@wissox83 Frankly, HCBS deserves to take some hits. His comments following the game were...curious...
He says DP was on a minutes restriction, even though he was supposedly 100% (wasn't going to play unless that was the case, as we were told...)? So, if really was going to be limited to 24 minutes, he plays 18 in the 1st half??? Okay, dictated by the Council and Flory foul situation? Then why start him in the 2nd half and ensure he wouldn't be available later in the game???
Then he says that Elmarko only played 11 minutes because he had a bum knee coming into the game. So, he plays at less than 100%, but not DP??? And, if Elmarko really was less than 100%, why not give some of the other guys a few minutes, i.e., Dawson? It's not like a 100% Elmarko is a difference maker...
It's possible that we are a second weekend team with a fully functioning and well integrated DP, but that hasn't really been demonstrated yet. We've lost to all the best teams we've played, even when DP has contributed. Our best win is over a 10-4 Tennessee team that may be a middle of the pack SEC team.
But with DP lighting it up in the 1st half, UCF still lead at half. Everyone else deferred to him. Council lit it up in the 2nd half, but we don't have anyone else who can consistently score - or at least create their own shot (Tre tried, but he really doesn't have the skill set - he is more of a good complementary player).
The only way this group beat the better teams is that DP plays, scores, but also makes his teammates better by creating opportunities for easy buckets when he is the focus on the defense. That isn't happening now...
