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Message: [QUOTE="Jasoncuse, post: 1360459, member: 470"] I want to be optimistic but I find it hard to believe we'll be much better than this year, if at all. Losing Rak is huge, on both ends of the court. Coleman is not a good defender and who knows with Diagne at this point. That is going to be a tough tough kid to replace, especially with two unknowns. How much better will Cooney and G be? Maybe they'll be more consistent but I don't think either has that much more to gain over the summer. I kind of think that they are what they're going to be at this point. Roberson is a rock solid player but I think he's a bit limited. He has always looked a bit undersized to me and its going to be tougher without Rak next year. Can he be a go to options or is he just a putback type guy? His jumper needs to be completely remade because his mechanics are just so poor. He can improve it but needs to do more than just shoot a couple thousand shots this summer. Joseph is the wild card and showed some flashes this past year, but he's not a great ball handler or passer. I expect improvement but he seems like more of a 3-4 year work in progress than a bonafide great PG in year 2. He needs to improve tenfold if this is going to be a top 15-20 team. The bench is going to be all freshman and a kid that doesn't look good enough for this level. Depth is going to be a major concern especially if DC struggles to return or Joseph fails to impress. At least two of the freshman will need to play a major role and that is a bit concerning based on our history. The ACC will be loaded next year. The usual suspects (Duke, NC, UVA) will again be tough, and FSU, Miami, Pitt and NC State could all be a lot better than this year. Lville and ND look to be taking a hit. With so much uncertainty on our team, I just find it so hard to see us being a very good team. This was one of the worst teams in recent SU history we just had and we lose our best player, two depth role players and now, a 1st round caliber talent. Other than pure hope, why do so many see such a huge improvement coming next year? [/QUOTE]

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