As an example, it's fair to say we don't beat Baylor this year without Kanon having the night of his life. He has certainly been a key player at certain points this season. That said, we've shown we can play and even make the Sweet 16 without him.


Keita has definitely been key at certain points this season. We are a better team when he is playing well. He's also had several games where he's spent over half the game on the bench. We've shown we can do what we need to do without him.


Demin has shown that when he's playing well he makes us better. We've also had to send him to the bench at times because he was making us worse. We've shown we can win and close out big games with Demin on the bench.


There's probably 5 or 6 guys on the team that you could point to and say, "We don't win X game without him." But that's a single game. Would have affected our NCAA seeding, but the season would have mostly played out the same.


Without Richie, we don't have a winning record in the B12. Without Richie, we'd be playing in the Crown Tournament. His contributions this year are way above anybody else on the team.