Opinions come wrapped in emotions based on what side of the coin you profess to be on .........This subject of DMW and his role and worth to the team has been an ongoing drama for far to long to sway anyone from their feet in concrete belief's.......I don't see the value in praising or berating DMW above or below where his true effect is on the program .......
I value highly DMW and his grit and experience .....Do I think he should score more ?......maybe .........maybe not.......The idea of him driving and getting trapped on the baseline is not conducive to winning ...But his true net worth is in the W-L record of the Illini and if he had any impact on winning or losing a game ........I can't remember his play causing us to lose a game , but my memory isn't as it was years ago......
But , I do remember his play and the effect it has had on winning games .....last night is the latest example of his contribution to the win ....
You can't just single out the putback dunk as the winning play as much as you could say Podz 3 pter was the winning shot .....They are a part of the team win that when you add up all the plays we either win or lose based on the entire game stats.................
For me , DMW is a winner and I want winner's on the court as much as possible .......This is just my opinion and I feel strongly about it , as I feel strongly about the opposing opinions stated ......it's called a discussion , but as usual, snarkiness has entered the picture and stopped all attempts to discuss rationally .....
Come on folks , we won last night ....didn't we ?........bask in the glory of 1st place in the wild and woolly B1G............................We are in a good place ....
let's put aside the chippyness and agree we need all the players on the squad ................................
JMHO