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[QUOTE="Shark58, post: 1606349, member: 4746"]
I think you hit the nail dead on.  No true pg and no depth at all down low means players playing out of position all over the place.  with a real 1 (maybe howard can emerge as one this year) g can play the wing and not be deferring so much just due to the role.  if our 4/5 read like: DC2. CMcC. Robe. Lydon, Chino, Bryant &/or Diange then g, Mal and new Tyler are a fantastic 3 rotation (add BJ as long as I'm spittin).

I'm not sure but maybe not playing "guard" is effecting Mal is some way.  I know the 2 & 3 are pretty interchangeable in our offensive system, but so are the 4 & 5.  While one of a number of reasons, I truly believe that a reason why Rak's game elevated so much last year was his moving back to a full time 5.  He looked comfortable there, much more so than as a 4 (with a short leash)

all that said, when we have better roational balance next year, all this experience will help Mal greatly.  I can't wait to see him next year without someone jockblocking his mins at the 2 and paired with Battle up top.  If the youngins pick up the zone quickly, and the staff builds in some roster depth (I expect at lease one "departure") we could be scary good.
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