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Message: [QUOTE="reedny, post: 1859983, member: 1423"] Totally disagree. I think this year's squad IS comparable (even to the 2010 team that went 30-5). It might not be quite as productive offensively, but it could well be better (and is certainly bigger) defensively. I'm obviously talking "on paper", since we need to see how well the new team plays together to compare records. For reference, the 2010 team had: Triche and Rautins up top, with a front line of Johnson, Onuaku and Jackson. Not huge, but very balanced. WJ was uber-athletic, and no doubt the team was excellent offensively at almost 81 ppg. Rautins was the shooter and Triche was a good defender. Scoop came off the bench and scored some, and they had bench shooting with Joseph. So good guard/SF scoring and depth, and of course Onuaku was a solid (10-11 ppg) low-block scorer and Ricky could rebound. Unfortunately, that was the year that Onuaku was hurt in the Georgietown game and Jackson had to move over to center (we lost to Butler). This year's squad COULD be as talented offensively. They're certainly comparable on paper ... with a 1-3 lineup of Gillon/Battle and White. I loved AR, but the 2010 team didn't have a guard as athletically gifted as Battle. White can't defend like WJ, but he'll be as good a shooter. And the 2010 teams' inside guys (AO, RJ and Riley), while maybe craftier low-block scorers, don't have the versatility, size or defensive potential of this year's team: with Lydon, Roberson, DC2, TT and CHUKWU. I mean ... wowser. By Edit: The 2012 team is closer on paper: Triche and Scoop up top, with a front line of Joseph, X-Mas and Fab. Amazing guard depth with Dion and MCW, and impressive forward depth with Fair and Southerland. Even at Center, we had a 6'11 guy (BMK) to sub for our 7 footer. IMO, the 2017 team has equal or better starting talent but not elite guard depth like 2012. On the front line, however, the depth is definitely comparable with Lydon/Roberson, DC2/Chukwu and 6'10" TT. Amazing. We'll see how things shake out. [/QUOTE]

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