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I think one item still missing from this discussion is depth. Minutes played. Josh, Jalen and Dd played too many minutes. Period. They also played weaker defense for fear of fouling.
The lack of players and bench hurt especially when the opponents can keep players a bit fresher.
It was not a matter of X or Trey, but rather could the players have fresher legs at the of the game. I don’t buy the players can play 40 minutes without drop off. You might find an exception, but basketball is super physical now. If you play 38 minutes and you are matched against a player who played 28 minutes, he has an advantage late in the game.
X, Svoboda, Crosby and Kostas could not deliver quality minutes.
Btw. You could start three more threads.
1. What if Kostas played better? All year, not just last couple of home games.
2. What if Svoboda played better and hit some 3s?
3. What if played better?
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