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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 983665, member: 40"] A couple of quick reactions: [LIST] [*]Agree 100% about your assessment of Pearl / Sherman. Addition by subtraction, as talented as Dwayne was. Sherman needed the ball in his hands to be effective, but so did Pearl. They wouldn't have meshed [just like Sherman and Earl Duncan couldn't mesh]. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Wes would have helped that 2011 team IMMENSELY. That team was offensively challenged, lacked consistent shooters, and was at its best with Rick shifting from the 4 to the 5. Wes would have increased our size on the backline, given us improved rebounding, and another perimeter threat. He and Rick would have been an outstanding inside / outside combo. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Not sure that Paul would have helped in 2010. I don't want to pile on Harris, who I think gets dumped on a lot here. But that 2010 team had perfect balance and chemistry. They also were perhaps the best interior passing team we've ever had. I'm not sure where Paul would have played; maybe he could have paired with Rautins and given us unbelievable size on the top of the zone. But more likely, he would have played as an undersized 3 and cut into Kris Joseph's playing time [and KJ ended up being nationally rated as the top 6th man that year by one prominent publication]. Would Harris have started over, say, a Brandon Triche? Hard to say. More likely, he wouldn't have taken a bench demotion well and might have impacted overall team chemistry. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]I like your point about Edelin--no doubt, he cost us a number of games. He was really beginning to play well when his issues / demons took him away. And I think that although GMac was capable of handling the point, he was at his best as a complimentary shooter / scorer, and Edelin would have allowed him to play off of the ball. Those 2004 / 2005 teams were a bit undersized, and would have been miniscule on the perimeter with that backcourt, but I believe that Edelin [as a savvy four year player] would have really helped those teams. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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