A lot of good discussion and analysis here. And you guys certainly seem to know what you're talking about.
So, let me ask you this. What has diminished Almonacy and Garcia so dramatically in Coach B's mind? Neither one of them even gets to take off his warmup jersey any more! Almonacy was certainly a stud out of high school, and even broke Kuphak's school record!! There was every expectation he would be Woodhouse's heir-apparent. What the hell happened? And, from my observations, Garcia should be a real asset, and has a good Div I body. I think he would be great at this level!!
Great question, re:Almonacy. For the life of me, I cannot understand Boals' decision not to play him. Maybe there's a problem between them. Almonacy is always supportive on the bench, and yesterday was the first time that I actually saw disappointment in his face, when the teams were shaking hands after the game. If there was a game to use him, yesterday's game at UMBC was the game. The turnover barrage in the first 10 minutes of the 2nd half at point (Cornish, McKenzie, and UC) was horrendous - and they could have used a ball control person at that point. I am as bewildered as you.
Garcia has not shown me anything. Every time he was in he was either dropping passes or taking wild, forced shots. For a guy whose nickname is "buckets", I have not been impressed. Maybe he was trying to hard, trying to make up for lost time, and maybe a summer camp is what he needs to be ready for next year.
Or maybe Boals just has a really short leash for guys he didn't recruit himself.