RE: Why to not throw in the towel

[MURPHY, T. JASON]

I dont think anyone wants to give up on the season or tell the seniors to sit and play all freshmen. But I do think it is time to go with guys like Hicks over players like Holman, Flowers and Johnson who have shown no ability to get it done. 
 Also, while I would like to see UC adjust and possibly move Stokes to the four and play Field, Taron, and TOny together, I hope they don't try to get into a running race with L'ville. IMO that is a recipe for disaster.
 Clearly this team is not as bad as it showed on Saturday. Losing two in a row with more tougher games coming up is making a lot of us nervous but we shouldn't panic. They have to play better. Huggs will not allow them to play another game like they did against Marquette.
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Macomber [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 2:41 PM
To: address@hidden
Subject: [UC Basketball] Why to not throw in the towel



A quick response to those who mentioned playing the young guys and get them ready for next year:

It would be quite an injustice to not only tell players "we're giving up this season", but to tell a senior like Taron Barker "thanks for coming, but since you're a senior you're gonna sit more".  Or even worse, tell Leonard Stokes "Thanks for 3 1/2 years of playing for the university, but we're throwing your senior season away to get ready for next year".

Or tell the UCATS members, the alumni, and ticket holders that we've given up on the team, but next year should be great.  Hey why doesn't every team in div 1 with a losing record sit their seniors and play just next years lineup?

If this was a professional franchise then I might agree that the long term performance might improve by looking ahead now, but the university has an obligation to compete to the standards of NCAA and student-athletes.  Integrity is the issue here, not the bottom line.

I definitely haven't given up on this good (not great) team.  Plus, Huggins doesn't strike me as the type of guy who would give up at anything!


Jon M














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