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[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 4196523, member: 405"]
The 2000 team had multiple leaders, multiple guys you could count on.  All 5 starters averaged at least 10 PPG and we had a deep bench, with Shumpert, Allen Griffin Tony Bland and Kueth Duany.

I think this team could be that good, if you take away the paternal favoritism.  If we can keep most everyone together.

If Joe Girard is your 2G, who is better - him or Tony Bland / young DeShaun Williams ?

Jesse is as dynamic as Etan, although his talents are different.

Swider is about as good as Blackwell - a better rebounder, better shooter, better FT shooter, but not quite the defender.  But with another year in the zone, he might be ok?

If we get a stud PG, well, remember that Jason Hart was mostly a defensive PG, decent passer, not great.  Decent offensively, but not a top 10 all time guard for us in terms of scoring threat.

Damone Browne as a junior vs. Benny?  Browne only averaged 11 and 6 as a junior.

The 2000 team had Shump as the bench  - no rebounding, but a lethal 3 point shooter, even as a soph.  But Maliq Brown could be a very good rebounder and defender for us, which would be our missing piece, not points from the  spot.

Of course, could Boeheim really play 9 or 10 guys for almost a whole season?  That's what he did with the 2000 team.  Lots of guys got serious run on that team.
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