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<blockquote data-quote="IdahoIllini" data-source="post: 1435505" data-attributes="member: 746160"><p>I think when you talk “eye-test” you have to mention Kane. I said this in the game thread and I’ll repeat it again, to have him rotting away on the bench in the midst of our worst season in 100+ years is beyond negligent bordering on criminal by this coaching staff. And where I am making this connection to the eye-test is every time DLR is on the court, he just looks like he has no business being out there. The fact that Kane was in late is really offset somewhat by the fact DLR couldn’t practice either coming off his injury. To me, it’s strictly the coaches banking on experience over talent and doing it to a fault. </p><p></p><p>If DLR, and this is no knock on him as a teammate or person, had shown anything in his time on the court I’d be right there with the guys justifying playing him over Kane. He did not. </p><p></p><p>I’ll call it water under the bridge now, and going forward that time should go primarily to Kane as we play with an eye toward the future. If this was a one-off and DLR goes right back to being the first big off the bench then Underwood, like so many other coaches **cough cough Bruce Weber cough** will show to be stubborn to a fault...to the detriment of the team and the future. Just my .02 as I know others will argue Kane “just wasn't ready” but I don’t buy that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IdahoIllini, post: 1435505, member: 746160"] I think when you talk “eye-test” you have to mention Kane. I said this in the game thread and I’ll repeat it again, to have him rotting away on the bench in the midst of our worst season in 100+ years is beyond negligent bordering on criminal by this coaching staff. And where I am making this connection to the eye-test is every time DLR is on the court, he just looks like he has no business being out there. The fact that Kane was in late is really offset somewhat by the fact DLR couldn’t practice either coming off his injury. To me, it’s strictly the coaches banking on experience over talent and doing it to a fault. If DLR, and this is no knock on him as a teammate or person, had shown anything in his time on the court I’d be right there with the guys justifying playing him over Kane. He did not. I’ll call it water under the bridge now, and going forward that time should go primarily to Kane as we play with an eye toward the future. If this was a one-off and DLR goes right back to being the first big off the bench then Underwood, like so many other coaches **cough cough Bruce Weber cough** will show to be stubborn to a fault...to the detriment of the team and the future. Just my .02 as I know others will argue Kane “just wasn't ready” but I don’t buy that. [/QUOTE]
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