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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1766999, member: 40"] Frontcourt: [LIST] [*]Lydon will be a highly experienced sophomore. I assume that he'll get stronger, which will help his low post game and his ability to score in the paint [which he showed flashes of last year]. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Roberson is a guy who has averaged just under 9 ppg for two consecutive seasons. There is potential there for him to do more. I expect him to have a big senior season where he kicks things up a notch. If he starts knocking down the mid-range jumper, he can easily get to 13-14 ppg. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Coleman is never going to be a bigger scorer here. But he showed at times that he can be an effective inside scorer [with either hand]. Most importantly, he stayed healthy. So for the first time in his collegiate career, he can actually devote the off-season to improving his skills rather than just trying to get back to being healthy. Heading into last season, he was a health risk and a totally unproven commodity who was generally inexperienced. This year, those three things don't hold true anymore. I could easily see him providing a bit more than he did last season just as a function of a strong off-season where he works hard. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Don't underestimate the offensive value of Chukwu. Sounds funny to say, since I don't think we're going to see big scoring from him this year. But I DO expect quality rebounding and superior shot blocking--which can trigger run out opportunities. This team is going to be faster [almost to a player] than last year's team, and will have the tools to capitalize on more easy scoring opportunities in transition. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Gillon is a pretty damn good interior passer. Which is going to be important, because he's going to get into the lane on penetrations. A lot. And when the defense adjusts to cut him off, he's going to have tons of dump off opportunities for Lydon. And Roberson. And Chukwu. And Coleman. I'm guessing that we see at least two alley oop conversions most games due to Gillon being such a strong penetrator. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Better overall depth [except at 3], across the board, means we have lots of versatile combinations to play. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]I haven't even mentioned the mystery recruit, who if he somehow ended up here, would bring a ton to the table offensively. [/LIST] Now, I'm not suggesting that things are perfect. I'd feel better if we had Mali back, if for no other reason that at least he has the proven capacity to play the 3. I'm not sold on either Lydon / Moyer manning it adequately, but that's fodder for another post. But I can easily see the frontcourt being improved, and providing us with much more than it did last year. [/QUOTE]

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