB wanted to get a look at Buddy/Joe/Kadary all on the floor together at the same time. Or maybe it was a combination of both (a) and (b). Last night, things were working and going quite well - and yet you've spent most of the day being very critical - even going so far as to completely misrepresent Buddy's contribution to the 23-3 first half run in another thread. You have every right to focus on the negative if that's what you want to do. Please don't interpret this as me telling you to stop complaining or to shut up. Some of us just find it a little bit weird and annoying that the analysis always seems to begin and ends at "too much Buddy". [/QUOTE]

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