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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 266741, member: 289"] Coleman belongs in the paint. I think he would have been the "5" even with Noel. Christmas will be the 4 and will see time at the 5 along with Keita. Fair will be the small forward and there will be times he and Southerland will both play. Grant is gravy: we don't need him and whatever contributions he makes will just be a plus. MCW will be one of the best point guards we have ever. Triche will play the Kueth Duany role from '03- the solid all around player who provides senior leadership for a team full of young talents. Cooney will be a different player than Waiters but will have the same role- instant offense off the bench. It's amazing that we went 34-3 with no inside scoring, no really good rebounder and no really good outside shooter. Coleman and Cooney give us those things. We won't have the big time shot blocker intimidator in the middle that Fab was but we got to the Elite 8 without Fab and Christmas/Keita had 9 points, 12 rebounds and 6 blocks vs. Sullinger and company. People forget that Rakeem was a highly rated big man and that ehw as a freshman last year. He may never be Fab but he's my leading candidate to "blow up": come back next year as a much better player than we saw this last year. With Noel, I think we'd have been the favorite to win the national title. He's looking to be this year's Anthony Davis and lead UK to another title but that mix of talents will be hard to duplicate and I think it's more likely Kentucky will resemble their previous teams under Calipari- a hugely talented team that isn't quite the sum of it's parts. I think we will likely be a better [I]team. [/I] Without Noel, I still think we'll have one of the country's top teams and a national championship contender. I'd actually rather be a contender than a favorite because if it were obvious we were the best team, I'd spend four months worrying about how the season will end, because being the best team isn't enough. I just want to feel that we have a shot at it. [/QUOTE]

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