You guys DO remember that our entire starting five (including Shaq) sat this out, right?
I thought the bench guys generally displayed good effort tonight. Had we been able to make a layup (or a dunk), we would have won this game going away in regulation. I don't put much stock in the whole "this was a good experience for them" thing - none of the players on the court tonight, save for one of JO or Davis, will ever see the court in crunch time.
They put up a fight, and it was nice to see some guys in green uniforms display some semblance of effort, but in the end a loss is a loss.