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[QUOTE="billsin01, post: 3360912, member: 837"]
I like the optimism and i agree there is an opportunity for kids to take the step and some good potential for guys like Edwards/JBA/Bras/Newton. 
But I disagree on some of the details here. Hughes was a better shooter than the numbers would suggest in that he had to create for himself all year and was the leading scorer, which is going to drag those numbers down a bit. So even though he *only* shot 34% (and only about 30% in ACC play) from three, he will be missed as a shooter.

Having said that, his leadership, ability to create off the dribble, his passing -- those will all be missed as well. So while I don't think his departure a death knell for this team, it's not just shooting that we need to replace.

Griffin definitely appears to be closer to Wes than Eli in terms of his resume but Wes was all-conference in the Big XII, I believe. Griffin is a nice player but I would think he's unlikely to walk in and be a stud immediately, a la Wes.

But the bolded part is a premise I just don't know about. I would tend to think, from highlight films, that Kadary is, at minimum, a much better offensive player than Goodine. I agree he could be a legit contributor. But I just don't know what he brings on defense and it, in general, is really hard to bank on frosh in that way. Hope you're right and I get where you're coming from, but I'm not sure he'll be better than Goodine, per se.
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