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[QUOTE="SoBristol, post: 1917688, member: 485"]
Yes -- great post RF.

One point of reservation (subject to seeing the team play in some actual games). You wrote,  "This team has a LOT of answers inside. I don't remember us having such an [B]embarrassment of riches inside[/B], at the two power positions."

There are a lot of forwards/centers on the roster, but do we actually have inside scoring/post play?  Coleman can finish with either hand, against some defenders, but he can also get shut out by the better centers in the league.  Roberson -- might be improved this season, but he was not much of an inside scorer except when he found an open lane or put back.  Lydon -- his was developing his post play at the end of last season, how much has he improved?  Chukwu -- we will have to see what he can do.

Inside defense -- well, it is the same issue -- numbers, but not necessarily riches.  Can we stop the bigger teams inside?  Chukwu adds shot-blocking that we lacked last season, but he is rail thin -- what happens in practice when he is matched against the inside moves of Coleman or Lydon?  Coleman struggled on defense last season -- has he improved?

This team obviously has a lot of strengths -- two issues for me are the quality of inside offense/defense and basic guard play (penetration, finishing/dishing, beating pressure).  Can't really tell until November.
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