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[QUOTE="reedny, post: 2410745, member: 1423"]
Officiating in college is just strange. They called the bigs tight (one on Moyer backing up with his hands in the air), but let Anderson crawl up Howard's jersey the whole game? Makes no sense, per usual.

I have to say I was relieved to beat such a bitter rival, but disappointed that we didn't step on their neck in the first half. At the same time, I was stoked for MM. I mean, the kid has worked hard. He hustled, got some tip-jams and even hit a couple jumpers. Couldn't be happier for him. I think this game was closer to his ceiling than his floor. But I'd be content with 10 minutes of hustle points and rebounds (6-8 ppg, 5 rbg).

Back to Frank, wow. This game highlights some usage questions I have about him. At this point, I'm wondering why the staff is relying on him so heavily as a PG rather than a 2. He's not handling heavy ball pressure, is not shooting it well from 3 (29%), his defense is getting worse and he's turning it over at 4+ per game. Yes, Anderson bodied him and he won't always be guarded that physically. But he has to be able to play through contact. Maybe it's because of his minutes (NRFPT backup), but he just looks uncomfortable and I think too much point is taking a toll. He's not closing out (giving up wide open 3's). Why not let Tyus take some of the PG load? At a minimum, he can bring the ball up and run the offense for periods of time to give Frank a break. He's certainly capable. The question is, will it adversely affect Tyus' production.

(btw, thx as always for a stimulating write-up. We're all hooked now). ;)
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