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<blockquote data-quote="MC06" data-source="post: 1443294" data-attributes="member: 639089"><p>In the northwestern game, Underwood put griffin in in the second half. On the first defensive possession, he guarded the guy who brought the ball up the floor, who immediately blew by him and got to the basket. Underwood pulled him out. In a winnable game, a Coach cannot leave a guy that is that much of a defensive liability on the floor. It’s easy to say in hindsight that griffin should have played more in that game because we lost anyway. But at the time, we were very much in the game and the coach has to do everything he can to give the team the best chance at winning that game.</p><p></p><p>Obviously we haven’t had many blowout wins where the freshmen get to play more minutes and learn. Perhaps we’d be better served in the long run with a few more blowout losses where Underwood can play the bench more. But I think it’s ridiculous to expect a coach to play players in winnable games when he thinks doing so will decrease our chance to win those games.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MC06, post: 1443294, member: 639089"] In the northwestern game, Underwood put griffin in in the second half. On the first defensive possession, he guarded the guy who brought the ball up the floor, who immediately blew by him and got to the basket. Underwood pulled him out. In a winnable game, a Coach cannot leave a guy that is that much of a defensive liability on the floor. It’s easy to say in hindsight that griffin should have played more in that game because we lost anyway. But at the time, we were very much in the game and the coach has to do everything he can to give the team the best chance at winning that game. Obviously we haven’t had many blowout wins where the freshmen get to play more minutes and learn. Perhaps we’d be better served in the long run with a few more blowout losses where Underwood can play the bench more. But I think it’s ridiculous to expect a coach to play players in winnable games when he thinks doing so will decrease our chance to win those games. [/QUOTE]
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