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Message: [QUOTE="Ward, post: 1679882, member: 1958"] Good points, we no doubt have suffered from some tough breaks (some self inflicted, some not) that all seemed to create a perfect storm the last couple years. With Ennis I don't have much of a problem with us taking him over Morris. The staff decided early on he was our guy and went all out for him, he ended up even better than anyone could've hoped and we lost him. I cringe at the thought of us taking Buss over Morris as the second guard in that class. Morris would've been a great guy to pair with Ennis at times and then the bigger piece is because we have a back-up point guard Gbinije is more effective in the 13-14 season because he's just playing and not trying to learn a foreign position. Turning my stomach just thinking about how much of a difference that would've made for our prospects in March that year and then our success the next two years too. McCullough, and this isn't just directed at you, but I feel like he gets unfairly categorized as a bust or flop on here. The guy was really good, had a slump (which coincided with JB ripping his NBA prospects in public), then tore his knee up and was done. I think he would've had a really good year for us if he stayed healthy. I also think McCullough's impact on this year's team is overblown. He didn't start playing for Brooklyn until mid-late February. That's with 24 hour access to some of the best training and rehab facilities, so who knows when he comes back if he's just rehabbing up at SU. It would've been a great shot in the arm for us down the stretch of the season but wouldn't have made a difference the first 80% of the season. Now, if he is playing for us the last couple weeks and for postseason play I feel MUCH better about our chance to make a big run so I will definitely give you that. [/QUOTE]

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