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Canales had moments of complete clarity with us last year during the Rico Dowdle situation where it felt like he was almost broken down by the situation and then just sort of talked up like, 'Yeah, we've got to get Rico Dowdle more usage cuz the guy's ripping off these incredibly big games.' And then he stuck by it. We had a couple weeks usage where Dowdle was getting like true bell cow workload.

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Canales proved reliable on usage promises; stuck with Dowdle through bell cow weeks

Dave Canales demonstrated reliability on player usage and workload promises during the 2024 season with Dowdle. David Montgomery notes Canales was almost broken down by the situation but then committed to getting Dowdle more usage because the guy was ripping off incredibly big games, and then stuck by it with multiple weeks where Dowdle received true bell cow workload. This establishes Canales as a trustworthy coach on usage matters, which lends credibility to his current bullish stance on Jonathan Brooks.

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