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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 631370" data-source="post: 1373556"><p>Actually, my comment about the lack of improvement was about the team writ large. </p><p></p><p>The thing is, we can afford to see one or two guys regress or not play up to their potential. But when several do it, that becomes a team killer. </p><p></p><p>It's unfair to pin this on Mark Smith. But when Alstork and Finke and Nichols all struggle as well, we need somebody other than Frazier and Black to step up. And they're not. Period.</p><p></p><p>Finally, the comparison to other Illini greats is really misleading. Take DWill, for example. He improved tremendously over the course of the season, and even led the Big Ten in assists IIRC. DMac is also mentioned quite frequently, but people forget that in conference play, his numbers went up significantly. He scored 10+ a game in Big Ten play, and had several games in which he had 6+ assists. </p><p></p><p>Head was a pretty consistent 4/5 point scorer all year, but he was also playing behind Frank Williams, Cory Bradford, Sean Harrington, etc. He became a pretty good defender over the course of the year, and gave us great minutes off the bench. In short, he played his role very effectively. It's not Mark Smith's fault that we need him more than we needed Luther Head in 2002. But it is what it is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 631370, post: 1373556"] Actually, my comment about the lack of improvement was about the team writ large. The thing is, we can afford to see one or two guys regress or not play up to their potential. But when several do it, that becomes a team killer. It's unfair to pin this on Mark Smith. But when Alstork and Finke and Nichols all struggle as well, we need somebody other than Frazier and Black to step up. And they're not. Period. Finally, the comparison to other Illini greats is really misleading. Take DWill, for example. He improved tremendously over the course of the season, and even led the Big Ten in assists IIRC. DMac is also mentioned quite frequently, but people forget that in conference play, his numbers went up significantly. He scored 10+ a game in Big Ten play, and had several games in which he had 6+ assists. Head was a pretty consistent 4/5 point scorer all year, but he was also playing behind Frank Williams, Cory Bradford, Sean Harrington, etc. He became a pretty good defender over the course of the year, and gave us great minutes off the bench. In short, he played his role very effectively. It's not Mark Smith's fault that we need him more than we needed Luther Head in 2002. But it is what it is. [/QUOTE]
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