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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1824254, member: 40"] I'm curious to hear what people expect from Coleman this year. Obviously, his career has been underwhelming thus far. And last year, he was primarily a warm body space eater, who had lots of ups and downs. I don't envision that he's ever going to post big numbers, but I could see an uptick in performance from him this season based upon three important factors: [LIST] [*]This will be the first season since his collegiate career began where he's entering the season healthy. Instead of trying to get back to a baseline of just being able to return to a minimum threshold of athletic performance, Coleman stayed in shape and can now devote his time, effort, and off-season focus to... [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Spending the offseason working on improving his game, instead of rehabbing to get back to square one. My opinion only, but this is a huge advantage; he hasn't shown much improvement throughout his career, in large part because he [1] wasn't healthy enough to play much, and [2] his physical problems stunted his development. An offseason of being able to work on his game might help his refinement and enable him to show a more effective, expanded game. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Whereas he entered last season largely unproven / inexperienced, with relatively little meaningful game experience under his belt, he's entered this year with a full season under his belt. And the final four run may pay dividends in terms of him playing in pressure game situations. [/LIST] Again, not expecting Coleman to somehow morph into Christmas. He's going to split time with Chukwu / Lydon, so anyone looking for a 7 and 7 consistent type of year is bound to be disappointed. But I wouldn't be surprised to see him play more effectively this season, based upon the factors listed above. What say you? [/QUOTE]

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