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Message: [QUOTE="orangefan13, post: 296013, member: 906"] Fair debate to disagree. Just playing devils advocate. 1.[B] Correct me if I am wrong but Keita has a better second gear then Rak and you need that to weakside block and grab rebounds in the zone's rebounding lanes[/B]. Those are the skills we praised guys like Kristoff for at PF[B]. [U]Rak can develop a upside,[/U] but did he show groth at PF last year? Correct me if I am wrong but no. Hard to say theres a upside when no groth is obtained.[/B] [B]M[/B]aybe its because he feels he can't or maybe he just needs to finally put the time in to extend his motor. He has to want it though and I don't think we have seen signs of that [B]YET.[/B] [B]Who knows Maybe a renewed outgoing confession to the fans would help[/B]? I remember alot of people hoping Keita to be a chase down weakside shotblocker his freshmen year. Seems like almost everyone has given up on that. 2. CJ, Keita and MCW are our three scrappiest players with dirty slight behind. No offense to Triche or Rak. Scrappyness is one of the most underated qualities at syracuse. About 25% of the guards that come through here are truly scrappy. Some years we have no scrappy guards out there. And both wings in the zone can play a undersized or under strengthed scrappy quality (see Warrick and CJ at PF). I like the idea of a scrappy lineup because when the opponents offense goes cold its a stone cold killer #1, MCW and Southerland extended on the perimeter with thee height when a opponent is hitting alot of threes to cool them down isn't a bad idea #2 The lineup would be real tall and best of all have lots of motor in it with Rak at center to block shots and eat boards #3. MCW and Southerland in a aggressive defensive lineup should be able to grab every board. The lineup lacks offense but it puts four guys with alot of aggressivness. Can't remember the last time we had a lineup like that without pressing. #4. we argue the ballhandling could be a problem but in the full court CJ and James have a mismatch to the basket if they get out running once the opponents miss at the two and the three. #5. I am tired of sit back in the zone. Would like to see us pressure the heck out of them like Ville does somtimes. 3. How soon are we to forget that MCW torched teams for 40+ in high school. Rather then having MCW come down the court and attack all the time we can run a slower half court offense and have him attack more from the periemer off the pass like KJO did. Or, rather then pound the ball and try to get around his defender like Flynn did, he could a pass it around the perimeter kind of guy which just about any guard or SF can do. Think back to Rautins passing ability. Think back to Coach Gmac. We won our title with two starting SG's on the perimeter in Duany, and Gmac. We have MCW, Triche, Dajuan, CJ who should be explosive off a quick pass, and Cooney and James who have a quick release. [B]Thats saying a heck of alot.[/B] You don't really need a true point guard when you have guys who can attack like that honestly. You can run a swing the ball around the offense more. Especialy with CJ and DC(sealing off) in the high post. Once again its funny how people were comparing MCW to Jeremy Lamb 2 years ago and now hes a pass first 8-10 ppg player. SF and SG's are usually the two positions you hope to get the most of your scoring from and MCW could be a more consistant threat to catch fire then Triche by March hence more of a score first guy with superior passing skills. Like a taller Jeremy Lin with better passing skills. [U][B]Its alright to give up on Jsouth at the 2, and MCW as a Jeremy Lamb type scorer, and Keita as a chasedown weakside shotblocker instead of a anchor, but not ok to say Rak hasn't improved at the four at all?[/B][/U] Agree Syraucse players joined a team first but they come to [B]syracuse instead[/B] of other schools with hopes to make the NBA also. I see your points, just saying mine are also thought out hence the chapter. [/QUOTE]

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