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[QUOTE="jdubs30, post: 267292, member: 1620"]
This may be a weird point, but we had too many guys who did the same thing last year.
 
Dion, Kris, Scoop, BT (most of the time), CJ (most of the time) all preferred to put the ball and the deck and penetrate, while only Southerland was our only true spot up shooter; Kris Jo, Scoop adn Dion were all capable of this, but they all had a drive-first (to score) mentality. 
 
I think this year we'll have a nice mix of guys who do different things; BT can shoot it from anywhere (not saying he has unlimited range, but he can hit the 3 and the 15ft jumper) and drive; Southerland and Cooney are deadly spot up shooters; MCW can drive and dish as well as hit the 3; CJ can drive and his also getting a lot better from the 15-18ft range. 
 
Kris and Dion were certainly capable from 3, but they were far from consistent and looked to put the ball on the deck first. I think MCW>>>SCoop penetration wise, he'll be able to hit Cooney/Southerland/BT in rhythm for open J's often.
 
Also, re: guard depth. How often did MCW get into big-time games? Rarely. We were a 3 G team last year, and we'll be a 3 G team this year. Now obviously I don't think we'll have a Dion-type, but BT will better than last year and MCW will be extremely formidable at the point (moreso than Scoop IMO). If Cooney can give us 15-20mpg, 8ppg, 3rpg, 43% from 3, we'll be fine.
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