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Message: [QUOTE="cuseincincy, post: 5568014, member: 331"] Nice to get a win against anyone when your best players don't play well. I know Donnie had 18 points but I don't think we beat many good teams with him only making 3 shots. It was good for Kiyan to struggle a bit. Things came a little too easy for him the first 3 games. Not worried about his FT shooting a bit. It was telling to me that Red let him shoot the techs. I'm glad he probably feels he has a little to make up for as we head to Vegas. George needed to to demand the ball the last few minutes. He needs to be the team leader as PG and be in control. Another solid all around game from Kingz plus his shot started to drop. You can just see the kid is a shooter but I really like his all around game. That's our 4 guys this year. I really like Kyle in the middle but he will be more of a complementary player. Sadiq is going to be so good. He's one of those 6'9" guys you can put on the point of the press and slashes to the rim on offense. Even last n ight he managed 8 points in 10 minutes. He earned at least 3 of those foul calls which is too many in that few minutes. We missed Betsey as I think he's an other solid wingman with some shooting/scoring ability. Which brings us to JJ. What is he? A senior leader, veteran, experienced, athletic. Those things don't mean anything if you, or the coaches, can't identify your role. He had no business starting last night and I really don't want to hear all the "he earned it, you don't lose your position due to injury, hometown kid came home" crap. He was a leading player on 2 rudderless teams that accomplished nothing but make people question their coaches ability. Last nights game looked a lot like the last 2 seasons. JJ can't be the guy other players defer to, especially George. What I see in JJ is a Houston style guard that comes off the bench and does a little bit of everything and makes the team not miss a beat when he is on the floor. That is what this team needs from him. I only hope Red is able to see that instead of pushing the team leader we need him on the court narrative I fear. With a healthy Betsey I think we have a very strong 8 with Souare providing a little more defensive help up front when needed. [/QUOTE]

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