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[QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 5137950, member: 27"]
Good points.  Lucas finished 9th in the league in scoring.  But as you say, players on losing teams (and Georgia State lost a lot of games) historically get short schrift on all conference teams.

And for the record, the Sun Belt does not have an all defensive team.  They have a defensive player of the year.  And that is it as far as honors go for defense in the Sun Belt.

There is always a place for a player in the rotation who can be a lock down defender.  I have no idea if Lucas is that guy.  His highlight tape focuses on him playing offense.  But if the staff thinks he is, that is good enough for me.

We really needed a guy who could shut down a player on the other team having a big day last season.  Especially to shut down guards.  JJ and Judah were not good in this area.  Q wasn't either but he had some moments where he was focused and did well here.

I am really encouraged that Lucas, Carlos and Chance all have good reputations as defensive players.  I think we will have a lot more options on defense this coming season across the board and will be very disappointed if we are not significantly better on defense in 2024-25.  Just having McLeod healthy all season will be huge, literally and figuratively.
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