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[QUOTE="Zelda Zonk, post: 43310, member: 966"]
We're "loaded" if loaded were the same as "deep."

We have floor-to-ceiling QUALITY. But, there isn't one surefire NBA talent on the team. We don't have a single dominant player. That's why we aren't a dominant team.

And, because JB will never actually utilize the depth, we're limited by the amount of talent that can occupy the floor at any one time.

I'd feel more confident if our ranking weren't just a matter of having 'lost' less to the draft or matriculation than other teams. Returning 70-something percent of the scoring is a nice thing, but it doesn't make us dangerous. What would make us dangerous is if the defense were as good as it was two years ago and not at all what it was last year. Health, also, is a major component. We'll start healthy. If we finish healthy, we've got a decent chance, to be a factor in March. But, not having that super-strong 1-2 punch, i don't know that we can't just as easily be a quick out- taken out by some hot mid-major.
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