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Message: [QUOTE="reedny, post: 1858918, member: 1423"] Thanks, G. Interesting take on Battle/White. Before reading this, I had those two locked into the 2 and 3, respectively. I still think we might see that more often than not, since both have prototypical size and skills for those positions (TB's 6'6; perfect volume scorer at SG who'll benefit from Gillon's quickness and court vision; can defend ACC guards at the top of the zone; and White's a classic SF at 6'7, who can catch and shoot but is beafy enough to rebound the weak side at 220+ llbs, not as quick on D, and there's no other perfect option at SF on the roster with Lydon being more of a stretch 4). No doubt the staff is going to have a field day testing/tweaking various lineups with all the options. But you make an interesting case for Battle playing PG with White at the 2. Plenty of benefits but also some [COLOR=#000000]risks ([/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]in red[/COLOR]): 1. The top of the zone would be huge ([COLOR=#ff0000]can AW stay in front of ACC guards and stop penetration?[/COLOR]); 2. It allows both Battle and White to have the ball in their hands (but [COLOR=#ff0000]can TB run the offense and distribute?[/COLOR]); 3. White can hit 3's high or low, but having him at the 2 gives him more room to score off the dribble, instead of just being a catch and shoot option on the baseline ([COLOR=#ff0000]is he quick enough to drive by ACC guards and skilled enough to create his own shot?[/COLOR]); 4. It allows JB to keep TR at the 4 and play Lydon at the 3. This helps us offensively by adding a shooter and defensively by adding more size and some weak-side shot-blocking ([COLOR=#ff0000]but is Lydon quick enough to guard ACC SF's?[/COLOR]). Wild Possibility (from Devo): Lydon at the 3 and TT at PF with Chukwu in the middle. Huge front line with 2 guys who can shoot it (TT's the sleeper this year). [/QUOTE]

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