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[QUOTE="Niastri, post: 5400159, member: 722"]
I wanted to bump this thread now that we have Kingz and George committed. I think both of them are going to help Starling a lot. The efficiency info about Starling is really helpful.

Bell was a very good shooter, but didn’t do anything else well. Worse, Bell didn’t move of the ball much.  A good shooter moving, trying to find open space puts stress on the defense, just by being a threat. Kingz moves a lot more, and when he gets the ball, he can go to the basket substantially better. He’s going to attract attention from the defense that Bell couldn’t attract. Kingz is also a decent passer, so he will help Starling get catch and shoot threes that he rarely got last year. Starling still shouldn’t be a high volume three point shooter, but he can be a threat if he only takes good shots.

George is going to be the game changer for Starling. Taking the primary ball handling responsibilities from Starling is going to make everything easier. We’ll still see Starling with the ball in isolation plenty, Red is a JB disciple, after all. But we’ll also see George with the ball, getting it to players in their best position to score.

I expect Starling will look very different next year, more like the player he was the second half of his junior year, when he was pretty efficient on lower usage. A more efficient Starling taking a couple fewer shots, taking mostly good shots, is going to be much more fun to watch.
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