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[QUOTE="two3zone, post: 2215820, member: 3651"]
I agree.  I want Thorpe to come but I just don't expect him to be this world changing player that seems to be going around.

Between the Slovakian more athletic Van Horn, the amazing Thorpe, the top 8 pick Battle, the two and doner Thompson, and the flute playing basketball wizard Moyer it seems like we're a lock to win the title if I were a stranger reading this board.

In all reality with Thorpe or not (I'm guessing we get him) we're a bubble team in the bottom half of the ACC.   A lot needs to go right for us not to be on the bubble, when I say a lot I mean more than I can even imagine.

Defense may not be an issue as it was last year but just because it's not as bad as last year doesn't mean it's automatically good this year.  We have a LOT of new players coming in, that's tough for the zone.  We have one outside shooter who was a third option last season.  Battle will be fine but it does concern me that the defense is going to be all over him every game.  That happens Thorpe turns into a volume shooter, not sure what happens to his numbers if that's the case.  Without outside threats the paint is going to be locked down by opposing defenses which is going to hurt our talented front court.

This season just doesn't look any better than last to me.
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