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[QUOTE="arbitragegls, post: 143779, member: 302"]
SWC75 said:
"JB tried to explain why he played Scoop Jardine instead of Brandon Triche down the stretch by saying that Brandon and Dion tend to try to make plays by themselves instead of getting the ball to our big guys. Scoop, a pure point guard, runs our offense and gets the ball inside better. That’s nice. Getting the ball inside isn’t our offense this year. Scoop in this game was 1 for 5 from the field, had 3 assists and 6 turnovers. He seemed to have no idea what he’s doing at times. Brandon had 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists vs. 3 turnovers. He also played excellent defense. We don’t need that down the stretch? Dion had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists vs. 2 turnovers. He’s absolutely the one you want with the ball in crunch time. There are times when Scoop is your best option- he certainly was in the Florida game. He’s had some other good games this year. But what this team is all about is seeing what each guy is giving you tonight and going with the guys who are giving you the most. And tonight that wasn’t Scoop."
 
[B]+1...agree...and for the bballer in me I too do not understand this explanation...except for fact that JB does not want any guard playing + minutes more than another among his top 3---even with Triche again not in the final 7 minutes of the 2nd half--he played more minutes than Scoop...perhaps this evening out minutes (discussed in previous of my post), is NOT A GOOD IDEA...but rather go with whichever guard is hot...Waiters, Scoop or Triche.[/B]
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