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Message: [QUOTE="billsin01, post: 2201196, member: 837"] I'm not sure as I think Frank actually played OK at times in the preseason and I think they dreaded the idea of Gillon being the only option at the point (even though that's what ended up happening). And Battle actually played a ton even early on before becoming a 40 mpg guy after the BC game. Definitely could have used him for more than 13 mins. vs. South Carolina and it would have been nice to see him more vs. G'town, both of which wound up being crucial losses, but that Battle wasn't playing anywhere near as aggressively as the Battle later in the season. Otherwise, dude played pretty big minutes from the start (S.C State, USC and G'town were the only games he was under 20). At the end of the day, to me, it was just sort of crappy that Howard tanked the way he did. White at the 2, was a curious decision, though, I admit that. Seems hard to believe they ever thought he could hang there defensively. [/QUOTE]