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you are just touchy because Corey Chest isn't playing. If you can't see the changes in player rotations and other adjustments then I don't know what you are looking at.

He played Mwani more today which is good. That is one adjustment that I approve of. We still run a switch everything defense and poor switches have cost us 2 games. Adjustments still need to be made, even if we took a small step in the right direction today.

I don't have a personal dog in the race with Chest. I just think he should play because I think he would contribute to wins. At the end of the day all that matters is winning. Losing close games isn't growth. Winning is. Corey gives us a better chance at doing that imo and that's why I want him to play. Same reason I champion for Mwani.

Clearly Hunter Dean is more of an impact player than Damian Collins. Great rotations by McMahon.

This is the same guy who insisted on running Cam Hayes at the wing

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Further, you don't have to jump up and down like performance artist Will Wade to motivate and lead a team

I agree, but I don't think being monotone is motivating to a bunch of young guys. That CEO monotone shtick only works if you're a winner.

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Posted by LSUHSV

Huntsville, AL

Member since Oct 2005

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Posted on 11/17/23 at 2:52 pm to mcmaniacinsaneasylum

Dayton might be a good team they are giving Rick Petanio and St John's all they want

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Posted by mmcgrath

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Posted on 11/17/23 at 2:55 pm to mcmaniacinsaneasylum

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He played Mwani more today which is good.

Agree. He still has a very pure jumper. Doesn't miss by much even when he does miss. His problem is that Ward and Wright are better ball handlers.

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We still run a switch everything defense and poor switches have cost us 2 games

We need to work on our switches, yes. We were vulnerable to overloading the floor for the final 3 against Dayton. And on one play today Williams ran away from the guy with the ball without handing him off on a break. I still think poor offense in our last 2 possessions in our 2 losses were the biggest culprit.

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Adjustments still need to be made, even if we took a small step in the right direction today.

You claimed cMM couldn't make adjustments. More time for Mwani and playing Fountain in front of Reed the 2nd half were big adjustments just today. So was going with MW3 over Trae down the stretch.

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I don't have a personal dog in the race with Chest. I just think he should play because I think he would contribute to wins. At the end of the day all that matters is winning. Losing close games isn't growth. Winning is. Corey gives us a better chance at doing that imo and that's why I want him to play.

Reed and Fountain are ahead of him by a lot right now. Without more range he is stuck behind them. I like his aggressiveness, but I don't think sitting him is a mistake barring injury.

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Clearly Hunter Dean is more of an impact player than Damian Collins. Great rotations by McMahon.

Dean played 4 minutes and did OK.

ETA: I did rewatch the 1st game last night. Collins seemed to be walking a bit awkwardly in between plays. Looked a little sick or nursing a minor injury.

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This is the same guy who insisted on running Cam Hayes at the wing

We didn't have many options last year, especially at 1-3.

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I agree, but I don't think being monotone is motivating to a bunch of young guys. That CEO monotone shtick only works if you're a winner.

He isn't monotone. He is constantly tuned in and talking to his coaches and players. I swear some of you really never watched a basketball coach outside of LSU and have a really perverted sense on what coaches should be doing.

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