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Message: [QUOTE="SoBristol, post: 249504, member: 485"] Yes -- I agree. Amazing that ,many people believe Melo, Kris, Dion & Scoop can be so easily replaced by guys who have yet to prove anything. Our margin of victory in January & February was thin. A team can be almost as good, and still fall from double bye excellence to 9-9 in the Big East (ask UConn & Pitt fans about what they penciled in for this season). Dion, Scoop & Kris were money in transition. Great in finishing, real good in attacking with the break. The same three were usually the ones who closed out games (we didn't lose a single game when we had a lead with 8 minutes to go). Where do we gain? Cooney is a better jump shooter (in practice!) but needs to prove he can get his shot against tough defenders as Dion usually could. DC2 might provide scoring from the post. Better rebounding is possible as Rak, Keita & DC2 develop --and Fair likely adds some strength. [/QUOTE]