...exploit that it was a big reason we lost our lead in the 2nd half vs SMC at the Marriott Center and eventually lost the game. He wasn't alone in that, Hardnett struggled too and Bennett was smart enough to put us in a rotation where he could catch them both in the PNR and he ate us up.

Rose has a history of preferring safe guys who make few mistakes even if it means they don't do much of anything else vs guys who are higher risk/reward. It's why Jimmer sat behind a marginal DII player (Murdock) most of his freshman year. Eventually as the level of competition and the stakes increased Rose realized the safe move (Murdock) wasn't getting them over the hump. He had to have playmakers on the floor (Jimmer) even if it meant they would make mistakes.

To your point, Seljaas was a lot more focused and dialed in when playing m2m or zone and you could see he worked hard while on the floor. It's a shame that Payton didn't always bring the same drive and determination to D as he did to O. The one strength he did bring to the D was as a helpside shot blocker. Some of the runs he sparked was because of key blocked shots (including a big run we had in the first half of the SMC game in Provo).

If I was his coach, I'd give him the playing time and then kick his butt in practices to break him of the bad habits. I just like his upside a lot more than I'm afraid of his lapses. That's just me. I'd rather have guys develop sooner than later and will invest the time and attention to speed that along.