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[QUOTE="SoBristol, post: 2244436, member: 485"]
Let's take a starting 5 of Battle & Thorpe at the guards, Thompson at center, and Moyer and Brissett at the forward spots.  The rest of an 8.0 rotation is Sidibe at center, Marek D at forward, Howard at guard.

With modest and expected improvement by Thompson, that gives JB 3 promising scorers, and an all-around forward in Brissett who might well prove to much better than his nominal ranking.  Moyer will do more than Roberson on the offensive end and could be an effective defensive rebounder -- he is overlooked after his red-shirt year.  Thompson's inside defense is a question mark (compared to Lydon), but the other 4 starters should be better defensively than what we had last season.  The guys new to the JB zone (Thorpe & Brissett) are likely to be better defensively than the guys who were new last year (Gillon, White).

It comes down to what the 3 forwards (Moyer, Brissett & Marek D) can do on both ends of the court, how quickly they can work in, and how they progress and develop.  I believe all 3 will be factors as we prove CBS Sports wrong.
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