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[QUOTE="newmexicuse, post: 2410671, member: 57"]
A very insightful post in many respects, but I do have a couple of nits to pick.

1. I do not see this as the worst game we have played to date except for one player. Everybody else had pretty solid games, and Moyer had an exceptional game. Now, I do grant  that unacceptable PG play has a huge impact on team performance, but the TEAM did overcome that handicap.

2. I do not see how not taking Howard out for a few minutes helps him to work thru games like this. I see exactly the opposite, a few minutes of bench-time would have given Jimmy a  great coaching opportunity to correct and would have allowed Frank to try and adjust on the fly. That will be a necessity the next time things get tough for the kid since he does not have a high enuf BB IQ to work through these things wo coaching. Allowing Frank to work through should mean not benching him for the game, it should not mean that he can't be sat down for a few minutes.

3. Loved your # 4 comment about Dolezaj. Yes, he is a better overall athlete than is Moyer below the rim, but Moyer is much better above and going to the rim. Moyer is also a better rebounder. Dolezaj is pretty decent from the FT line, that means he should be able to take open shots out to 15 feet reasonably effectively. Of course, his release is slow and low, so he needs to be wide open. Your point on the 4 is insightful, it seems like he passes up multiple "grabage" bucket opportunity shots each game. He needs to take and make most of those forward going plus a couple of outside J's when really wide open.

The rest of your post - absolutely outstanding as usual.
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