The Jacobsen injury was a big curveball here. I also think that Painter was taking a multi-year view on this.
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Maybe...and this is a guess like all of us make....Matt doesn't believe the game performance mirrors what he sees in practice and believes some experience and confidence will provide what he needs? The 3 spot was much more a blaring issue than the 5 this year. In the FDU debacle, it was very noticeable that a 3 that could handle the ball and defend...especially handle the ball was needed. The D additive just allowed a smidgen of rest for Braden. THAT was crucial. Many on here believe that just a simple switch to Trey eliminates the 5 concerns and so I believe that 3 was much more of a concern than the current 5...and remember with some experience what many thought Daniel could do...and losing him was not expected either. FWIW, Matt has said he thought he had the best front line in the country a few weeks ago.
That multiyear view started with Trey getting a lot of minutes last year. Imagine if Trey was just now starting to get some comfort. I pointed out such last year when Trey was at the four and the experience it would provide when Zach was gone.
Clif would have been a good fit but I also think the 7 ft er that Mich from Yale ( Wolf ) would have been good too.
There are a thousand "coulda/shoulda,"s .... but we have what we have. I'm lovin' it .. every other team in the country has a thousand coulda/shoulda,"s ... and they are all stuck with what they got --- not many with what we got
It’s my favorite lineup too and those 5 had the most minutes individually, but agree on the ball handling and late in games and other press situations having cox or Harris in there makes more sense.
Woleb1tch just reported Heide and Colvin are transferring because they didn’t start. Look how angry Colvin is!
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