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Zebnatto1!

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How often do you think we'll see a lineup with only one of those four on the floor?

Do Smith and Jones have good enough handles to operate effectively, esp against high pressure defenses? I love their size.

What do we know of Wooten, is he expected he get very limited minutes? And I don't think we should count Diego out. Is his rep as a defender and shooter? Can he handle the ball?

Could we run Tariq, Smith, Jones, Syndor, Gurdak?
 
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Zebnatto1!

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Yeah, brutal. Why I’m wondering how much help Smith and Jones would be. Plus there’s Gurdak’s apparent game IQ and the fact that he can catch and dribble makes.
 
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goru7

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Zebnatto1! said:
How often do you think we'll see a lineup with only one of those four on the floor?

Do Smith and Jones have good enough handles to operate effectively, esp against high pressure defenses? I love their size.

What do we know of Wooten, is he expected he get very limited minutes? And I don't think we should count Diego out. Is his rep as a defender and shooter? Can he handle the ball?

Could we run Tariq, Smith, Jones, Syndor, Gurdak?
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Need Lino in the game for most minutes handling the ball. If he subs out and Francis is on with Jones and Smith , they should be able to handle , bring the ball upcourt and get us into our sets . However , not for long periods as I also think Lino can steal you some baskets with his speed alone.
 
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RUChet

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Smith is a forward. Jones is a guard

I believe Jones will be right up there in minutes with Francis and Mark

Powers needs to earn minutes and Davis you can book for 7-10 min max of 100% solid but not special contributions

If Jones doesn’t emerge as a clear top 3 guard then we are in trouble.
 
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Degaz-RU

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RUChet said:
Smith is a forward. Jones is a guard

I believe Jones will be right up there in minutes with Francis and Mark

Powers needs to earn minutes and Davis you can book for 7-10 min max of 100% solid but not special contributions

If Jones doesn’t emerge as a clear top 3 guard then we are in trouble.
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I agree with the statement that Jones needs to emerge as a top 3 guard along with Francis and Lino. JMike shouldn’t be more than a 10-15 minute per night 4th guard.
 
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RU Jeep

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Zebnatto1! said:
How often do you think we'll see a lineup with only one of those four on the floor?

Do Smith and Jones have good enough handles to operate effectively, esp against high pressure defenses? I love their size.

What do we know of Wooten, is he expected he get very limited minutes? And I don't think we should count Diego out. Is his rep as a defender and shooter? Can he handle the ball?

Could we run Tariq, Smith, Jones, Syndor, Gurdak?
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I suspect that either Lino or JMike will be on the court at all times...Francis will play 30 mpg and Powers will be in competition for a few of the 10 minutes remaining at the 2.
 
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Tariq, Smith, Jones, Syndor, Gurdak. That's what I want to see. You can get a little bit better from player improvement. You can get a lot better from improved players. I wasn't so sure about Smitty, but I based on one scrimmage, I'm leaning his way.
 
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NBKnight

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RUChet said:
Smith is a forward. Jones is a guard

I believe Jones will be right up there in minutes with Francis and Mark

Powers needs to earn minutes and Davis you can book for 7-10 min max of 100% solid but not special contributions

If Jones doesn’t emerge as a clear top 3 guard then we are in trouble.
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Both Jones and Smith are wings, you really can’t differentiate them into separate boxes. I could easily see Smith, Buchanan and Sydnor all in the court together. Mark and Francis are going to be playing around 30 mpg, I have not seen enough of Jones to say he should be getting anywhere close to those minutes.
 
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