They would almost certainly be different. Sam, Markus, Sacar, Joey, and Theo - our entire starting five - did not play as well, overall, as they played prior to the slide. Each player has to be assessed on his play for the entire season, not just the first three fourths of the season, the same way the team as a whole is assessed by the NCAA Tournament Committee for its play the entire season, not just the first 27 games. The results was a 5-seed instead of what was a likely 3-seed.