Besides the obvious:
1) Early in the game, Dykes said that there were 4 future pros in the building - Moultrie, Jenkins, Taylor, and Ezeli. Did anyone else here this? I guess he's saying he doesn't think Bost or Sidney make it, which I can see happening.
2) Related - Moultrie has pro moves offensively.
3) Brian Bryant is starting because he rebounds the basketball. He's averaging 5 boards/game (8 last night). He needs to stop pushing it offensively with the dribble drives. In the long run, though, I think he's the right one to be starting, and he lets us bring a shooter off the bench with fresh legs. That doesn't explain leaving Steele on the bench for so long after he went 5 for 7, though.
4) Renardo could at least start stepping out to help on screens when it comes to defense. He gets really engaged when a guy brings the ball at him, but if they're more than an arm's length away he looks bored out of his mind.
5) Wendell's struggles have to be much more of a concern than Smith's return as far as depth goes. Bryant handled the PG backup minutes fairly well last night, but that wasn't against pressure. Even then, both Hood and Moultrie can bring the ball up on press, unlike the past few years. To play very many minutes with a 4-guard lineup with this team would be a shame.
1) Early in the game, Dykes said that there were 4 future pros in the building - Moultrie, Jenkins, Taylor, and Ezeli. Did anyone else here this? I guess he's saying he doesn't think Bost or Sidney make it, which I can see happening.
2) Related - Moultrie has pro moves offensively.
3) Brian Bryant is starting because he rebounds the basketball. He's averaging 5 boards/game (8 last night). He needs to stop pushing it offensively with the dribble drives. In the long run, though, I think he's the right one to be starting, and he lets us bring a shooter off the bench with fresh legs. That doesn't explain leaving Steele on the bench for so long after he went 5 for 7, though.
4) Renardo could at least start stepping out to help on screens when it comes to defense. He gets really engaged when a guy brings the ball at him, but if they're more than an arm's length away he looks bored out of his mind.
5) Wendell's struggles have to be much more of a concern than Smith's return as far as depth goes. Bryant handled the PG backup minutes fairly well last night, but that wasn't against pressure. Even then, both Hood and Moultrie can bring the ball up on press, unlike the past few years. To play very many minutes with a 4-guard lineup with this team would be a shame.
