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Payne has a combined 25 minutes the last 2 games. This is unacceptable at every level. Ben had been too clever by half all season w Payne. Should have been starting all along. He’s now got his best recruit in the class scrambled mentally about what he’s doing wrong and who knows if he’ll...

Ben has done this to Payne. Payne should have been starting all year. There hasn’t been a question about this. How can you not reward your hardest working player. Him starting TT for first part of the season simply cannot to justified. If Payne is now struggling w confidence, it’s 1000% Ben’s...

Agree, Samuels is looking more and more serviceable. Good tonight. I’ve never seen a team that has big guys that can run (Payne, JOJ, Garcia) and play this (insanely) slow. There were several possessions in second half where Carrington was running pg and pushing the pace and they actually...

That was my assumption as well. But no, ESPN box score shows 2 fouls. This takes away the “we can’t start Payne to protect him from getting in foul trouble” rationale totally. If that was the point, leaving him on the bench the last 10 min (and playing Ramberg……. ?) contradicts this completely...

Any ideas on why Payne sat the last 10+ min w only 2 fouls while he played Ramberg and a super gassed/non-factor Garcia? With TT out I thought this would finally be the night Payne starts to slow down one of the best bigs in the country. Nope. We start JOJ who was obviously going to get into...

Completely agree w starters suggestion. Payne should have been the starter from day 1. Maybe Ben had his reasons to start the season with lineup he chose, but now it’s just gotten weird/confusing. For JOJ it would be an acknowledgement of his hard work and solidify the team’s confidence in...

I hear you, and trust me, I think Henley does some really nice things and like his upside, just think at this point Carrington is more mature/polished/less of liability. Excited for Henley’s development. He adds 15 lbs and he could be totally different player.

Yea it’s just very strange their primary set is a pick and roll for a pg that has trouble beating people off the dribble. This should not be difficult to recognize. Their offense should cater to wing entry to Garcia/Payne/Battle in the post and play inside outside. Primarily Garcia as that’s the...

Ben refuses to stop digging. I’ve said it all season long, it’s very clear Payne and JOJ are your strongest players. The reason for the discombobulation/lack of cohesion is lineup mismanagement. When you play your best players, water flows(energy) down hill/properly. Instead, you have JOJ still...

Still no clue how to get ball into the post. Clearly our best option, and no ability to execute. Stop with the high ball screen weave action and drop the big to the block for a post entry. No one can effectively penetrate from wing except JOJ but obviously we can’t play him more than 5 min per...

Hard to understand sacrificing upside Payne gives you first 3/5 minutes each game.

This. On repeat. And increase JOJ minutes/reduce Henley.

-Johnson needs to get Carrington acclimated to run pg. Cooper can’t initiate an offense. Will never have a transition game w him -Why is TT still starting/why did he ever start? -If there was a +/- stat kept for college I guarantee JOJ would be top 3. JOJ should have gotten the Ramburg minutes...

After watching all the games I just can’t understand JOJs lack of minutes. He’s the only guy besides Payne that gives us some physical toughness. He gets ridiculous offensive rebounds. He can beat his guy off the dribble/knows how to get his man on his hip and get his shot/draw a foul. It’s just...