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Message: [QUOTE="Ghost, post: 3332034, member: 581"] His shortcomings seem relatively obvious and people aren't really pretending they don't exist - so, there isn't much to argue in that regard. Notably, I don't think many people are arguing for Goodine to play big minutes off the scant evidence we have, just that he showed enough to get more, and that BB may even benefit from some rest: [LIST] [*]We lose a bit on spacing as Goodine never proved a threat from three ([I]most overrated offensive skill ever though as the "unguarded guard" is rarely actually witnessed to the extent people pretend it is[/I]) [*]We lose the shooting ([I]but the last third of the season.....likely a wash since they were both >30% - or thereabouts - shooters from three[/I]) [*]We get Buddy some rest ([I]perhaps the shooting becomes less of a wash if that's the case[/I]) [*]Defense gets way better with BG, we get more loose balls, etc... [*]We lose Buddy's mid-range game, but that's often dependent upon a slow defender on the court that can't guard. I assume JB could easily recognize this and sub in Buddy to take advantage when the situation arises...if that's what he deems to be the correct move [*]We're forced to rely more on motion in the offense...but we have Eli, who doesn't necessarily need to rely on spacing to get things done as evidenced over and over again when we did use HoWa or Goodine...against certain teams Marek also showed he can initiate at the top...so we're not put into dire straits regardless of how it goes...plus, he's not playing PG...so, JGIII [*]We may see efficiency go down as Goodine will likely be far more prone to turnovers than Buddy [/LIST] Likely many more factors to consider, but his shortcomings would mimic those of most Freshman, taking some time to get acclimated to coming off the bench, loose handle in traffic, turnovers, so-so shooting early on, etc.... It's harder to assess though, as we never really saw him play in any sort of consistent fashion, and often at the end was sent on the court with HoWa. [/QUOTE]

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