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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 4068919, member: 40"]
Nonsense.  That 2017 team was able to turn things around because they had players on the bench who were better than the starters, and because the starting lineup had several players who weren't playing their natural positions [White, Lydon].  Once those adjustments were made, the team got substantially better.

What adjustments can be made here?

And no -- it isn't a knee jerk reaction.  In a private group chat here with several posters who have posted in this thread, I expressed my concern that this would be the worst team of JB's tenure.  It wasn't based on a game, or disgust from a game outcome -- it's based upon being pragmatic about the limitations of several of the players, and what I was observing in the exhibition games.  And we don't have options on the bench to turn to -- the three guys we play aren't providing much scoring.

Do I think we can beat teams by outshooting them?  Sure, that will happen.  But overall, we're too poor defensively and rebounding to sustain a high level of being competitive.  And the lead guard issues are a massive issue that we'll have to overcome.

Doesn't mean that there aren't some bright spots [Jesse's potential, for one].  But post-2015, we've been able to fall back on solid defensive play most years, and I don't see this team being able to do that.
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