Should Coach K Have Left Irving on the Bench??

• rydawg5

  Prescott;724165 wrote:While Irving was out, Nolan Smith was the man with the ball in his hands 80% of the time. When Irving returned to the point Smith had to play without the ball. You don't think that change affected Smith in a negative way?

  
  But Irving scored 28 points! Nolan wouldn't have scored that many or been MORE productive. Irving > Smith.
• rydawg5

  gport_tennis;724163 wrote:I would say that because he was 11-29 shooting that it wasn't good for his team.. took to many unnecessary bad shots last night
  
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  So you think BYU would have won it instead?
• se-alum

  

  rydawg5;724214 wrote:But Irving scored 28 points! Nolan wouldn't have scored that many or been MORE productive. Irving > Smith.

  How do you know Smith wouldn't have scored that many?
• se-alum

  

  Also, Irving had alot of his points after the game got out of hand.
• Prescott

  But Irving scored 28 points! Nolan wouldn't have scored that many or been MORE productive. Irving > Smith.

  In the 5 games preceding Irving's return to the court Curry averaged 14 points per game and Smith averaged 20 ppg. After Irving's return to the court Curry averaged 4 ppg and Smith averaged 13 ppg.
  
  Last night Curry had 2 and Smith had 8.
  
  Nolan Smith went from being the man to being a 3rd option.That had to eat at him a little.
• chicago510

  

  Prescott;724236 wrote:In the 5 games preceding Irving's return to the court Curry averaged 14 points per game and Smith averaged 20 ppg. After Irving's return to the court Curry averaged 4 ppg and Smith averaged 13 ppg.
  
  Last night Curry had 2 and Smith had 8.

  Curry did get hurt in the first half. And Dukes offense was not the problem. They got manhandled on the boards and could not stop dribble penetration. Same thing that nearly cost them 2 games against UNC.
• thedynasty1998

  

  chicago510;724241 wrote:Curry did get hurt in the first half. And Dukes offense was not the problem. They got manhandled on the boards and could not stop dribble penetration. Same thing that nearly cost them 2 games against UNC.

  
  People are failing to understand that it was their defense that lost them the game. Duke never gives up 90 points.
• thedynasty1998

  

  Looking at box scores, Duke had 58 shot attempts last night and scored 77 points. In comparison, Wisconsin had 56 shot attempts and scored 54 last night.
  
  Their defense, and defense alone, is the reason they lost.
• rydawg5

  Prescott;724236 wrote:In the 5 games preceding Irving's return to the court Curry averaged 14 points per game and Smith averaged 20 ppg. After Irving's return to the court Curry averaged 4 ppg and Smith averaged 13 ppg.
  
  Last night Curry had 2 and Smith had 8.
  
  Nolan Smith went from being the man to being a 3rd option.That had to eat at him a little.

  
  You should always be humble and accept every role. If it eats at you then your character is not of a champion. Not being able to respond to adversity or change is not that of a champion.
  
  Curry, Smith, and Irving combined for 38 points! Curry and Smith only averaged 34.. 4 more points closer to the whipping they would of had without him.