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Message: [QUOTE="orangefan13, post: 112363, member: 906"] Your not crazy at all! Thankfully as JB would say- fans doubting means nothing. Marquette is in the dome this year, and we are more low post then high post off the dribble. That will spell trouble for them. Same with Gtown once we get the ball in the low post we are going to give them all sorts of fits. Just wanted to lay that out there. I don't think people realize how many of these guys are developing offensively right now. -Triche and Scoop are still developing into their new body. Both are tons more confident off the dribble and Triche is welcoming contact more this year. Melo, Fair and Southerland are developing their game. All three are more about getting good looks, positioning and less isolation basketball at the moment. However, Fair and Melo could start bringing isolation more once Big East rolls around. And Southerland may start to show more space boxing out on the offensive boards and not getting pushed around as much. Thats something Southerland needs to learn on the offensive end, how to box out once he gets inside position. Thats something you don't work on as much in the 2-3 but would benefit Southerland on offense. KJO is hurt some but is showing more patience consistancy, and a more confident senior-like jumper. MCW and Rak could break out by march. For those who don't realize that Hakim Warrick, or Dion Waiters last year started to break out late in their freshmen season as AA's. They just need to keep working and learning their positioning. This years offense is light years different then last years. Number one Triche and Dion are much more aggressive in the paint. Triche is faster and therefore handling contact better as I noted before. We are playing with no high post threat in the middle of the paint or the right elbow in AO or Rick. Which gives Scoop and our point guards a chance to run more off the dribble, and no more slow methodical backing down your man and getting offensive charges. We are knocking down midrange shots better then most years. KJo, Fair, Triche, Dion, Melo, Scoop even Keita have all been knocking them down. If we start knocking those down (not layups) for 20 points points a game we could be unstoppable. [U]They are a higher percentage shot then a three. I would love to see us put up 30 plus points just one game in the next month from midrange. Would absolutely love it![/U] [/QUOTE]

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