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This Payne for Minny is a bad man.

Speaking of Sparks, I would have liked to see him get some minutes tonight.
Sparks can teach our starters how to block out… Great kid and he plays hard. He is just limited and would have gotten eaten alive by Payne. He will see the floor at time when there is a better matchup.
 
Sparks can teach our starters how to block out… Great kid and he plays hard. He is just limited and would have gotten eaten alive by Payne. He will see the floor at time when there is a better matchup.
I wanted to see him come in to try him on Payne. He's the one guy on our roster who had the bulk to wrestle with him on the block and sometimes physical play is more disruptive than height. I think it was worth a try for a few minutes just to see, especially with a double digit lead. Shortening the bench is great... if everyone stays healthy. Sparks has some tools our other guys don't and I'd still be trying to develop that.
 
A key to the game was Galloway double-teaming Payne for the steal. He was gonna foul out Ware and then we would have been in big trouble. That play sucked a lot of momentum from them.
 
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