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Message: [QUOTE="SUFan44, post: 38658, member: 39"] Why are you so doubtful of Rakeem Christmas? He was a freaking McDonald's All-American. And one of the top players in his class. Just because you saw a game on ESPNU and then the McD game, you're judging his talents based on this? Unless I'm missing something, we are losing just Rick Jackson from last year. Meaning we are going to be missing defense and rebounding more than ever before. It just so happens that Rakeem Christmas is known as a guy that is athletic and can rebound. Not exactly one of Southerland's strong suits. And in all my years as a Syracuse fan, I cannot remember a McD A-A sitting the bench -- or at least not getting every opportunity to win a significant role with the team as a freshman. Look at Melo -- even with all of the issues that he had last year, he was force-fed minutes. [/QUOTE]