"Right before the tournament? This is what we're doing? Our best player? Mr. I-Get-Buckets? Every night, he brings it every night. Guaranteed 18, 20 every night. When you the best player on the team, whatever you say, you right."
"But the move to part ways with Baker-Mazara was not based on an isolated incident, a person familiar with the decision but not authorized to discuss it publicly told The Times, but rather a culmination of a season's worth of issues that boiled over after the second half of Saturday's loss to Nebraska."
USC coach Eric Musselman dismissed top scorer Chad Baker-Mazara shortly before the NCAA tournament, surprising many observers including Gilbert Arenas, whose son plays for the Trojans. Arenas publicly criticized the decision on social media, highlighting Baker-Mazara's consistent scoring output of 18-20 points nightly. However, the dismissal resulted from cumulative problems throughout the season rather than one isolated event. The situation escalated following USC's loss to Nebraska, when Baker-Mazara left the game after a hard fall and sat separately from teammates on the bench with a noticeable limp, raising questions about his commitment and team dynamics.
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