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Message: [QUOTE="br801, post: 2968645, member: 932"] Buddy potentially brought something to the game (3-point shooting off the bench) that no one else did, so he was allowed to play through his poor shooting early in the season. To his credit, he remained confident in his shot and eventually found success there. Had he been reluctant to shoot the three (his primary role at this point) and/or continued to shoot 20% from there, he would have seen his playing time disappear. Carey was fed plenty of minutes early in the year and had a few excellent scoring games when Howard was out, but generally was prone to turning the ball over at a high rate, and ultimately lost his role as third guard when Battle became the team's second best option at the point and Buddy became a consistent and highly efficient scoring option. Both Buddy and Carey earned their late season playing time on merit. [/QUOTE]