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Message: [QUOTE="Brooky03, post: 1859806"] The 2010 team is my favorite all-time team and I think this teams compares well. - PG goes to the 2010 team. Rautins had a phenomenal year as the Senior leader. Gillon can shoot arguably just as well, but he won't be the same leader or defender as Rautins was. Sophomore Scoop also gets the nod over Howard. Scoop was the better shooter and did about as well in other areas of the game as I expect Howard will this season. - SG goes to this team. Freshman Battle > Freshman Triche. Triche was the model of consistency and played and shot very very well for a Freshman, but I would be seriously disappointed if Battle wasn't better in just about every category. - SF is close because Wes was just so darn good, but all of Wes' strengths and weaknesses are embodied in White, imo. Defense will be the determining factor. Lydon beats Sophomore Joseph, obviously. - Jackson was great down low but struggled at times to get out on shooters from the PF spot. His versatility was nice, being able to play C too, but I think Roberson can be nearly as good on offense while helping more on defense. Again, Lydon at PF beats Joseph at PF. - Onuaku's the man! Coleman won't produce down low like Onuaku did. Butttt, this season's team has two full-time Centers and a theoretical 3rd (Lydon) with experience playing the position well, if needed in a pinch. 2010's downfall, as we all know, was that Riley couldn't play Center at this level. When Onuaku went down, Jackson had to play full-time Center, which he was good at, but we had nothing behind him. This season's team doesn't have the same problem if Coleman goes down. Not thinking of injuries, Jackson > Chukwu. Chukwu will be the better rim protector, but Jackson was no slouch on defense and way better offensively. So, the main difference is experience at the PG position. Can Howard and Gillon get the job done from a production and leadership standpoint like Rautins and Scoop did? Will they have to? [/QUOTE]

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